Citizens United

A look at the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, what it could mean for democracy, and ways to mitigate the damage.

The logic of declaring corporations "persons" no longer applies to today's world.

Citizens United unveiled a documentary dismissing Obama's Presidential promises as hype. But hype has played an important role in American politics.

MPAA head Chris Dodd is outraged that politicans took money from his organization but have backed off SOPA and PIPA. Here's why he thinks it's justified.

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We all should have heard of a group called Citizens United and the story about how they were able to convince the Supreme Court to afford the same rights to corporation that people have when it comes to elections.

On January 21 the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Citizens United v. FEC that effectively undoes all efforts at regulating campaign finance, and gives corporations carte blanche. What does this mean for you and me?

Despite criticism from the President, special interest groups, and members of Congress, the Supreme Court took a bold step in curbing campaign finance reform measures while protecting political expression.

The U.S. Constitution has been bastardized by Conservative Justices to the point that money does talk, and CEOs now have two chances to be heard while the rest of America still has only one vote each.

A documentary film called Hillary the Movie is now the subject of a Supreme Court free speech case testing the McCain Feingold Campaign Finance Reform law provisions against campaign ads. The ruling will affect free speech in America for decades to come.

The Clintons have long been hounded by conservative opposition.