Search Results for: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Richard Briffault, Columbia Law School

Nicholas Caselli, University of Chicago Law School

On January 21, 2010, the US Supreme Court issued its ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, a dispute in which the creators of a documentary unfavorable to 2008 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton challenged the prohibition on corporations making independent expenditures...

The right to vote has been a contentious issue in the US since the inception of the country. There was no specific right to vote or qualifications to vote drafted into the US Constitution. Each state was left to...

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law

Voters passed ballot measures on Tuesday seeking to limit the amount of money that can be directed to political campaigns in Colorado and Montana . The measure in Colorado will amend...

Matthew Skeen, University of Colorado Law School

Victor Williams, Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to limits on the political contributions that donors can make to candidates running for Montana state offices. Montana's campaign finance law limits the...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that it will keep Montana's campaign contribution limits in place for the duration of the election season, extending a stay on a lower court...