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Supreme Court Will Not Hear Campaign Finance Case On Corporate Donations
February 25, 2013 The Supreme Court says it won't hear a case that would have let candidates solicit money from corporations. By doing so, the court is reaffirming one strict ban on corporate political money, after easing other limits in its controversial Citizens United ruling three years ago.
It's All Politics
Any Way You Describe It, 2012 Campaign Spending Is Historic
November 5, 2012 Pick your adjective — enormous, astronomical, colossal. The political spending in 2012 was unprecedented and already has implications for the next campaign cycle.
It's All Politics
Study: Secret Donors Significantly Fueling Pro-Romney TV Ads
October 15, 2012 Most of the TV ads supporting Mitt Romney have come from outside groups, not from Romney's own campaign. And those groups raised more than half of their money from secret donors, a much higher proportion than the secret donors backing President Obama, according to a new analysis.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Dying, The Greatest Generation, Courage And Integrity
August 13, 2012 Commentator Stuart Kauffman feels that the courage and integrity of an earlier age has been replaced by something else, something less admirable, in today's society.
The Two-Way
Update: No Health Care Decision From Supreme Court Today
June 18, 2012 Thursday is the next day when we may hear how the justices rule on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act — better known as the health care overhaul enacted in 2010.
It's All Politics
Sen. Jon Tester Decries Citizens United's Impact In Montana, Nationally
January 30, 2012 Sen. Jon Tester has proposed a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. On All Things Considered Monday, Tester explained to co-host Melissa Block his opposition to Citizens United and the concerns he has about what he sees as its negative impact on American democracy.
The Two-Way
Court Says Ban On Corporate Giving To Candidates Is Unconstitutional
May 27, 2011 This involves a related but different issue than the 2010 Citizens United case, in which the Supreme Court said corporations could make "independent expenditures" that indirectly support candidates.
It's All Politics
Name Your PAC, Courtesy Of Watchdog Group
December 2, 2010 Sunlight Foundation made a PAC name generator to drive home some key points about political money. One point is to demonstrate just how little we know about these political groups that have multiplied since the Citizens United ruling.
It's All Politics
GOP Gains Advantage After 'Citizens United' Ruling
October 7, 2010 This campaign season, at least, it's been the conservative and Republican-leaning interest groups that have taken advantage of the Supreme Court ruling to spend millions on ads.
It's All Politics
'Citizens United' Ruling Opened Floodgates On Groups' Ad Spending
October 7, 2010 WHYYAs campaign finance experts tell Fresh Air's Terry Gross, the Supreme Court's lifting of restrictions has led many interest groups to dramatically increase the number of ads they're airing.
