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Corporate Personhood: Constitutional Doctrine Without Constitutional Text

by William L. Kovacs, ©2026 https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/pdf/08-205P.ZO (Jul. 13, 2026) — One of the least understood controversies in constitutional law is how corporations were transformed from artificial beings of state law into constitutional actors possessing rights the states cannot withdraw. The transformation to personhood over time gave corporations greater practical political influence than individual citizens because […]