Lawmakers defend Citizens United advisory measure

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers acted within their authority in seeking voters’ opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United campaign finance ruling, attorneys for the Legislature wrote Wednesday.

In a response filed with the California Supreme Court, the attorneys defended a nonbinding advisory measure scheduled for the November ballot.

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