Hillary the Movie

Ryan Grim

Pelosi Taps Task Force To Counter Supreme Court's Citizens United Ruling

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Constititution, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, Hillary the Movie, Corporate Personhood, Democrats, Barney Frank, House, Citizens United, Political Advertising, Coporations, Chris Van Hollen, Campaign Finance Laws, US Supreme Court, Issues Ads, Unions, Politics News

House Democrats are forming a Citizens United task force to decide on the best set of legislative push back against the Supreme Court decision that up...

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The Roberts Court Strikes Out: Legislators on the Bench

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Schweiger Schecter

Big business couldn't be more delighted by last week's decision in Citizens United.

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Well done, Mr. Kennedy!

William Fisher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Hillary the Movie, Corporate Money, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Politics News
William Fisher

OK, if you really read Mr. Justice Kennedy's opinion for the Supreme Court's majority in the Citizens United case, you just have to agree with his rea...

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The Court Allows a Katrina of Corporate Money

Mark Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hillary the Movie, Corporate Money, Citizen's United v. FEC Decision, Citizens United, Citizen's United v. FEC, Politics News
Mark Green

Today's Supreme Court ruling is the second shoe to drop this week clobbering democracy. The Court now permits corporate money to overwhelm the levees of democracy.

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Democracy, Now Brought To You By Coke And Pepsi

Megan Carpentier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Citizens United v. FEC, John Roberts, Campaign Finance, 14th Amendment, Corporations, Free Speech, Hillary the Movie, Citizens United, Mark Green, Politics News
Megan Carpentier

The Supreme Court throws out the ban on direct corporate spending to support political candidates. The midterm election can now be brought to you by Pepsi and Coke -- or any other company with the money to spend to elect candidates they think will better their bottom line.

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Arthur Delaney

Alan Grayson Petitioning Against Looming Supreme Court Campaign Finance Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Writ of Certiorari, Alan Grayson, Campaigns, Federal Election Commission, Fec, Maximum Contribution, Hillary the Movie, Grayson, Democrats, Corporations, Campaign Finance Laws, Contribution Limits, Supreme Court, Unions, Grayson Petition, Republicans, Politics News

In response to news that the Supreme Court will hold a special public session on Thursday, which some expect could bring a highly-anticipated campaign...

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Supreme Court Ruling Expected To End Limits On Political Contribution From Corporations, Unions

New York Times | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even before a landmark Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance law expected within days, a series of other court decisions is reshaping the political...

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Coming Soon to a Democracy Near You ...

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, John McCain, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Election Commission, Hillary the Movie, Campaign Legal Center, Floyd Abrams. Trevor Potter, Hillary Clinton, Citizens United, Mccain-Feingold, Politics News
Michael Winship

Depending on the outcome of a special Supreme Court hearing, Hillary: The Movie could unleash a new torrent of cash flooding into campaigns from big business.

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Sotomayor Expected To Favor Campaign Finance Restrictions In Upcoming Case

Washington Independent | Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Campaign Finance Reform, Sonia Sotomayor, Hillary the Movie, David Souter, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Politics News

The upcoming re-argument of the case of Citizens United v. FEC, challenging corporate contributions to the financing of Hillary: The Movie, is raising...

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Supreme Court Can't Decide On Anti-Hillary Movie

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Hillary: The Movie, Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled Monday that it could overturn decades-old laws on how money is spent on federal elections, raising the s...

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"Hillary: The Movie" To Be Reviewed By Supreme Court

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Months after its debut, "Hillary: The Movie" faces nine of the nation's toughest critics: the Supreme Court. The justices' review ...

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Right-Wing Group Readies "Hillary: The Movie"

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hillary the Movie, Hillary Clinton, Anti-Hillary, Politics News

Just as the nasty stage of primary season has started to crescendo, Hillary Clinton may need to check over her other shoulder for a coming onslaught f...

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