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In January 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of its most controversial decisions in decades, Citizens United v. FEC. 1 The response among politicians supporting restrictions on campaign finances was immediate and fierce.
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance laws and free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Jan 21, 2020 · We're talking about the case Citizens United v. FEC. The court ruled 5-4 that corporations have the right to spend as much money as they like to support or oppose...
Jan 16, 2020 · In the succeeding ten years, the Court’s decision in Citizens United has engendered more discussion and disagreement among policymakers than perhaps any other case in recent history. With ten years and five election cycles of hindsight, this report examines what we can learn from the effects of Citizens United on American campaigns. I.
Mar 22, 2022 · Ultimately, the court made the wrong decision in Citizens United v. FEC. In ruling that independent political spending by corporations and other groups is protected by the First Amendment, the court not only redefined political speech but did away with longstanding precedent.
Citizens United is a wealthy nonprofit corporation that runs a political action committee (PAC) with millions of dollars in assets. Under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), it could have used those assets to televise and promote Hillary: The Movie wherever and whenever it wanted to.
Nov 2, 2017 · With so much discussion about the impact of Citizens United – and frequent calls to reverse it by constitutional amendment – it’s important to understand the facts of the case and how it came to be.
