Taylor Seely, who has covered Phoenix and other cities with skill and passion in her years with The Republic, is now the First Amendment reporter.

They overturned a prohibition that prevented corporations and unions from independently spending money to influence elections, finding it violated the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.

Discover how Citizens United changed US campaign finance, enabling record spending by super PACs and dark money groups, and its impact in Pennsylvania elections.

However, First Amendment attorney Jeffrey Pyle says freedom of speech, guaranteed by the Constitution's First Amendment, is not just for citizens; it applies to any person who is here.

Protections on free speech look weaker than they did when I became a permanent resident.

While Citizens United v. FEC is a watershed political speech case in its own right, commentators often incorrectly give it credit—or blame—for Super PACs.

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- January 21 was the 15th anniversary of the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision. The ruling has resulted in a dramatic increase in the amount of money spent by ...

The First Amendment prohibits Congress from fining or jailing citizens, or associations of citizens, for engaging in political speech, but Austin’s antidistortion rationale would permit the Government ...

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In 2010, Theodore Olson became a lead attorney in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a landmark case that concerned election spending and freedom of speech and challenged federal ...

Citizens United v. FEC remains the single most prominent and dangerous threat to American democracy and its stakeholders.