CLC Disclosure Summary for Legal Challenges to State & Federal Disclosure Laws Post-Citizens United Executive Summary
The attached summary catalogues all cases challenging disclosure laws in which decisions were issued following the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC. Contrary to the claims of anti-reform advocates, a review of this litigation reveals that in over 90% of these cases, the courts affirmed the constitutionality of the challenged political disclosure law, in whole or at least in part.