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Bookmark or Share- Citizens United vs. FEC - HISTORYIn 2008, the conservative nonprofit organization Citizens United sought an injunction against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in order to...
- Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) - Justia US Supreme Court ...Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n: Limiting independent expenditures on political campaigns by groups such as corporations, labor unions, or other collective entities violates the First Amendment because limitations constitute a prior restraint on speech.
- Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission - BritannicaCitizens United v. Federal Election Commission, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on January 21, 2010, ruled that laws preventing corporations and unions from using general treasury funds for independent political advertising violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech.
- Citizens United Explained | Brennan Center for JusticeJanuary 21, 2020 will mark a decade since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , a controversial decision that reversed century-old campaign finance restrictions and enabled corporations and other outside groups to spend unlimited funds on elections.
- FEC | Legal | Citizens United v. FECSummary. On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission overruling an earlier decision, Austin v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce ( Austin ), that allowed prohibitions on independent expenditures by corporations. The Court also overruled the part of McConnell v.
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