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Constitution Check: Would the Supreme Court uphold a ban on Super PACs closely linked to candidates?

Posted 1 month, 4 days ago.

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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

Tags: Buckley v. Valeo Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Democracy 21 Federal Election Commission Fred Wertheimer Super PAC

Constitution Check: Did the Supreme Court give us Super PACs?

Posted 2 months, 10 days ago.

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What is a Super PAC, and what connection, if any, does such an organization have to the Citizens United decision? Continue Reading

Tags: Buckley v. Valeo Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Dan Abrams David Brooks Super PAC

A new look at Citizens United

Posted 2 months, 25 days ago.

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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

Tags: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen G. Breyer Super PAC

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