Eliza Newlin Carney discusses Citizens United and nonprofits here. The ruling ended a decades-old ban on direct corporate and (by extension) union spending on elections. It also threw out a requirement in the 2002 McCain-Feingold law that groups use only hard (regulated) money to pay for ads that picture or name a candidate in the […]
Month: March 2010
Citizens United Against Citizens United group draws Citizens United’s fire
Citizens United Against Citizens United reportedly got a letter from Citizens United complaining about the group’s use of “Citizens United” in the group’s name. (The group’s Facebook page as about 1,400 fans.)
Missouri ethics pop quiz
A state legislator in Missouri prepared a YouTube video that’s a quiz on the state’s ethics laws. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has the story and a link to the video.