The FEC prohibited the film from being broadcast, and Citizens United challenged this determination in court. In December 2007, Citizens United filed...
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In 2010, the organization won a U.S. Supreme Court case known as Citizens United v. FEC, which struck down as unconstitutional a federal law prohibiting...
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oversees U.S. campaign finance laws. It was partially overruled by Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010). The case was brought by groups such as the...
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Critics assert that following a number of Supreme Court decisions — Citizens United v. FEC (2010) in particular—the "very wealthy" are now allowed to spend...
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to Wall Street and Value to Main Street Bank of Boston v. Belloti, 1978 Citizens United v. FEC, 2010 "State Corporation Departments: Interactive Map ::...
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Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (category United States federal election legislation)
any corporate or union general treasury funds. The decision in Citizens United v. FEC overturns this provision, but not the ban on foreign corporations...
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Democracy 21 (category Government watchdog groups in the United States)
and regulations and opposes the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. Schouten, Fredreka (December 16, 2015). "Spending bill bars IRS...
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to Jacobin, the ruling aligns with precedents like Citizens United v. FEC and SpeechNow.org v. FEC, which deregulated political contributions, potentially...
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following Citizens United v. FEC, there has been a rise in outside special interest groups spending money on political campaigns in the United States. Dark...
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Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during...
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been cited by other Supreme Court cases such as McConnell v. FEC and Citizens United v. FEC. Since the early 1900s, federal law has prohibited the use...
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Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume FEC v. Akins, 524 U.S. 11 (1998). Akins v. FEC, 66 F.3d 348 (D.C. Cir. 1995). Akins v. FEC, 101 F.3d...
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cause, which is to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC. Their resolution has passed in five states. In late 2023, The Heritage...
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included overturning the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC, public and citizen funding of elections, limits and transparency in funding...
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Citizens United usually refers to the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case Citizens United v. FEC. It may also refer to: Citizens United (organization), a U.S...
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FEC v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life was a lawsuit filed by the US Federal Election Commission. Massachusetts Citizens for Life was a nonprofit corporation...
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Federalist Society (category Anti-abortion organizations in the United States)
lock".: 48 The Federalist Society had a significant influence on the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling which weakened regulations on campaign finance...
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corporations to donate money as a protected right of "free speech" in Citizens United v. FEC, with or without authorisation by their stakeholders. Phyllis Bowman...
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unregistered voters, institution of Ranked Choice Voting, overturning Citizens United v. FEC, ensuring election integrity, mandating disclosure of tax returns...
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Alan Simpson (American politician) (category Republican Party United States senators from Wyoming)
a vocal proponent of amending the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. FEC (2010) and allow Congress to set reasonable limits on campaign spending...
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Oligarchy (redirect from Oligarchy in the United States)
2015 characterized the United States as an "oligarchy with unlimited political bribery" following the 2010 Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision...
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Mitch McConnell (category People associated with the 2008 United States presidential election)
campaign finance laws, culminating in the U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC, which partially overturned the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold)...
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lobbies. It has also been critical of the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, which prohibited the government from restricting independent expenditures...
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to Buckley v. Valeo and Citizens United v. FEC, as decided by majorities of the US Supreme Court, as well as Australian Capital Television v Commonwealth...
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John Paul Stevens (category Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit)
dissents in Texas v. Johnson, Bush v. Gore, Bethel v. Fraser, District of Columbia v. Heller, Printz v. United States, and Citizens United v. FEC. Stevens was...
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Brennan Center for Justice (category Civil liberties advocacy groups in the United States)
elections. The organization opposed the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, which held that the First Amendment prohibits the government from...
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Abrams v. United States, 250 U.S. 616 (1919), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States upholding the criminal arrests of several defendants...
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their favor. In speaking about the Supreme Court's McCutcheon v. FEC and Citizens United v. FEC decisions, Dionne wrote: "Thus has this court conferred on...
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protections given to corporations in Citizens United v. FEC do not apply to Montana's campaign finance laws. The United States Supreme Court reversed the Montana...
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Jeff Clements (category Campaign finance reform in the United States)
been one of the chief advocates for a 28th Amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC and allow the U.S. Congress and states to set reasonable limits...
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