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WhittlingDan t1_j5qtm8u wrote

Reply to comment by frank_prajna in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription

If corporations are people is the government a person?

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Krasmaniandevil t1_j5qw76a wrote

As with most legal questions, the correct answer is "it depends."

For certain purposes, the federal government is a person: U.S. v. The Cooper Corp., (1941).

In some contexts, city/county governments are, but state or federal governments are not because they are sovereigns. Cook County v. U.S. ex rel Chandler, (2003). This actually makes sense because most municipalities are "incorporated" in the sense that they're creatures of state law.

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