The Washington Times previews the Van Hollen-Schumer legislative effort to “walk back” Citizens United. [Van Hollen] said they are looking at several approaches: banning foreign-controlled corporations from being able to run political ads; trying to curb the ability of companies that take federal contracts from running ads, since taxpayer dollars would in essence be used […]
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Citizens United, foreign nationals, and the China Investment Corp.’s “vast U.S. holdings”
In his State of the Union the President referred to what in his view was the potential for foreign involvement in U.S. elections after Citizens United. Many sources today report that the China Investment Corp. recently disclosed that it holds $9.6 billion in 60 companies. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday, China […]
How will Citizens United impact the rest of McCain-Feingold?
If you’re thinking about how Citizens United will impact the rest of campaign finance law, take a look at the Republican National Committee’s recent supplemental memo in the party’s case against the Federal Election Commission. The document was filed Feb. 2, 2010.