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Events (15)

• February 7, 1972: Comprehensive Federal Campaign Finance Reform Law Passed 1972-02-07
• June 22, 1972: Supreme Court Rules Unions Can Participate in Political Campaigns 1972-06-22
• January 30, 1976: Supreme Court Modifies 1971 Federal Election Campaign Act Provisions, Finds Campaign Donations Are Protected ‘Free Speech’ 1976-01-30
• May 11, 1976: Election Campaign Law Amended in Light of Supreme Court Ruling 1976-05-11
• January 8, 1980: Federal Election Law Amended Again, Creates ‘Soft Money’ Donations 1980-01-08
• November 28, 1984: Supreme Court Holds that Lobbying Expenditures for Political Purposes Are Protected Free Speech 1984-11-28
• December 15, 1986: Supreme Court Rules that Anti-Abortion Election Flyers Protected by Free Speech 1986-12-15
• June 26, 1996: Court Rules in Favor of Colorado Political Party’s Campaign Expenditures 1996-06-26
• June 16, 2003: Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Direct Corporate Contributions to Candidates 2003-06-16
• March 26, 2010: Court Ruling Opens Way for ‘Super PACs’ 2010-03-26
• January 26, 2011 and After: House Republicans Push Bill to Eliminate Public Funding of Presidential Elections 2011-01-26
• February 17, 2012: Former FEC Chair Writes Second Defense of ‘Citizens United’-Driven ‘Super PACs’ 2012-02-17
• 1971: Revenue Act Creates Voluntary Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns
• 1974: Law Amendments Establish FEC, Full Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns
• 1975: FEC Expands Corporations’ Abilities to Solicit Funds for Political Purposes