Citizens United, 15 years later, drives historic ‘dark money’ in elections - Washington Examiner

'We Must End Citizens United,' Progressives Say as Ruling Turns 15 Amid 'Growing Oligarchy'

Fifteen years after Citizens United, democracy defenders urge action to overturn the ruling allowing corporate money to dominate elections.

Citizens United Unleashed the Dark Money Surge That Shaped the 2024 Election

Explore the impact of Citizens United v. FEC on campaign finance in the US culminating in the 2024 election. States must lead the push for reform.

Citizens United, 15 years later, drives historic ‘dark money’ in elections - Washington Examiner

During the 2024 elections, political advertisers spent tens of billions of dollars trying to will their preferred candidates into office. The groundwork for this historic spending spree, however, was actually laid exactly 15 years ago. The U.S. Supreme Court, on Jan. 21, 2010, opened the floodgates of campaign spending by striking down a ban on limiting corporations, unions, and other types of groups from placing independent expenditures to supp…

Dark Money in Congressional House Elections

The deregulation in campaign finance, stemming from the 2010 United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, h…

Citizens United at 15: CEOs Have Front Row Seats at Swearing In

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2024 —Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, which allowed corporations and special interests to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence our elections. The following is a statement from Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomón:  Fifteen years ago, the Supreme Court […] The post Citizens United at 15: CEOs Have Front Row Seats at Swearing In appeared firs…