Citizens United Gave Corporations

Citizens United, campaign finance, and the First Amendment

Let's begin by noting that there are lots of ways that money is involved in politics, including donations to candidates, political parties, and political ...

As Citizens United Turns 1, U.S. Supreme Court Considers ...

The Supreme Court considers whether corporations can use "personal privacy" arguments in order to avoid embarrassing public disclosures.

Is Corporate Personhood to Blame for Money in Politics? - ProMarket

The Supreme Court has broadly given corporations greater power to push back against campaign finance restrictions and other areas of ...

Commentary: Citizens United gives the wealthy unrestricted power

Ever heard of the U.S. Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission?

Citizens United v FEC: Money, Corporations, and Politics

Money is needed to buy advertising, to rent halls for rallies, to pay campaign staff, and to fly or drive candidates from one rally to the next.

Time to Reverse 'Citizens United' and Corporate Constitutional Rights

The US Supreme Court decided Citizens United 10 years ago. I'm calling for the end to corporate constitutional rights and political money as free speech.

Citizens United - Democracy NC

In a 5-4 decision, the Court said it is unconstitutional to limit the amount of money corporations and trade unions spend to tell people to elect or defeat ...

Citizens United: The Aftermath, an Issue Brief for the American ...

The brief first explains the signicance of the decision and “how corporate political spending can subvert our democratic values.”

League Commentary on Citizens United v FEC Case Before the ...

A Revolution from the Court?by Mary G. Wilson, President, League of Women Voters of the United States.

The legacy of 'Citizens United' strays from the Supreme Court's vision

The court held that corporations could undertake unrestricted independent spending in election campaigns, overturning decades of restrictions on corporate ...

How Citizens United Changed U.S. Political Campaigns | FRONTLINE

The decision held that political spending is a form of protected speech and let corporations and unions spend unlimited amounts of money in campaigns.

Legalized Bribery - POLITICO Magazine

Opinion: Four years on, Citizens United is ruining democracy. Here's how to get it back.

"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.

Unions, Corporations, and Political Opt-Out Rights After Citizens ...

Abstract: Citizens United upends much of campaign finance law, but it maintains at least one feature of that legal regime: the equal treatment of ...

Opinion | Taking On Citizens United - The New York Times

The 2010 Supreme Court decision that struck down campaign spending limits on corporations, ruling they were intrusions on free speech.

"Corporations, Corruption, and Complexity: Campaign Finance after ...

Few campaign finance cases have drawn more public attention than the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The Court's invalidation of a ...

Did Citizens United Alter Corporate Lobbying Strategies ... - Paper

Federal Election Commission (henceforth, Citizens United), which significantly altered campaign finance laws in favor of corporate interests.

Citizens United vs. FEC and corporate political activism

The decision opened the door for corporate treasuries to engage in independent political spending. Politically connected firms have lower announcement returns ...

LAW REVIEW - Wharton Faculty Platform

If we are not prepared to limit individuals' expenditures on political speech, we will have to find a way to distinguish individuals' and corporations' free ...

Corporations and Politics: After Citizens United - Pressbooks Create

Federal Elections Committee gave First Amendment rights to corporations in election periods, allowing business interests to spend unlimited amounts on U.S. ...