White House Petition for Constitutional Amendment on Campaign Cash Clears Threshold
25K call on President Obama to use State of the Union to endorse amendment movement
Today, a petition on the White House website urging President Obama to “use the State of the Union to call for a constitutional amendment to get big money out...
PFAWF Releases Reports on Outside Election Spending in 21 States, Organizes ‘Money Out/Voters In’ Events Across the U.S.
Out of State Money Floods Contests in 2012
Washington, DC – Today People For the American Way Foundation unveiled new state-by-state fact sheets detailing outside spending in U.S. Senate and House races in 21 states. Each report...
PFAW and Allies Mark Citizens United Anniversary, MLK Day With Dozens of Actions Across the Nation, New Data on Election Spending
Washington, DC – This week People For the American Way joined with ally organizations to mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the third anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC with events drawing attention to the dual threats of voter...
Join "Money Out, Voters In" Today
The following video featuring Congressman Keith Ellison and People For the American Way's Marge Baker was recorded on December 15th, 2012 and live-streamed to host parties across the country.
On and around the weekend of...
Concerns that Citizens United May Impact Your Access to Birth Control
What does Citizens United have to do with women’s health care? According to a decision last week from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, perhaps more than you may think.
Just a week after the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected...
“Money Out, Voters In” Initiative Launches
Both Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the 3rd anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC will take place this year on the weekend of January 19, 2013, and activists are preparing to draw attention to the appropriate juxtaposition of two of the most...
Pushing Back on Citizens United With Art
The results of a recent PFAW and unPAC produced art contest are in: a panel of experts (including such luminaries as Shepard Fairey, designer of the famous 2008 ‘Hope’ poster and Jesse Dylan, creator of the ‘Yes We Can’...
A Critical Victory in Montana
The defender of Montana's campaign finance laws will now become that state's governor.
New Analysis Shines a Light on 2012 Election Spending
U.S. PIRG and Demos issue an analysis of how much campaign money is being spent by a few individuals and corporations.
What Kind of Justice Will We Vote for On Election Day?
President Obama's Supreme Court Justices respect the words and the values of the Constitution and deeply understand the law's impact on everyday Americans.
Supreme Court Nominations in Campaigns
Supreme Court nominations come up in debates and campaigns.
Montana Campaign Finance Caps Can Stay For Now
The Court declines to wreck Montana's campaign finance system just two weeks before Election Day.
Chamber of Commerce - Big Spenders in the 2012 Elections
*NOTE: If you happen to be in the D.C. area, consider joining us Friday, Oct. 19 from 11:15a.m.-12:00p.m. for a rally in front of the U.S. Chamber that will call on the organization to disclose the sources of its funding and to stop opposing...
CitU Spending Overwhelmingly Benefits Romney
Since Labor Day, 70% of outside spending on the presidential race made possible by Citizens United has benefited Mitt Romney, according to a new analysis.
PFAW joins the “Stop the Greed Bus Tour” in Colorado
The "Stop the Greed" bus tour rolled into Denver, Colorado today and helped boost support for an important state ballot question on corporate political donations. PFAW’s Colorado Coordinator Ellen Dumm joined Elena...
Scott Brown Names Scalia as his Favorite Justice
Scott Brown says his favorite Supreme Court Justice is Scalia, then says he likes Sotomayor, too. Really?
Lobbyists now using super PACs to ‘twist the arms’ of lawmakers
The Citizens United decision brought about the rise of super PACs, and empowered 501(c)(4) public advocacy groups and 501(c)(6) trade associations to participate in (at times secretly-funded) electoral advocacy. The resulting influx of money into...
Corporations Sitting the Election Out? Hardly.
At a Senate hearing on threats to the integrity of our elections, a Republican witness criticized "irresponsible speculation" about corporate political spending.
8th Circuit Rules Against Disclosure Law
A sharply divided court blocks Minnesota's campaign finance disclosure rules for organizations making independent expenditures in state elections.
Trade Associations Funnel Secret Corporate Campaign Cash
“[T]he big winners” of Citizens United are trade associations and their corporate members that can now spend undisclosed, unlimited amounts of money to affect elections.
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