Campaign Finance Reform in The United States - Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission

Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, on Jan, 2010, the US Supreme court ruled that corporations and unions can not constitutionally be prohibited from promoting the election of one candidate over another candidate.

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