Independent-Expenditures

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

2010-03-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

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

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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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