Two commentators urge Congress to target government contractors’ political spending in this editorial today. Many suppose that the court has made it impossible for Congress to restrict corporate speech. But this is wrong. While Congress can’t issue a broad ban on all companies, it can target the very large class that does business with the […]
Month: January 2010
The frustration of Justice Stevens
The Times notes Citizens United in this piece about Justive Stevens. Justice Stevens, who served in the Navy during World War II, reached back to those days to show the depth of his outrage at the majority’s conclusion that the government may not make legal distinctions based on whether a corporation or a person was […]
Reaction to Citizens United
Wiley Rein’s Jan Baran discusses Citizens United in this Times piece today. Will corporations and unions be able to give money to candidates or political parties? No. Federal law, which regulates campaigns for president, the Senate and the House, prohibits such contributions. The ban was left untouched by the Supreme Court. Can corporations spend money […]