In campaign finance news, the Republican National Committee is urging a federal appeals court to throw out a century-old ban on corporate donations to federal political campaigns. The RNC is claiming the law violates the First Amendment in light of the 2010 Citizens United ruling that allowed unlimited donations to independent expenditure groups. In its legal brief, the RNC complains that the corporate ban artificially disadvantages political parties and candidate committees by forcing them to rely on small-dollar donations from individuals while super PACs can receive unlimited corporate donations.