/tags/citizens-united Citizens United en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:02:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-02-13/citizens-united-critics-fight-money-with-money Four years after the controversial Supreme Court ruling, the meaning of campaign finance reform depends on whom you ask. But those advocating for stronger laws are organizing a long campaign of their own to reduce the political influence of big money. Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:02:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-02-13/citizens-united-critics-fight-money-with-money Peter Overby /npr-news/2013-10-08/supreme-court-hears-another-challenge-to-campaign-finance-law Three years after the landmark Citizens United decision, the justices will hear a case that could undercut most of the remaining rules that limit big money in politics. Before the court on Tuesday is a challenge to the aggregate limits on contributions to candidates and political parties. Tue, 08 Oct 2013 07:02:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-10-08/supreme-court-hears-another-challenge-to-campaign-finance-law Nina Totenberg /npr-news/2013-02-25/supreme-court-will-not-hear-campaign-finance-case-on-corporate-donations The Supreme Court says it won't hear a case that would have let candidates solicit money from corporations. By doing so, the court is reaffirming one strict ban on corporate political money, after easing other limits in its controversial Citizens United ruling three years ago. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:27:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-25/supreme-court-will-not-hear-campaign-finance-case-on-corporate-donations Peter Overby /npr-news/2013-02-19/supreme-court-takes-case-that-could-puncture-a-key-campaign-cash-limit Barely three years after the Supreme Court's landmark Citizens United ruling freed corporations and unions to spend wildly in elections, the justices decided to take up another campaign finance case — this one aimed at a limit on "hard money" that goes directly to candidates and party committees. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-19/supreme-court-takes-case-that-could-puncture-a-key-campaign-cash-limit Peter Overby /npr-news/2013-01-14/critics-decry-looser-rules-for-inauguration-fundraising President Obama has changed course from 2009, allowing bigger donations and corporate money. Advocates for overhauling campaign finance laws wonder what happened to the president's old pledge to change the way Washington works. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:24:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-01-14/critics-decry-looser-rules-for-inauguration-fundraising Peter Overby /npr-news/2012-12-30/conservatives-invoke-naacp-case-in-fight-for-secret-donors As a new class of million-dollar political donors rises, conservatives are fighting for continued secrecy around their contributions. Strategist Karl Rove is citing a 1950s Supreme Court case that protected NAACP members, arguing that conservative donors are also being subjected to intimidation. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-12-30/conservatives-invoke-naacp-case-in-fight-for-secret-donors Peter Overby /npr-news/2012-11-13/some-early-returns-from-first-post-citizens-united-election Political observers are still working through the rubble of the unprecedented $6 billion presidential campaign, but we're getting a steady stream of reaction and analysis. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:57:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-11-13/some-early-returns-from-first-post-citizens-united-election Peter Overby /npr-news/2012-11-06/post-citizens-united-senate-snapshot-money-doesnt-guarantee-victory The battle for the Senate was a proving ground for the new Citizens United politics. Outside groups unleashed heavily funded barrages of attack ads meant to help elect candidates while letting them keep their distance from the nastiness. In Ohio and Virginia, the tactic failed in rather dramatic ways. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-11-06/post-citizens-united-senate-snapshot-money-doesnt-guarantee-victory Peter Overby /politics/2012-10-23/furniture-king-a-celebrity-in-colorado Jacob "Jake" Jabs is not quite a national figure, but he is a celebrity in Colorado — so much so that he was featured in the animated comedy series “South… Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:30:39 GMT /politics/2012-10-23/furniture-king-a-celebrity-in-colorado The Center for Public Integrity /npr-news/2012-10-15/study-secret-donors-significantly-fueling-pro-romney-tv-ads Most of the TV ads supporting Mitt Romney have come from outside groups, not from Romney's own campaign. And those groups raised more than half of their money from secret donors, a much higher proportion than the secret donors backing President Obama, according to a new analysis. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:02:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-10-15/study-secret-donors-significantly-fueling-pro-romney-tv-ads Peter Overby