Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court Rejects Citizens United Offshoot

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Delaware's representatives at the Campaign Legal Center meanwhile applauded today's outcome.


"This ruling ensures that [voters] will continue to have access to the information they need to make informed decisions on Election Day," CLC associate counsel said in a statement. "We're also extremely pleased to see the court refuse yet another challenge to its longstanding recognition that transparency in elections is a vital governmental interest, and that voters deserve to know the identities of the outside interests vying for their votes. Since Citizens United, the court has been presented with many opportunities to reexamine its strong support for disclosure laws, and has turned down each one."

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