Month: October 2015

Stream SpeechNow Event

Argued less than a week after Citizens United v. FEC, and decided just two months later, the D.C. Circuit’s less-widely-reported decision in SpeechNow.org v. FEC further extended Citizens United and opened the door to what we now call Super PACs. But some argue that SpeechNow, which the Supreme Court declined to review, is not a
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Corporations, the Constitution, and Democracy

Free Speech For People and Loyola Law School invite you to attend a special symposium Friday, November 20, 2015 12:00pm – 4:30pm Robinson Courtroom, Loyola Law School, 919 Albany St, Los Angeles, CA 90015 “The Future of Corporate Constitutional Rights Litigation and Theory” 12pm – 1:10 pm Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Irvine School of LawMargaret M. Blair,
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Ending SuperPACs:
Is the SpeechNow Ruling Vulnerable?
Join Us At Harvard Law School

Argued less than a week after Citizens United v. FEC, and decided just two months later, the D.C. Circuit’s less-widely-reported decision in SpeechNow.org v. FEC further extended Citizens United and opened the door to what we now call Super PACs. But some argue that SpeechNow, which the Supreme Court declined to review, is not a necessary or the best interpretation of
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