NY Times: Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms
The New York Times article published today details $1.2 billion from 20 donors that are being poured into the 2026 elections. It provides a classic […]
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Report: How Chief Justice Roberts & Former Justice Kennedy Knowingly Misrepresented Court Precedent To Justify Increasing Legalized Corruption
|Press Releases |Citizens United John Roberts McCutcheon Money In Politics Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellPDF Version Democracy 21 Education Fund Report How Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts and Former Justice Kennedy Knowingly Misrepresented Court Precedent to Justify Increasing […]
How SCOTUS Opened The Door To The Musk Era
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellIt took Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, to illustrate to Americans just how dangerous our corrupt campaign finance system can be. This system allowed […]
How The Opinions Of Two Supreme Court Justices Paved The Way For The Musk Era
|Press Releases |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United John Roberts Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellThis op-ed is adapted from a piece that first appeared in Courier Newsroom. How The Opinions Of Two Supreme Court Justices Paved the […]
Elon Musk Is The Poster Child For A Corrupt Campaign Finance System
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United Elon Muskby Jackie HowellIt took Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, to illustrate to Americans just how dangerous our corrupt campaign finance system is. This corrupt system allowed […]
Blame SCOTUS — The Super Rich Flood Elections With Billions In Contributions
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2024 Elections Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellIn 1976, the Supreme Court ruled in Buckley v. Valeo that “contribution ceilings were a necessary legislative concomitant to deal with the reality or appearance of corruption inherent […]
A Rogue Supreme Court
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Citizens United Ethics & Accountability Immunity Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellToday’s Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, is likely to go down as one of the worst Supreme Courts in American history. It […]
From The Watergate Era’s “Suitcases Filled With Cash” To Today’s Billions In Secret Campaign Money
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United Watergateby Jackie HowellThis week, in lieu of a Fred Note, here’s a “Fred Listen”: “If money is buying influence and results over government policies, then most Americans are […]
Trump, A Jury Of His Peers, And The Roberts Court
|Press Releases |Citizens United gerrymandering Supreme Court TrumpWatch Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellIn an op-ed published Monday on Medium, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer discusses last week’s conviction in New York of former President Donald Trump on all […]
The Roberts Court And The Systematic Dismantling Of Our Political System
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Citizens United gerrymandering Supreme Court Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellThe Supreme Court, controlled by a Republican-appointed majority, has played a seminal role in gravely damaging our political system and our democracy. The Court majority […]
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