The Surprising and Complicated History of the 'Corporations Are People' Doctrine
Granting legal personhood to corporations isn't a novel, conservative plot crafted by the Roberts Court. The idea stretches back to the Gilded Age — and owes more to a lowly court reporter than any Supreme Court justice.
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