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New reporting links Citizens United to dark money's political impact
Original: Out today: "The 2010 Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited dark money in American politics, and th
A newly published report argues that the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited dark money in American politics, which the right has used with what it calls devastating efficiency. The piece says the influence operates not through lengthy arguments but through large political donations.
Why now: The report is published today, prompting fresh debate over Citizens United's legacy.
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- Out today: "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." https://www. texasobserver.org/altar-boy-so… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 21
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