ThejudicialpracticeofU. S. a indicates that the legalprotectionto the right of access to the mediadepends on the nature of the media, the identity of the speakerand the content of speech, etc.
Americans for Prosperity and their supporters as well as labor unions and their allies are taking advantage of the 2010 landmark Supreme Court campaign finance ruling that found the "government may not suppress political speech on the basis of the speaker's corporate identity, " freeing up corporations and unions to use their vast resources to have a say in elections.