A federal appeals court has ruled that a conservative group can air a movie it has produced about Colorado politics without disclosing its financers. The Denver Post reports ( ) the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ 3-0 ruling released Tuesday allows Virginia-based Citizens United to move forward with its film, “Rocky Mountain Heist.” […]
The Federal Election Commission finally agreed Thursday to recognize the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision that unshackled corporations and unions to play a more active role in political advocacy. While the 4-2 vote was chiefly symbolic, it signals the FEC — which has been virtually deadlocked on some key issues since the justices’ ruling […]
Ken Buck discusses his recent Denver Post Op-Ed about the Citizens United fight versus the Federal Courts in Colorado to release a documentary revealing the corrupt nature of Colorado politics. Guest: Ken Buck, Weld County DA – “Democrats Chill Free Speech by Halting Film” Listen to the full interview here. Don’t Miss Out Subscribe to […]
The Colorado Democratic Party has struck another blow against the First Amendment by attempting to silence a documentary film that discusses the current political and policy atmosphere in Colorado. The film intended to inform Coloradans before the election, and partisan politics prevailed over the public’s right to know the truth. Under current Colorado law, any […]
The plain language of the First Amendment confuses another federal judge How did a robust and skeptical state like Colorado, with a century-long history of electing conservatives and Republicans, turn so blue with the 2008 election? That’s the subject of “Rocky Mountain Heist,” a documentary by the advocacy group Citizens United. A blue federal judge […]
Citizens United, the group that won a landmark 2010 ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on political speech, has lost its latest challenge of campaign finance laws, this time in Colorado. A federal judge on Monday rejected Citizens United’s bid to stop the state from enforcing laws requiring the conservative group to reveal donors who […]
A conservative group hoping to air a documentary critical of Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Democrats met a setback in court today. Citizens United attorney Ted Olson has argued that the nonprofit political organization deserved the same free-speech protections afforded to newspapers and television stations. The Denver Post reported last week: Citizens United asked the […]
DENVER – Judge Brooke Jackson issued a curt decision today refusing to issue a federal injunction that would have allowed Citizens United to air and advertise a documentary on Colorado politics ahead of the November elections without disclosing funding behind any advertising related to the movie. Citizens United lawyer Ted Olson argued that Colorado’s disclosure […]
A federal judge on Monday rejected an effort by the conservative group Citizens United to air a documentary critical of Colorado Democrats without disclosing its donors as required by state law. Citizens United argued it fell under protections for media outlets and its “Rocky Mountain Heist” film did not constitute electioneering communications. The organization, whose […]
A conservative group’s push to air a documentary aimed at Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Democrats met resistance in federal court Tuesday, as a judge pushed back against Citizens United’s effort to avoid campaign disclosure laws. U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson expressed skepticism as he pressed Citizens United attorney Ted Olson, the former […]
Former Sen. Alan Simpson’s swipe at Sen. Ted Cruz about Cruz’s comment that political satire on shows like “Saturday Night Live” may become illegal if a campaign finance amendment is passed, shows that Simpson is detached from reality, says David Bossie, president of Citizens United. “It just goes to show you that Alan Simpson’s completely […]
After dragging its feet for four years, the federal agency that regulates campaign spending is finally moving to conform with a landmark Supreme Court decision that dramatically loosened election spending rules. The leaders of the Federal Election Commission announced the agreement on Thursday. It marks the apparent end of a protracted deadlock on the panel […]