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Citizens United

Take Action: The FEC needs to Hear From You (Blog)

We’re 1 week from the deadline to submit comments to the Federal Election Commission on how to address corruption. So far, we have submitted over 12,000 comments supporting stricter regulations.

Tell the FEC What to do About Citizens United (Blog)

The Federal Election Commission is now receiving public comments about steps they should take “to address corruption in the political process.” We need you to tell the FEC to act and enforce the law.

Money in Politics: Developing a Common Understanding of the Issues (Article)

A Primer for Engagement of League Members and Fellow Citizens - 2014

League Calls on IRS to Stop "Dark Money" (Press Release)

LWVUS submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service urging urged them to keep pushing to stop the secret ‘dark money,’ while at the same time protecting truly nonpartisan work to provide the public with unbiased voter information.

State of the Union Address Touches on All of League’s Priority Issues (Blog)

In last night’s annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, President Obama laid out his priorities for the coming year. Here’s the rundown of what he said on our issues and how it aligns with League positions.

Citizens United Four Years Later – The Unleashed Tide of Secret Money (Blog)

In 2010, the Supreme Court opened the floodgates for big money and special interest influence when they announced their decision in Citizens United v. FEC. None of us knew just how bad this decision would be for our democracy.

New IRS Proposal for Tax Exempt Groups "Important First Step Against Abuse" Says League (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the U.S. today spoke out in support of the new notice of proposed rulemaking for non-profit, 501(c)(4) organizations announced last week by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

#GivingTuesday Snapshot: The League’s Work to Keep Big Money Out of Politics (Blog)

The League has been working hard to reform the nation’s campaign finance system, protect our elections system and keep big money out of politics.

Supreme Court Preview: McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (Blog)

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear the case, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (FEC). Labeled the “next Citizens United," the case challenges the spending limits imposed on individual donors as a means of preventing corruption.

Money, Power, Ruses, and the Right to Vote (News Clips)

 

“On Wednesday, in the heat of another pitched American battle over voting rights, one that is playing out in courthouses and state capitals all across the nation, the Senate Judiciary Committee met yet again to remind us of how tenuous the right to vote still is in this country. ... The hearing was called "The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act" and, as the title suggests, it was an attempt by the Democratic leadership on the Committee to connect together on Capitol Hill two legal trends of recent vintage, each beginning in 2010.”