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Events (55)
- 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
- May 20, 1993: ’Motor Voter’ Law Facilitates Voter Registration 1993-05-20
- June 26, 1996: Court Rules in Favor of Colorado Political Party’s Campaign Expenditures 1996-06-26
- March 7, 2000: McCain Campaign Files Complaints over Bush Campaign Ads, Says Ads Violate Campaign Finance Law 2000-03-07
- October 3, 2003: Revelation of CIA Front Company Causes Potential Widespread Damage to US Intelligence Gathering Efforts 2003-10-03
- December 10, 2003: Court Rules that ‘Soft Money’ Campaign Finance Ban Constitutional, Does Not Violate Free Speech Amendment 2003-12-10
- June 27, 2004: Citizens United Complains that Commercials for Anti-Bush Documentary Are Political, Should Be Restricted 2004-06-27
- August 6, 2004: FEC Dismisses Complaint against Liberal Documentarian 2004-08-06
- September 8, 2004: FEC Denies Citizens United Request to Show Partisan Documentary on Television before Presidential Elections 2004-09-08
- September 27-30, 2004: Citizens United Shows Film ‘Refuting’ ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ in Theaters 2004-09-27
- June 25, 2007: Supreme Court Exempts ‘Issue Ads’ from Campaign Reform Restrictions 2007-06-25
- January 10-16, 2008: Citizens United Releases ‘Documentary’ Attacking Democratic Presidential Candidate, FEC Restricts Broadcast 2008-01-10
- January 14, 2008: Commentator Falsely Claims ‘Clinton Appointees’ on FEC Are Blocking Release of Clinton Documentary 2008-01-14
- January 15, 2008: Court Rules that Citizens United Must Reveal Donors in Order to Advertise Clinton Documentary 2008-01-15
- March 24, 2008: Supreme Court Sends ‘Citizens United’ Campaign Case Back to Lower Court 2008-03-24
- June 26, 2008: Court Overturns ‘Millionaire’s Amendment’ of Campaign Finance Law 2008-06-26
- March 15, 2009: Supreme Court Hears ‘Citizens United’ Campaign Finance Case, Initial Arguments Presented 2009-03-15
- June 29, 2009: Supreme Court Says ‘Citizens United’ Electioneering Case to Be Heard in September 2009-06-29
- September 9, 2009: Supreme Court Hears Second Round of Arguments in ‘Citizens United,’ Verdict Same as Before 2009-09-09
- January 21, 2010: In ‘Citizens United’ Case, Supreme Court Finds Corporations Can Spend Unlimited Amounts in Political Campaigns via First Amendment Protections 2010-01-21
- January 22, 2010: Wall Street Journal Calls ‘Citizens United’ a Victory for Free Speech, Advocates Complete Deregulation of Campaign Finance 2010-01-22
- January 25, 2010: Law Professor: ‘Citizens United’ Will Not Cause Increase in Political Spending 2010-01-25
- February 3, 2010: Former ACLU Director Defends ‘Citizens United’ on Free-Speech Grounds 2010-02-03
- March 26, 2010: Court Ruling Opens Way for ‘Super PACs’ 2010-03-26
- July 26-27, 2010: Republican Filibuster Blocks Campaign Finance Act Intended to Override ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2010-07-26
- October 12, 2010: Watchdog Organizations Say Tax-Exempt ‘Nonprofit’ Political Organization Violating Tax Code in Advocacy Activities 2010-10-12
- April 21, 2011 and After: Democrats File Lawsuit Asking FEC to Require Disclosure of Donor Identities 2011-04-21
- June 23, 2011: Romney-Aligned ‘Super PAC’ Forms, Run by Registered Lobbyist 2011-06-23
- July 20, 2011: Former Bush Administration Lawyer Claims Obama Administration Engaging in ‘Unprecedented Assault on Free Speech’ in Efforts to Mandate Campaign Disclosure 2011-07-20
- August 8, 2011: Court Denies Lawsuit Asking that Foreign Citizens be Allowed to Donate to US Candidates 2011-08-08
- October 17, 2011: Senator Asks FEC for Unlimited Funding for Leadership PAC; Legal Experts Say Idea Expands Campaign Corruption 2011-10-17
- November 23, 2011: FEC Refuses Senator’s Request to Form Own Super PAC 2011-11-23
- December 19, 2011: FEC Complaint Alleges Gingrich Unlawfully Profited from Selling Mailing List to Own Campaign 2011-12-19
- January 3, 2012: Washington Post Columnist Calls Super PACs ‘Dangerous,’ Doubts Independence of Organizations from Candidate Campaigns 2012-01-03
- February 7, 2012: Crossroads GPS Spends $500,000 on Anti-Obama Ads, Planned Parenthood Spends $36,000 on Pro-Obama Ads; Neither Group Discloses Donors 2012-02-07
- February 17, 2012: Former FEC Chair Writes Second Defense of ‘Citizens United’-Driven ‘Super PACs’ 2012-02-17
- March 9, 2012: Political Expert: Huge Increase in Outside Campaign Spending Directly Tied to ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2012-03-09
- March 30, 2012: Judge Broadens FEC Disclosure Requirements for Campaign Donations 2012-03-30
- April 22, 2012: Analysis Shows 8 of 10 Political Donors Gave to Republicans, Many Donations Come from Anonymous Sources 2012-04-22
- May 14, 2012: Author and Reporter: Chief Justice Engineered ‘Citizens United’ to Expressly Invalidate Campaign Finance Law 2012-05-14
- May 21, 2012: Financial Disclosure Forms Show Romney Campaign Advisor Contributed $985,000 to Romney Super PAC 2012-05-21
- June 14, 2012: Feingold: Campaign Finance System Shattered by ‘Citizens United,’ up to Court to Repair 2012-06-14
- May 1990 and After: Democrats Accuse Bush Campaign of Illegal Campaigh Activity over Horton Ad
- Mid-June 2010 and After: Target Donates $150,000 to Anti-Gay Gubernatorial Candidate, Faces Backlash
- November 1980 and After: Anti-Abortion Group Distributes Partisan Pamphlets in Days before Federal Elections, Distribution Survives FEC Challenge
- 1974: Law Amendments Establish FEC, Full Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns