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8. 'The Pro-Money Court: How the Roberts Supreme Court Dismantled Campaign Finance Law'

Reply to Best_man23 (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 09:01 AM

Feb 2025

Citizens United and a number of other campaign finance cases have turned democratic elections into auctions for the highest bidder. After every decision conservative justices issued majority opinons completely ignoring the real consequences of allowing wealthy interests to influence and control our elections. This Brennan Center article discusses the long list of SC decisions weakening campaign finance rules and increasing the influence of big money in elections.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/pro-money-court-how-roberts-supreme-court-dismantled-campaign-finance-law

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