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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…

Reconsidering Citizens United as a Press Clause Case
November 1, 2013   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

The central flaw in the analysis of Citizens United by both the majority and the dissent was to treat it as a free speech ...

‘Super PACs’ and the Role of ‘Coordination’ in Campaign Finance Law
October 1, 2013   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , , ,

In January 2010, the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, struck down a federal ban on independent expenditures in political ...

New Study Debunks Myth of “Corporate Takeover” of American Elections

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June 26, 2013   •  By Tom Swanson   •  

In urging support for the DISCLOSE Act back in 2010, President Obama said, “A vote to oppose these reforms is nothing less than a ...

The Nuclear Amendment

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June 24, 2013   •  By Tom Swanson   •  

Last Tuesday, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced the latest proposed Constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United. According to ...

Move to Defend: The Case against the Constitutional Amendments Seeking to Overturn Citizens United
April 23, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

Three years ago the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. It found that Congress lacked the power to prohibit independent ...

Comments to the Montana House Judiciary Committee on Senate Bill 320
April 4, 2013   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

S.B. 320 would directly and unambiguously contradict the Supreme Court’s holding in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and the subsequent reaffirmation of that holding ...

Disclosure in a Post-Citizens United Real World
March 1, 2013   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

That wealthy individuals, corporations and unions, or well-funded associations of people should make large contributions to parties and candidates, and that expenses in political races ...

Reflections on Free Speech on the Third Anniversary of Citizens United

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January 21, 2013   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

It’s fitting the third anniversary of Citizens United v Federal Election Commission falls on inauguration weekend. The case allowed new ways for citizens to participate in ...

CCP Urges FEC to Initiate Rulemaking
December 20, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics today filed comments supporting a Petition for Rulemaking submitted to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by the Center for ...

Media Watch: Hey, NY Times, A Corporation is a Corporation No Matter its Function

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November 21, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Just a fun — and yet the implications are serious, make no mistake about that, because it goes to the heart of free speech ...

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