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  2. Dark money - Wikipedia

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    The rise of dark money groups was aided by the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. (2008) and Citizens United v. FEC (2010). [4] In Citizens United, the Court ruled (by a 5–4 vote) that corporations and unions could spend unlimited amounts of money to advocate for or against political candidates. [14]

  3. Citizens United (organization) - Wikipedia

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    Citizens United is a conservative 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization in the United States founded in 1988. In 2010, the organization won a U.S. Supreme Court case known as Citizens United v. FEC , which struck down as unconstitutional a federal law prohibiting corporations and unions from making expenditures in connection with federal elections.

  4. Citizens United v. FEC - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times reported that 24 states with laws prohibiting or limiting independent expenditures by unions and corporations would have to change their campaign finance laws because of the ruling. [96] After Citizens United, numerous state legislatures raised their limits on contributions to candidates and parties. [97]

  5. DISCLOSE Act - Wikipedia

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    The bill would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for greater and faster public disclosure of campaign spending and to combat the use of "dark money" in U.S. elections (which increased from $69 million in 2008 to $310 million in 2012). [5]

  6. Americans for Prosperity - Wikipedia

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    As of mid-September 2018, AFP has become one of just 15 groups that account for three-quarters of the anonymous cash following the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC, which paved the way for dark money to flow into U.S. elections. [36] [37] In 2023 in Wyoming, Tyler Lindholm formed the 36th state chapter of Americans for Prosperity.

  7. American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock - Wikipedia

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    While the Citizens United decision initially appeared to apply equally to state contests, [20] the Supreme Court ruled in American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock that the Citizens United holding does so by applying it to Montana state law. [4] Because the Citizens United decision supersedes state law, [21] the states cannot bar ...

  8. American Anti-Corruption Act - Wikipedia

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    The American Anti-Corruption Act (AACA), sometimes shortened to Anti-Corruption Act, is a piece of model legislation designed to limit the influence of money in American politics by overhauling lobbying, transparency, and campaign finance laws.

  9. McConnell v. FEC - Wikipedia

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    McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, 540 U.S. 93 (2003), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of most of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), often referred to as the McCain–Feingold Act.