Citizens United (organization)

Citizens United
FormationNovember 1988; 36 years ago (1988-11)
Type501(c)(4) non-profit organization
91-1433368
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
President, Chairman
David Bossie
WebsiteCitizensUnited.org

Citizens United is a conservative 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization in the United States founded in 1988. In 2010, the organization won a U.S. Supreme Court case known as Citizens United v. FEC, which struck down as unconstitutional a federal law prohibiting corporations and unions from making expenditures in connection with federal elections. The organization's president and chairman is David Bossie.[1]

  1. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Citizens United. Retrieved May 24, 2016.