Justice Thomas spoke out about Citizens United and The Times has the report. “Go back and read why Tillman introduced that legislation,” Justice Thomas said, referring to Senator Benjamin Tillman. “Tillman was from South Carolina, and as I hear the story he was concerned that the corporations, Republican corporations, were favorable toward blacks and he […]
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Forcing speakers to retain a campaign finance attorney
The First Amendment does not permit laws that force speakers to retain a campaign finance attorney, conduct demographic marketing research, or seek declaratory rulings before discussing the most salient political issues of our day. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Slip. Op. at 7. Notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s preference for campaign finance laws that don’t […]
The man behind “Hillary” on Citizens United
Citizen United’s David Bossie reacts to the reaction to Citizens United in Politico today. Instead of rehashing the president’s (misleading at best) remarks, I think it’s important that we take a step back and look at the fundamental issues behind this case.