The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts and Oversight held a hearing about the influence of special interest groups in the federal judiciary. Chair Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) call…
18,029 viewsTo mark the 10th anniversary of the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court ruling, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to exam…
748 viewsHouse Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD) participated in a roundtable discussion four days before the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in…
982 views2020 Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg, Deval Patrick, Andrew Yang, John Delaney, and Senators Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Elizabeth Warren (MA) spoke at a forum on money in polit…
1,656 viewsAuthor David Parker talked about his book, Battle for the Big Sky: Representation and the Politics and the Place in the Race for the U.S. Senate, on Montana’s 2012 U.S. Senate campaign betwe…
237 viewsA group of newly-elected members of the 116th Congress talked about their legislative agenda, including H.R. 1, an anti-corruption bill, at an event hosted by End Citizens United. Among the …
436 viewsThe Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee held a hearing on the impact of anonymous contributions (also known as "dark money") to political advocacy group campaigns, and thei…
1,131 viewsSheila Krumholz reviewed campaign fundraising thus far in 2018 midterm campaigns and the role of political action committees (PACs) and super political action committees (superPACS).
688 viewsPanelists at a Center for American Progress event talked about political campaigns, “dark” money, and the federal courts. They focused on how an enormous amount of money is used by groups wi…
492 viewsSenator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) gave the keynote address at the annual “State of the Net” Conference, held at the Newseum. She talked about cybersecurity and the need for more transparency in o…
261 viewsSenate Democrats Charles Schumer (NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), Tom Udall (NM) and Jeff Merkley (OR) spoke to reporters about legislation to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens…
516 viewsChristian Berg and Meredith McGehee talked about the role of money in U.S. politics, efforts to reform the campaign finance system, and the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens U…
871 viewsThe head of the Federal Election Commission and two veteran political campaign strategists talked about the roles of money and ethics in campaigns and election laws.
507 viewsProfessor Lawrence Lessig talked about his proposals for a “New Hampshire rebellion against corruption” and for Congress to call a convention to address the influence of money in politics. I…
723 viewsRepresentatives of eight public interest organizations participated in panel discussions on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. In the case the Supreme Court ruled that the Firs…
543 viewsJames Oliphant talked about his National Journal article, “When Judges Go Courting.” The piece focuses on the impact to judicial elections in the 39 states that hold elections for state-leve…
455 viewsTwo legal analysts debated the merits of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizen’s United ruling that gave corporations and labor unions the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money in political…
565 viewsRonald K. L. Collins talked about his book, When Money Speaks: The McCutcheon Decision, Campaign Finance Laws, and the First Amendment, in which he looks at the Supreme Court’s ruling in McC…
465 viewsKenneth Vogel talked about campaign spending, including the launch of new super political action committees (superPACs) by both Democratic and Republican groups. C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo…
385 viewsPanelists talked about Supreme Court rulings striking down campaign contribution limits, and how the issue relates to First Amendment free speech rights. Topics included a proposed constitut…
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