Professor Allison Hayward wrote this analysis for The Examiner discussing implications of a categorical ban on corporate or union spending and Citizens United. During reargument in Citizens United, Chief Justice Roberts asked a question about the history of the corporate ban detailed in Professor Hayward’s brief (page 69 of the transcript).
Day: October 6, 2009
Spending in Virginia on Deeds tax issue
The Post reports on spending on ads in Virginia here.
The Times on the First Amendment
This editorial in The Times discusses the First Amendment in defense of core political speech videos depcting animal cruelty. If legislatures have the power to disapprove certain categories of unpopular speech, a lot of expression could become illegal. . . . Anyone with an ounce of decency should be tempted to ban animal-abuse videos, but […]