The Brennan Center’s Monica Youn analyzes the issues at stake in Citizens United in this LA Times column. With Citizens United due to be decided as campaigns for this year’s elections get off the ground, political players are keenly aware that the court could open the floodgates to corporate cash. “We the People” can only […]
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Citizens United speculation frenzy
This morning brings major articles in both The Times and The Post discussing the possibility of a Citizens United opinion this week from the Supreme Court. The Times writes here that [i]f the Supreme Court, as widely expected, rules against core elements of the existing limits, Democrats say they will try to enact new laws […]
The story behind Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce
NPR’s Steve Carmody has this very interesting report on Austin and the players in the case, with a focus on the potential impact of Citizens United. Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver a much anticipated ruling on campaign finance law. The case involves an anti-Hillary Clinton documentary that producers wanted to […]