By Caleb O. Brown
The Supreme Court decided Citizens United two years ago this week. The complaints about the ruling that have emerged since are often bizarre and misrepresent much of the landmark ruling’s import. Here’s what the case was about. Almost nowhere in the complaints about the Citizens United ruling will you hear that the case decided that [...]
Citizens United at Two is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Ilya Shapiro
Six months ago, I wrote about a law review article I had just co-authored with former Cato legal associate Caitlyn McCarthy regarding corporate rights post-Citizens United. Well, now it’s officially published, in The John Marshall Law Review. Here’s the abstract: Corporate participation in public discourse has long been a controversial issue, one that was reignited by the [...]
Published: So What If Corporations Aren’t People? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
A constitutional amendment offered in the House of Representatives would strip American companies of all protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. While the amendment is aimed at curbing free speech rights afforded third party groups by the Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC, it would, whether intended or not, open the door to a host of gross violations of Americans’ civil rights. The proposed amendment, offered by Rep. Theodore Deutch (D-FL) on Nov. 18, is wholly a product of the violent and subversive “Occupy” protest movement currently unwinding across the … More
