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Citizens United: Affirming Government Can’t Ban Speech
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

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…

Campaign Finance Reformer Doris Haddock, R.I.P.

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March 14, 2010   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Last week Doris Haddock, aka "Granny D," passed away at the age of 100. Granny D gained some small measure of fame in 1999-2000 ...

Testimony of CCP Chairman Bradley A. Smith to Senate Committee on the Judiciary
March 10, 2010   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Clearly, the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United is correct. To understand why, one must only review what the position of the government was in ...

Testimony of CCP Research & Government Relations Director Laura Renz to Maryland House Ways and Means Committee
March 9, 2010   •  By Laura Renz   •  , , ,

First, it is important to note that long before the Court’s decision in Citizens United, corporations, unions and other groups could spend an unlimited amount ...

Testimony of CCP Research & Government Relations Director Laura Renz to West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee
March 8, 2010   •  By Laura Renz   •  , ,

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, there has been significant speculation as to how the ...

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