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15 Years of Super PACs

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On March 26, 2010 , the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decided SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission .

Citizens United established that corporations and unions could make independent expenditures in political campaigns.

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