... becoming part of American corporate law without ever actually being enacted by statute or formal judicial decision.[5][clarification needed] For these reasons, it is literally an unprecedented extension of constitutional rights to US corporations.[2]

I am completely ignorant of this ruling. Thanks, Bartendingbear, for informing me about it. Not sure how it plays into the Progressive agenda, though given the date, locale, basis, etc of the ruling, it is without a doubt a Progressive design. Will study.

Here's The Straight Dope on the history of the case.

Thank you.