"Something as simple as posting about a local candidate on your personal blog could have been considered a campaign contribution in kind, falling under the regulation and restrictions of said law."<p>[citation needed].  People have always been able to speak out in favor of their preferred candidates - that's what free speech is about.  AFAIUI, the recent SCOTUS decision concerned:<p>1. What happens when there was an exchange of money for political speech on behalf of a third party, eg. paying someone for advertisements.<p>2. What happens when the "person" paying that money is not a person, but a corporation.<p>There's a big difference between somebody speaking out on their own and somebody paying for advertisement.  There's a further difference between some<i>body</i> paying for advertisement and some<i>thing</i> paying for advertisement.<p>I'll elaborate if you wish, but I'd assume this should be fairly clear to most people...