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Bookmark or Share- 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 JusticeHow has Citizens United changed elections in the United States? The ruling has ushered in massive increases in political spending from outside groups, dramatically expanding the already outsized political influence of wealthy donors, corporations, and special interest groups.
- 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.
- Citizens United changed U.S. politics, not in the way people expected ...Opponents of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling feared it would result in a flood of corporate money into politics. What happened instead was a different sort of flood, one from wealthy...
- Citizens United v. FEC - WikipediaCitizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance laws and free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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