Eliza Newlin Carney discusses Citizens United in this column. Beyond the official briefs filed with the Supreme Court, the case has generated a virtual cottage industry of opinion articles, blog postings, public briefings and even grassroots organizing around the issue of corporations’ role in political campaigns. Both the Cato Institute and the American Constitution Society […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Supremes to Hear Another Campaign Finance Case?
A cert petition was filed in another case involving issue advocacy, according to this Institute for Justice release. When the Independence Institute in 2005 wrote op-eds and aired radio ads discussing the negative impact on taxpayers of two tax referenda, a member of a campaign supporting the referenda sued the group, claiming it should have […]
Citizens United and the Prospect for Bold Action
The Times reports on the prospect for bold action in Citizens United. The case has also deepened a profound split among liberals, dividing those who view government regulation of political speech as an affront to the First Amendment from those who believe that unlimited corporate campaign spending is a threat to democracy.