Exhibit 896

SpeechNow.org v. FEC, 599 F.3d 686 (D.C. Cir. en banc)

Exhibit 896 · Court opinion

SpeechNow.org v. FEC, 599 F.3d 686 (D.C. Cir. en banc)

But the public has an interest in knowing who is speaking about a candidate and who is funding that speech, no matter whether the contributions were made towards administrative expenses or independent expenditures.

Contribution limits cannot apply to groups making only independent expenditures; registration and reporting requirements upheld. This created the super PAC.

Source: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Date: 26 March 2010
Quoted from: slip op. 20
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2010/03/08-5223-1236837.pdf
Accessed: 2026-11-10
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Finding POL-5.1: Primary record In Citizens United (2010) the Supreme Court held, 5 to 4, that independent expenditures by corporations do not give rise to corruption or its appearance, and held, 8 to 1, that the disclaimer and disclosure requirements of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act are constitutional. In SpeechNow.org v. FEC (D.C. Circuit, en banc, 26 March 2010) the court held that contributions to groups making only independent expenditures cannot be limited and upheld the registration and reporting requirements for those groups.