It has been nearly two years since the Supreme Court case known colloquially as Citizens United removed limits on corporate campaign spending.
The extent to which the outcome of that case will change American elections is still being realized.
Civil Beat took a look at the so-called super PACs that are emerging in the Islands. These political action committees can raise and spend unlimited amounts of campaign money.
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