Is McCutcheon v. FEC the Next Citizens United?
Are we ready for the next Citizens United? Can our democracy, and Americans’ faith in government, take another body blow from the Supreme Court?An unprecedented group of organizations with nearly 10...
View ArticleMcCutcheon Money: How Citizens United 2 Could Increase the Power of Elite Donors
Next Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court is scheduled (pending shutdown nonsense) to hear oral arguments on McCutcheon v. FEC, a challenge to the total cap on the amount of money one wealthy...
View ArticleMcCutcheon Oral Arguments Point Way Backward, and Forward
Yesterday, despite most of official Washington being on lockdown, the Supreme Court heard oral argument on McCutcheon v. FEC—a case many are referring to as “Citizens United II.”The case is a challenge...
View ArticleMore Than Corruption Threatens the Integrity of Our Democracy
What does it mean to corrupt an elected official? A coal executive walks into a member of Congress’s office with a $100,000 check in hand and says, “I will hand you this check if, and only if, you vote...
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