Tag Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Constitution Check: Would the Supreme Court uphold a ban on Super PACs closely linked to candidates?
One word has always turned up in a string of modern constitutional rulings by the Supreme Court loosening federal controls on campaign spending. That word is “independent.” Continue Reading
Constitution Check: Is the “Roberts Court” driven by politics?
James Madison’s concept of the separation of powers of the national government has always been thought to be a stroke of genius because it guaranteed a good deal of independence of the three major branches so that they could check each other, to prevent tyranny. Continue Reading
Constitution Check: Did the Supreme Court give us Super PACs?
What is a Super PAC, and what connection, if any, does such an organization have to the Citizens United decision? Continue Reading
A new look at Citizens United
As tens of millions of dollars of money (much of it probably from corporations) flows often secretly into this year’s presidential and congressional campaigns–and as efforts to stop that flow seem frustrated–the U.S. Supreme Court has just signaled that it may take another look at its part in that situation. Continue Reading
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