Federal Election Commission

If you’re a voter in Ohio, Colorado, or Virginia, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that a recent  study  by the Wesleyan Media Project found that 2012 has been a record-breaking year for political advertising. Swing states have been inundated with a barrage of campaign ads from candidates and causes alike, as Ohio voter  Andy Schuster  explains. Schuster […]

We all know that we’re living in the era of the super PAC. And we’re now facing the first presidential election since the Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case, the ruling that the American government couldn’t stop political spending by large corporations and labor unions in election campaigns. According to our partner, The […]

Nearly two years ago, a bitterly divided Supreme Court ruled that the American government could not ban political spending by corporations and labor unions during electoral campaigns. The case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, overruled important precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations and dramatically altered the way campaigns are conducted.   One major […]

On Friday, the Supreme Court will decide whether or not to hear Bluman v. the Federal Election Commission. This case specifically challenges the Federal Election Campaign Act, which “prohibits any foreign national from contributing, donating or spending funds in connection with any federal, state, or local election in the United States, either directly or indirectly.” […]