From Philly.com:

In an interview last week, Morganelli said Corbett should have defended the state law and battled the lawsuit in court.

Instead, Corbett settled, agreeing to a stipulated judgment that said the corporate-contribution ban would apply only to expenditures for “express advocacy,” as it was narrowly defined in a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case – covering advertising that directly urges the election or defeat of candidates, using specific words like “elect” or “vote for.”

Just before the general election last November, the Virginia foundation ran more than $1 million worth of television ads promoting Maureen Lally-Green, a candidate for the state Supreme Court.

The corporation’s 30-second TV spots praised Lally-Green for “protecting children” and “cracking down on violent criminals” but never specifically mentioned the upcoming election.

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