The Era of Citizens United Could Be Nearing Its End

The Case That Could End The Citizens United Era

This article was originally published in The Guardian.Slush funds of anonymous unregulated money are now the dominant institutions in American politics, converting our elections into auctions — and transforming the legislative process into a donor bidding war. In the last election, PACs and super PACs spent more money to buy federal elections than all candidate campaigns combined. One in every five dollars flowing through a super PAC came from o…

The Era of Citizens United Could Be Nearing Its End

A Maine lawsuit has suddenly become the most significant anti-corruption battle inside America's legal system, offering the first serious chance in decades to challenge the disastrous Citizens United decision.The 2010 Citizens United decision, written by former corporate lobbyist Anthony Kennedy, is famous for striking down limits on spending by super PACs and declaring that "independent expenditures, including those made by corporations, do not…