States Have Found a Way to Fight Back Against Citizens United

Photo: The front facade of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., USA – 2009. Photo credit: Jarek Tuszyński via Wikimedia Commons. CC-BY-SA-3.0. Article by Sonali Kolhatkar. Common Dreams – June 5, 2026.

More than 15 years ago, the Supreme Court removed limits on corporate political spending in its notorious Citizens United decision, ushering in an era of unprecedented influence by moneyed interests. As a result, a small group of ultra-wealthy donors have skewed the political system to their advantage—and today, social scientists link the growing gap between rich and poor to that seminal 2010 decision. […]

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