Citizens United Decision

How Roberts Orchestrated Citizens United

The New Yorker | Posted 05.14.2012

When Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was first argued before the Supreme Court, on March 24, 2009, it seemed like a case of modest impo...

Gore Occupies, Soros Opines

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.16.2012

Brent Budowsky

Talk is cheap. In this business you get what you pay for in blood, toil, sweat, tears, passion, idealism, activism, commitment and, yes, you better believe it, in money.

Federal Judge's "New" Misguided Decision to Overturn the Ban on Corporate Contributions

Fred Wertheimer | Posted 08.08.2011

Fred Wertheimer

Judge Cacheris's idea that the Citizens United decision somehow "silently" overruled the Beaumont decision upholding the constitutionality of the corporate contribution ban is meritless.

In Wake Of Citizens United, New Rules Yet To Be Devised

The Washington Post | T.W. Farnam | Posted 05.25.2011

A year after the Supreme Court's landmark decision easing campaign spending restrictions for corporations and interest groups, the Federal Election Co...

The Bush Legacy Strikes Out American Justice

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Winship

This week, the US Office of Special Counsel released a long overdue report concluding that George W. Bush's White House sent officials off on electioneering trips using taxpayer money, in the lead-up to the 2006 midterm elections.

Arthur Delaney

Citizens United Supreme Court Decision: Republican Signs On To Dem Response

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Democrats hoping to blunt the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited corporate spending on campaign advertisements can now call ...

Disclose Now!

Bill de Blasio | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill de Blasio

After Citizens United, we need to use every available avenue to hold corporations and their boards of directors accountable for their political spending.

What Are We Bid for American Justice?

Bill Moyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Moyers

Our government is not broken; it's been bought out from under us. On the right and the left and smack across the vast middle, more and more Americans doubt representative democracy can survive the corruption of money.

Citizens United: A Week Later

Adam McKay | Posted 05.25.2011

Adam McKay

What the Supreme Court has done is nothing short of a violent coup for the corporations to seize control of our government. They have betrayed the very idea of our nation.

Obama Weekly Address VIDEO: President Blasts Supreme Court Over Citizens United Decision

Posted 05.25.2011

DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday sharply criticized a Supreme Court decision easing limits on cam...