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Washington Post: Study: Citizens United elected more Republicans

The 2010 Supreme Court decision that helped usher in a new era of political spending gave Republicans a measurable advantage on Election Day, according to a new study. The advantage isn’t large, but it is statistically significant: The researchers found the ruling, in Citizens United v. FEC, was associated with a six percentage-point increase in […]

Washington Post: Citizens United movie spawns campaign finance suit

DENVER — Citizens United is suing after the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office ruled a movie the conservative group is producing falls under state campaign laws. The Virginia-based group sued Secretary of State Scott Gessler in federal court in Denver on Thursday, saying it deserved the same free-speech protections as traditional media and liberal documentary […]

9News: Group sues Gessler over documentary

KUSA – Political-advocacy group Citizens United is suing Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler over the conservative group’s desire to be exempt from state-election finance laws. Citizens United, the namesake of the 2010 controversial landmark Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate political spending, plans to release an “expose” documentary, “Rocky Mountain […]

Washington Times: Family Leadership In The Heartland

A multitude of conservatives will soon descend on the nation’s heartland to heed the words of conservative luminaries. The third annual Family Leadership Summit gets underway in scenic Ames, Iowa, on Saturday for a daylong examination of traditional family values and their place on the planet. Among the many at the podium, appearing one after […]

9News.com: Citizens United wants exception from political ad law

DENVER – Political-advocacy group Citizens United is asking for its upcoming film on Colorado politics to be exempt from state-election finance laws. Citizens United, the namesake of the 2010 controversial landmark Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate political spending, told a panel from Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s office that it […]

WND.com: Duck Dynasty patriarch hands GOP playbook for victory

NEW ORLEANS – Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson kicked off the Republican Leadership Conference at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in New Orleans on Thursday with an entertaining speech in which he mixed his faith in Jesus Christ with an admonition to the GOP to return to the Bible and the fundamental principles of freedom upon […]

BayouBuzz.com: Jindal, Priebus, Palin, Duck Dynasty Robertson highlight New Orleans GOP event

It was a Republican mixed-bag of Tea Party, religion, conservative principles, Obama-blasting, Presidential hopeful competing, Mary Landrieu-pounding, TV-celebrity start for the Thursday evening edition of the Republican Leadership Conference held in New Orleans. The conference continues Friday at the New Orleans Hilton. On Stage were Republican Chairman Reince Priebus, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, former Alaskan […]

Politico: Citizens United To Sue Over Donor Info

The conservative group Citizens United says it is suing New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over his interpretation of how much information the organization is legally obliged to disclose about its donors. Citizens United President David Bossie said the legal challenge would be filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court and would be on behalf of […]