Citizens United in Wisconsin

Constitutional amendment that would end corporate personhood ...

Valeo decision ruled that political spending is free speech, and in the 2010 case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Supreme Court ...

11 Wisconsin Communities Pass Anti-Citizens United Referendums

Eleven Wisconsin communities voted this week to show support for reforming the country's campaign spending laws. Residents in Janesville ...

More money, less transparency: A decade under Citizens United

Ten years after the Supreme Court's historic decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, OpenSecrets is taking a look at the ...

Money in Politics - Common Cause Wisconsin

Citizens United invited huge sums of dark money into our democracy. We're demanding reforms that put ordinary people ahead of billionaire campaign donors.

Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. FEC

The Supreme Court upheld a district court ruling that the electioneering communication (EC) financing restrictions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act were ...

Wisconsin United to Amend - InfluenceWatch

FEC, which recognized that the First Amendment protected spending by corporations and nonprofit organizations as political speech. Wisconsin United to Amend's ...

Citizens United Gave Corporations, But Not Their Boards, the ...

Citizens United recognized a right of corporations to spend corporate funds in candidate elections. But according to the Supreme Court, that right to expend ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court Ends Walker Investigation, Eviscerating ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4–2 to end the investigation into Scott Walker's 2012 campaign, reducing the legal barriers between political campaigns and ...

Wisconsin Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Ruling Question

To allow all Americans to have an equal say in our democracy, shall Wisconsin's congressional delegation support, and the Wisconsin legislature ratify, an ...

Will Citizens United and Wisconsin Right to Life Make Federal Tax ...

In Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2010) and Federal Election. Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life (2007), the Supreme Court dramatically ...

Over 18,000 Wisconsinites Call for a Statewide Vote on Citizens ...

The petition requests a statewide referendum, which must be approved by legislators and the Governor. If the proposed ballot initiative passes, ...

Citizens United | WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

It's been five years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on campaign finance, and political observers say the decision has changed the…

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission | Oyez

A case in which the Court held that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in elections cannot be limited under the First Amendment.

After Citizens United: The Story in the States

Since independent groups are not subject to many campaign finance laws, including spending limits, this effectively allows wealthy donors to ...

Citizens United v. FEC | 558 U.S. 310 (2010)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n: Limiting independent expenditures on political campaigns by groups such as corporations, labor unions, ...

Citizens United vs. FEC

In Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission (FEC), the US Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that political spending is a form of free speech that's protected ...

Citizens United Joint Resolution/Campaign Integrity Package ...

... Wisconsin" as a topic within 15 days of the first communication. TBD. Citizens United Joint Resolution/Campaign Integrity Package. Lobbying Principals. Print ...

"Citizens United and the Corporate Form" by Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

In Citizens United vs. FEC, the Supreme Court struck down a Federal statute banning direct corporate expenditures on political campaigns.

Citizens United and the battle for Wisconsin | Salon.com

The Supreme Court removes the brakes from corporate spending, and all-out assault on unions ensues. Coincidence?

Explainer: The Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Noncitizen ...

As part of the November 5th election, Wisconsin voters will be asked for the fifth time this year whether to amend the Wisconsin Constitution.