The gluttonous contributions to political campaigns by the super rich in 2024, and before, under the authority of the United States Supreme Court decision of Citizens United vs Federal Election ...
A less-recognized campaign finance case from 2010 paved the way for the super PACs frequently used by billionaires such as Elon Musk to spend big on elections.
Citizens United President David Bossie, right, meets with reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, after the Supreme Court ruled on a campaign finance reform case.
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is very familiar with the controversial Citizens United case: As solicitor general, she argued the government's position in front of the Supreme Court. Some observers ...
The following is adapted from Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America, the new book from David Sirota's investigative newsroom, The Lever. Click here for a discount and a free e ...
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House comes almost exactly 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark Citizens United ruling, which opened the floodgates for corporations ...
In the final weeks before the midterms, ads are flooding the airwaves, inflaming partisan passions once again on the issue of campaign finance. On both sides, commentators are looking back at the ...
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