[AhrowTway]

"Money == speech" is a rhetorical device for soapbox points. The ruling for that was very clear in stating that there is no way to separate political speech with the intent to persuade from the costs of such speech. (leaflets, airtime, and meeting halls all cost money) Therefore, spending money on that type of speech is granted 1A coverage because denying people money for that type of speech is the same as denying their right to speak.

[Karunamon]

Whatever the fine details of the ruling, the proverbial floodgates opened immediately after CU.