Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a 2010 Supreme Court decision that restored some of the First Amendment rights of corporations and unions that had been restricted under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. The case was brought by Citizens United, a nonprofit organization that wished to advertise and distribute a documentary film critical of Hillary Clinton in…
Just a fun — and yet the implications are serious, make no mistake about that, because it goes to the heart of free speech ...
In early 2008, a group called Citizens United sought to air commercials for their documentary that was highly critical of then-Senator Hillary Clinton. This ...
The newest Learn Liberty video with CCP founder Brad Smith is up at their site today and this one tackles misconceptions about the oft-maligned ...
Prof. Bradley Smith illustrates some ways money is used in practice to ensure people have free speech. For example, money used to build a ...
Last week, the New York Times ran a front page, in-depth article about the fossil fuel industry’s advertising push leading up to the election. The article, “Fossil ...
Last week we posted news of a poll on the heels of a hearing on the Hill where overturning Citizens United was discussed with relish. ...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC was one of its most controversial in decades. Critics of the decision argued it ...
The American Constitution Society held a conference Friday on money in politics. The panel, “Citizens United Two Years Later: Money, Politics and Democracy at Stake,” featured CCP ...
The Montana Supreme Court won national attention recently when it decided that the First Amendment does not fully protect the speech and association rights of ...
Two years and two election cycles into the Super PAC era, the media firestorm against free speech and association has been palpable. A Google search ...