- It will take a constitutional amendment to reverse the flood of independent money inundating American elections in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court's controversial Citizens United decision, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee was told on Tuesday. (YAHOO!)
- Last month, the Supreme Court upheld one of the most controversial laws on the books. Wednesday, Congress convened to discuss ways to get around it. The issue? Not healthcare reform, but Citizens United v. (US News and World Report)
- Opponents of Citizens United, the controversial Supreme Court decision that leading Democratic members of Congress argued a constitutional amendment was necessary to overturn the measure. (Marketwatch)
- A Chicago alderman on Monday was set to officially unveil a new resolution opposing the Supreme Courts 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Ald. (Huffington Post)
- The proposed amendment would negate the U.S. Supreme Courts Citizens United decision. (NBCNews.com)
- To a layman, the provisions of the 15th Amendment — which in 1870 established voting right for blacks in the United States — seem straightforward. Section 1. (The Ledger)
- A top Senate Democrat today endorsed a constitutional amendment to scale back the influence of the Supreme Courts landmark Citizens United decision on campaign finance, adding to an increasingly vocal movement to restrict campaign spending and contributions. (Roll Call Online)
- The New Jersey Legislature is considering two resolutions (SR47 and AR86) to be sent to the United States Congress calling for the overturning, by constitutional amendment, of the Supreme Courts Citizens United v. (Atlantic City Press)
- to redouble his efforts to invalidate the Citizens United ruling. Baucus has introduced legislation that would amend the Constitution to restore Congress authority to regulate corporate political expenditures. (Great Falls Tribune)
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Citizens united amendment
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