SpeechNow.org v. FEC Decision Creates Super PACs Following Citizens United Logic

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

DC Circuit Court of Appeals rules that independent expenditure committees can accept unlimited contributions from individuals and corporations, directly applying Citizens United reasoning to create modern Super PACs

Key Actors

SpeechNow.org Federal Election Commission DC Circuit Court of Appeals David Keating Club for Growth

Tags

super-pacs campaign-finance unlimited-contributions independent-expenditures appellate-decision dark-money electoral-influence

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