The Court has left room for remedial action by striking down only Section 4. Congress could broaden coverage through new criteria under a rewritten Section.

Ari Berman writes that, with the repeal of the Voting Rights Act, powerful interests will be more able to manipulate electoral rules to preserve their own power.

Through Rootstrikers, Lawrence Lessig seeks to stem the influence of money on our political system, what he considers the underlying source of challenges to American democracy.

The academic and political activist will talk about the corrupting influence of money on politics and how to take our democracy back from the billionaires.

Get need-to-know facts about social welfare nonprofits -- also known as dark money groups -- who don’t have to disclose their donors.

Billionaires with an axe to grind, now is your time. Mother Jones' Andy Kroll surveys the new landscape of American "democracy" where those with big bucks call the shots.

The SEC says its considering a new rule that would require publicly traded corporations to disclose political spending to their shareholders.

For House Republicans, getting a coveted chairmanship is more than just prestigious -- it also means big money for their campaign coffers.

Lawyers Theodore Olson and David Boies discuss their ideological differences on Supreme Court cases Bush V. Gore and Citizens United.

Los Angeles Times journalist Matea Gold talks to Michael Winship about her efforts to investigate Washington's money trail.