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Dark Money's Reach Traced Back to Citizens United Ruling
Original: Top story, from our magazine by Jorge Meave Jr.: "The 2010 Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited d
A magazine piece by Jorge Meave Jr. argues that the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates to unlimited dark money in American politics, which the right has used 'with devastating efficiency' — not by writing treatises, but by writing checks. The item frames campaign finance deregulation as central to conservative political power.
Why now: Campaign finance and dark money remain flashpoints as the 2024 election cycle intensifies scrutiny of political spending.
Jorge Meave Jr.Citizens UnitedUS Supreme CourtTexas Observer
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- Top story, from our magazine by Jorge Meave Jr.: "The 2010 Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited dark money in American politics, and the right has used it with devastating efficiency. And they do this not by writing treatises but by writing checks."… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 18
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