Day: January 23, 2010

Slicing and dicing the First Amendment

There’s apparently no time to waste for some who disagree with the Supreme Court’s opinion in Citizens United. Peter Shane drafted this constitutional amendment to overrule Citizens United and Bellotti. Sec. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Congress may prohibit or otherwise regulate political contributions and expenditures by commercial, for-profit corporations for any […]

Globe attacks Supreme Court on corporate personhood

This Boston Globe editorial disagrees with the holdings of Citizens United. The full impact of this week’s decision is hard to predict, for changes in the campaign-finance system play out in unpredictable ways. What’s clear now is that the Supreme Court had a choice between protecting the influence of real individuals and maximizing the influence […]