Corporate personhood or juridical personality is the legal notion that a juridical person such as a corporation, separately from its associated human beings (like owners, managers, or employees), has at least some of the legal rights and responsibilities enjoyed by natural persons.

Jul 28, 2014 · Are corporations people? The U.S. Supreme Court says they are, at least for some purposes. And in the past four years, the high court has dramatically expanded corporate rights.

Apr 8, 2014 · Generally, corporate personhood allows companies to hold property, enter contracts, and to sue and be sued just like a human being. But of course some human rights make no sense for a corporation, like the right to marry, to parent a child, or to vote.

Jan 6, 2023 · When people complain about “dark money” in politics, they often bring up the concept of “corporate personhood.” That is largely due to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC (2010), which held that corporations and other associations are protected by the First Amendment and that election spending is speech.

Jun 15, 2018 · Under U.S. law, some essential rights of the 14th amendment belong not only to American citizens, but also corporations—thanks to a few key Supreme Court cases and a controversial legal concept...

Sep 19, 2022 · Corporate personhood protects corporations from unfair treatment by the government. These protections are important for corporations to operate successfully. People who are against corporate personhood claim that the legal concept ignores an important difference between businesses and people.

Mar 16, 2024 · Late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Supreme Court decisions showed a marked friendliness to the idea of corporate personhood. They showed much less inclination to use the Fourteenth Amendment to protect racial minorities, even in the face of the “entrenchment of Jim Crow” and Chinese exclusion.