Citizens United

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Campaign Finance Case On Corporate Donations

Peter Overby — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:27:00 +0000

The Supreme Court says it won't hear a case that would have let candidates solicit money from corporations. By doing so, the court is reaffirming one strict ban on corporate political money, three years ago after easing other limits in its controversial Citizens United ruling.

Congress outlawed corporate contributions to candidates back in 1907.

Supreme Court Takes Case That Could Puncture A Key Campaign Cash Limit

Peter Overby — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:30:00 +0000

Barely three years after the Supreme Court's landmark Citizens United ruling, which liberated corporations to spend freely in elections, the justices say they'll take up another campaign finance case — this time aiming at one of the limits on the "hard money" that goes directly to candidates and party committees.

The court decided Tuesday to hear arguments in McCutcheon v.

Critics Decry Looser Rules For Inauguration Fundraising

Peter Overby — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:24:00 +0000

A week from Monday, President Obama is to take his public oath of office for a second term.

The inauguration will be marked by celebratory balls and other festivities, sponsored by the privately financed Presidential Inaugural Committee. The first Obama inauguration had strict fundraising rules.

Conservatives Invoke NAACP Case In Fight For Secret Donors

Peter Overby — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:10:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tva7BGdMkoU

Some Early Returns From First Post-Citizens United Election

Peter Overby — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:57:00 +0000

Political observers are still working through the rubble of the unprecedented $6 billion presidential campaign, but we're getting a steady stream of reaction and analysis.

The liberal advocacy groups U.S.