10 Years Later: Citizens United vs. FEC

This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:

THE QUICK FACTS

• This Tuesday marked the 10 year anniversary of the landmark campaign finance Supreme Court ruling, Citizens United v. FEC.
• Citizens United is a conservative nonprofit that originally brought forth this case in an attempt to challenge the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.
• On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that laws restricting corporations and labor unions from using their general treasury funds for political advertising violate the free speech clause of the First Amendment.
• This decision has generated significant polarization––and controversy––over the last 10 years, spurring on the creation of the End Citizens United PAC, among other groups, that aims to reverse the 2010 ruling.

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