Democracy For All Amendment Press Conference
On the evening of September 8, 2014, the US Senate voted 78-18 in favor of proceeding with a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision.…
The Atlantic: If You Thought Citizens United Was Bad, Wait for This Supreme Court Case
A Supreme Court ruling in favor of Shaun McCutcheon would set the stage for totally eliminating remaining campaign-finance laws. -By Norm Ornstein September 26, 2013- It is tempting to think…
Huffington Post: States Push Post-Citizens United Reforms As Washington Stands Still
-By Paul Blumenthal July 11, 2013- WASHINGTON -- Pushback against the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision keeps growing in the states. Over the first six months of this year, even…
Huffington Post: Chris Van Hollen: IRS Rules To Be Challenged In Court
-By Paul Blumenthal June 18, 2013- WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Tuesday that he and two campaign finance watchdog groups would sue the IRS, challenging regulations that…
Senator Jon Tester of Montana introduces his constitutional amendment to overturn “Citizens United”
Senator Jon Tester of Montana has just introduced our People’s Rights Amendment in the U.S Senate to reverse the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC and to…
Huffington Post: Prop C Wins: LA Voters Send Strong Message Against Supreme Court’s Citizens United Ruling
-By Anna Almendra May 22, 2013- In a blow against the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, the second-largest city in the U.S. sent a strong, if symbolic, message against corporate…
Ny Times: S.E.C. Is Asked to Require Disclosure of Donations
-By Nicolas Confessore April 23, 2013- A loose coalition of Democratic elected officials, shareholder activists and pension funds has flooded the Securities and Exchange Commission with calls to require publicly…
Huffington Post: West Virginia House Of Delegates Calls For Citizens United Constitutional Amendment
-By John Celock March 28, 2013- The Democratic-controlled West Virginia House of Delegates voted Thursday to call on Congress to enact a constitutional amendment overturning the Citizens United Supreme Court…
Huffington Post: Bernie Sanders: Citizens United Decision ‘Must Be Reversed’
-By Gabrielle Dunkley March 13, 2013- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) introduced a constitutional amendment on Tuesday, aimed at reversing the Supreme Court's ruling on Citizens…
RAW Story: Montana legislator introduces bill to give corporations right to vote
-By David Ferguson February 23, 2013- A Montana Republican state legislator has introduced a bill that would give corporations the right to vote in municipal elections. According to Think Progress,…
Think Progress: Montana Bill Would Give Corporations The Right To Vote
-By Ian Millhiser February 22, 2013- A bill introduced by Montana state Rep. Steve Lavin would give corporations the right to vote in municipal elections: Provision for vote by corporate…
Huffington Post: Citizens United: California Poised To Become Largest Electorate To Vote On Constitutional Amendment
-By Kathleen Miles February 21, 2013- California voters are poised to become the largest electorate to decide whether to support a constitutional amendment that would overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's…
The Atlantic Wire: Koch Brothers Want to Know Why Their Money Was Wasted
-By Elspeth Reeve February 20, 2013- The massive amount of outside political spending unleashed by Citizens United did not, as feared, make it easier for rich people to buy an…
PR Watch: Citizens United 2.0? Supreme Court Could Further Open Door to Money in Politics
-By Brendan Fischer February 20, 2013- The U.S. Supreme Court could open the door to even more money in politics than it did in the disastrous 2010 decision Citizens United…
Think Progress: The Supreme Court Will Hear A Republican Party Lawsuit To Make Citizens United Even Worse
-By Ian Millhiser February 19, 2013- The Supreme Court’s election-buying decision in Citizens United v. FEC enabled wealthy corporations to spend unlimited money to change the course of American elections,…
Addicting Info: Democratic Representative Introduces Two Bills To Overturn Citizens United Ruling
-By Wendi Petit January 23, 2013- One day after the three-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling for Citizens United, the fight to overturn it has begun. Two bills…