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Super PACs: Expanding Freedom of Speech

January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Super PACs are simply groups of like-minded citizens pooling their resources to support or oppose political candidates independently of those candidates’ campaigns. The product of a unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals decision in SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission, super PACs have ensured that Americans do not lose their First Amendment rights when they join together in groups. Super PACs are…

Happy Birthday SpeechNow: Thanks for Trusting Us

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March 26, 2013   •  By Zac Morgan   •  

Today is the third anniversary of SpeechNow.org v. FEC, the case brought by the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) that created the ‘super PAC.’ ...

Carey v. FEC

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March 20, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  , , ,

The federal suit, Carey et al v. FEC, asks the FEC to acknowledge what the courts have already decided: that any political action committee may ...

CCP and David Axlerod: A Meeting of Minds

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February 21, 2013   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Well this is certainly an interesting development. David Axelrod, the former top political adviser to President Barack Obama, called for the end of candidate ...

Recapping the year of the super PAC

December 27, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  ,

As we enjoy the relative radio silence of all things related to super PACs, campaign finance, the influence of the misnamed “dark” money in ...

Super PAC App Data Revealing

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December 18, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

An interesting article popped up the other day in a regular search for campaign finance-related news, especially as it relates to emerging technology because ...

Super PACs Have Options

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November 14, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Now that everyone’s favorite “Americeptional” individual has shut down his super PAC (not, obviously, because super PACs failed to morph transformer-style into the behemoths ...

Are Super PACs Good for Democracy? (Video)

October 12, 2012   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

What exactly is a Super PAC? Professor Bradley Smith, the former Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission, brings some clarity to these controversial groups ...

The 4 Myths of Super PACs

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October 9, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Super PACs have been and will continue to be a thorn in the side of entrenched political interests. — Brad Smith The third installment ...

The changing rates of political advertising

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October 1, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Just an interesting note on an emerging issue in the world of campaign finance: The Big Boss had a few thoughts this morning on ...

Super PAC apps: The intersection of disclosure and technology

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September 5, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Stories started appearing roughly two weeks ago that a couple of scientists from MIT had developed a “super PAC app”. Super PAC App, the ...

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