When you think of 2012, you probably think "election," "controversy," and "Supreme Court." Well, it's barely the new year and we've got all three right here.

On Friday, the Montana Supreme Court restored a 100-year-old state ban on direct spending by corporations on political candidates or committees, saying that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC dealt with federal laws and elections, but the "vast majority" of elections are held at state and local levels, AP reports.

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