In a series of highly ideological 5-4 decisions – most notably, Citizens United v FEC – the supreme court swept away key limits on big money, launching the era of Super Pacs and opening the door for dark money in our campaigns. Lawmakers have done nothing to respond to these rulings, repeatedly failing to update the law to limit the damage from the court’s decisions or respond to new developments in campaign fundraising, like using email, the web and other technologies for appeals and advertising.

Unregulated money continues to corrode US politics. Reforms are needed