Super PACs Defined
Newly defined organizations. “Super PACs are a new kind of political action committee created in July 2010 following the outcome of a federal court case […]
Daily Briefing
Presidential Debate Moments
Notable Debate Moments. This CNN video compilation of clips from presidential debates will give you a sense of these events, the candidates, and the issues. […]
JFK, Nixon, 1960 Debates
Through a New Lens: The 1960 Debates. The first ever nationally televised presidential debate pitted then-Senator John F. Kennedy against Vice President Richard Nixon in […]
McCutcheon and Capping Donations
Supreme Court Decision. This recent Supreme Court Ruling reversed a federal law that capped how much one individual can contribute, en toto, to federal candidates […]
Citizens United v. F.E.C (2010)
Supreme Court Decision. The Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission decision ruled that Congress’s limitation of electioneering by independent groups in the days near an […]