In the landmark court case Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission in 2010 the Supreme Court decreed that political expenditures qualified as protected speech and therefore were safeguarded under the First Amendment. This judgement essentially led to the formation of Super PACS, indepentdent action committees, that would allow individuals, unions, and corporations to spend infinite amounts of money in support of or agasint a candidate. One of the major provisions of Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commision was that the spending was independent of the national parties and the candidates’ own campaigns. Another provision was that Super PACs were rewuired to report the names of all donors. Citizens United changed the mindset of
