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in 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in <em><a href="https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/citizens-united-v-fec" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Citizens United v. FEC</a></em> and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s decision in <em><a href="https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/speechnoworg-v-fec" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">SpeechNow v. FEC</a></em>. These decisions <a href="https://campaignlegal.org/update/how-does-citizens-united-decision-still-affect-us-2022" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">essentially enabled</a> corporations and wealthy special interests to flood elections with unlimited amounts of campaign spending.&nbsp;</p>
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2010 Supreme Court Citizens United v FEC decision enabled unlimited campaign spending by corporations and wealthy interests
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    "year": 2010,
    "court": "U.S. Supreme Court",
    "court_case": "Citizens United v. FEC"
}
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