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SpeechNow.org v. FEC Appeals Court Decision Creates Super PACs with Unlimited Contribution Authority

2010-03-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issues its decision in SpeechNow.org v. FEC, creating what become known as “super PACs” by allowing unlimited contributions to independent expenditure committees. Building directly on the Supreme Court’s Citizens United logic from just two months …

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Corporate PAC Explosion: 433 New Corporate PACs Formed in Post-Buckley Era

1976-12-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Following the Buckley v. Valeo decision, corporations rapidly established Political Action Committees to influence elections. The number of corporate PACs grew from 89 in 1974 to 1,206 by 1980 - a 1,254% increase. This represented a systematic corporate mobilization to capture political influence, …

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