nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/cf8bdcd3adb031bd DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250124s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/cf8bdcd3adb031bd doi eng 342 23 Scheuerman, William E. Author aut The US Supreme Court and Plutocracy Scheuerman, William E. Verfassungsblog 2025-01-24 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Populist authoritarianism is a global phenomenon. However, the US is the only so-called consolidated democracy where its ascent has been eased by the systematic dismantling of legal limits on campaign donations. US elections are now not only the world’s most costly, but they are also directly subject to the inordinate influence of wealthy individuals and corporations. The Supreme Court of the United States’ 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling has paved the way for the emergence of so-called “super” PACS (political action committees) that, while formally barred from coordinating with candidates or parties, can accept unlimited corporate contributions. CC BY-SA 4.0 Citizens United Constitutional Law Democratic Backsliding Plutocracy Trump Donald | 1946- | Geschäftsmann Unternehmer Politiker USA. Supreme Court judicial independence (DE-588)118834312 gnd Trump Donald | 1946- | Geschäftsmann Unternehmer Politiker (DE-588)35650-5 gnd USA. Supreme Court Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-us-supreme-court-and-plutocracy-elections-citizens-united/ raw object