07/28/2026
Did you know that we don’t need to overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court case to eliminate unlimited Super PAC contributions from our elections?
SpeechNow v FEC
Citizens United gave corporations the “right” to financially contribute to our elections, but another case SpeechNow v FEC in 2010 was what decided that contributions could be UNLIMITED. That case is about to be challenged.
Dinner Table Action v Schneider
In 2024, the citizens of Maine voted 75-25 to place limits on Super PACs, limiting how much money corporations could contribute in their elections. That is now being challenged in a federal lawsuit, Dinner Table Action v. Schneider, where the First Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments this Wednesday, July 29th. The SpeechNow v FEC 2010 court decision that allowed unlimited contributions by Super PACs will be challenged in this Maine case and it is a step towards the Supreme Court reviewing that case, which it did not happen the first time.
Maine’s Dinner Table Action v Schneider Appeals case = Pathway to limiting Super PAC contributions. Super PACS are used by corporations, billionaires, foreign entities, and “dark” money groups to influence our elections with UNLIMITED sums of money.
Public awareness and pressure will not change interpretation of the law, but it could expedite court action to happen in time for upcoming elections.
See our friends at EqualCitizens.us or follow on Instagram to learn more about the case. Make sure they know the public is watching!