<i>In the simplest sense are just groups of people acting together (usually towards shared goals).</i><p>Shouldn't then these individuals contribute out of their earning from these corporations rather than the Corporations themselves?<p>The Supreme Court rulings always make for very entertaining reading, on another case MARCUS A. WELLONS v. HILTON HALL, WARDEN (death row case they ruled for the defendant) due to:<p><i>Only after the trial did defense counsel learn that there had been unreported exparte contacts between the jury and the judge, that jurors and a bailiff had planned a reunion, and that "either during or immediately following the penalty phase, some jury members gave the trial judge chocolate shaped as male genitalia and the bailiff chocolate shaped as female breasts," 554 F. 3d 923, 930 (CA11 2009).</i><p>The supreme court site was down for me but here is the cached page <a href="http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:W5J1m2YCS_AJ:www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/09pdf/09-5731.pdf+supreme+court+ruling+chocolate+female+breast&#38;hl=en" rel="nofollow">http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:W5J1m2YCS_AJ:www.suprem...</a>