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Fifteen years on, Citizens United dark money still shapes US politics
Original: Top story: "The 2010 Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited dark money in American politics, and th
Commentators are marking the legacy of the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, which removed limits on independent political spending and opened the door to unlimited 'dark money' in American elections. A Texas Observer piece argues the right has exploited the decision with devastating efficiency, wielding influence not through detailed arguments but through large campaign checks.
Why now: The anniversary and ongoing debate over money in politics keeps the ruling in the news.
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- Top story: "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 · 19
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