It also would provide equal time for candidates who are the targets of such independent expenditures.

But the Court had not directly confronted the question of independent expenditures by corporations.

You'll see groups pop up all over that do independent expenditures.

Because this brief explanation does not cover all you need to know about independent expenditures, contact the Commission for more information.

Some have argued that many independent expenditure are in reality coordinated.

The Court did not, however, uphold limits on independent expenditures.

The ad was run as an independent expenditure, separate from the Bush campaign, which claimed not to have had any role in its production.

The money could pop up in the form of "independent expenditures."

"It would just invite abuses through the use of independent expenditures."

An individual may not make independent expenditures exceeding $10,000 per calendar year.