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Campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. Read More»From Wikipedia |
By Jeremy Herb
Inside the Supremes' new term.
Is the Supreme Court poised to overhaul the nation’s campaign finance laws? That’s the question as the court holds a special session today to rehear a case that could potentially change laws that restrict spending by corporations and unions on campaigns. The case centers on Hillary: The Movie, an unflattering 90-minute film about Hillary Clinton that the conservative group Citizens United produced during the 2008 campaign. Back then, the Federal Election Commission ruled the film was the equivalent of an attack ad and therefore came under the regulation of a 2002 campaign finance law that restricts spending by outside groups trying to affect the outcome of a campaign. Citizens United promptly sued, claiming the FEC was trying to suppress free speech. While the Supreme Court will weigh whether the FEC’s actions in regard to the Hillary film were correct, the focus of the debate has shifted to a larger question: should corporations and unions be treated differently from individuals when it comes to campaign spending? Whatever the court decides could affect decades of campaign finance law and potentially open a floodgate of money on the eve of a potentially pivotal election year.
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