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# Campaign Finance Since Citizens United 

Three years ago the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Citizens United. Later, lower courts followed Citizens United in deciding SpeechNow v. Federal Election Commission, the legal foundation for Super PACs. The nation has now experienced mid-term and president elections governed by these decisions. Bradley Smith is a former commisioner at the Federal Election Commission.

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##### Bradley A. Smith 

Josiah H. Blackmore II/​Shirley M. Nault Professor, Capital University Law School