Corporate personhood is the concept that a corporation can exercise certain constitutional rights that a person has. This concept was established in 1886 as a result of the Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Rail Road case. While corporations can’t exercise all rights that a person can, they are able to sue in a court of law, enter into a contract with other parties and, as of 2010, financially support political campaigns.
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