The Marginality of Citizens United

Citizens United, corporations or, more precisely, persons and entities with substantial accumulated wealth, already had, and frequently took advantage of, the opportunity to exert enormous influence over American politics, both directly and indirectly.Before coming to that point, however, it will be useful to situate Citizens United.Fortunately, the three principal papers in this symposium provide an excellent framework for considering how Citizens United changed and, more importantly, did not change, the ability of monied interests to influence politics.