January 21, 2010
...The decades-old system of rules that govern the financing of the nation's political campaigns was partially upended by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued just ahead of the pivotal 2010 midterm congressional election season.
Thursday's landmark decision, approved by a 5-4 margin, could unleash a torrent of corporate and union cash into the political realm and transform how campaigns for president and Congress are fought in the coming years....
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122805666
A Century Of U.S. Campaign Finance Law (click title to entry - thank you)
Timeline
From soft money to attack ads, the U.S. campaign finance landscape has been littered with loopholes, controversy – and efforts toward reform. Here, a look at key players and events in the evolution of campaign finance law....
