The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission allowed unlimited political expenditures by corporations and unions, leading to the rise of super PACs. Progressives saw this as diminishing the role of individuals in elections compared with corporations because of the way in which the ruling changed the economics of political campaigns.
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