Blog entries tagged with "campaign finance reform"
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As Editor-in-Chief of Nexus: Chapman’s Journal of Law and Policy, I am pleased to announce our 16th edition and Symposium entitled, “Citizens Divided on Citizens United: Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment.” Our journal has prided itself on presenting interesting, timely and important topics, and this year is ...
Continue reading "Welcome!"CATCHING POLITICIANS WITH THEIR SPECIAL INTEREST MISTRESS
When the Supreme Court struck down the limitation on corporate campaign spending in Citizens United, the whole political world became increasingly concerned with the inevitable, unfettered influx of contributions from corporations constantly in search of a way to control their market through government influence. Is this not what was happening ...
Continue reading "Catching Politicians with Their Special Interest Mistress"HOW MUCH DOES YOUR GOVERNMENT COST?
It is clear that campaign financial reform has become a topic of wide interest among political parties, organizations and citizens alike, especially after the landmark decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in January 2010. It is also clear that campaign reform and corporate funding is a controversial issue ...
Continue reading "How Much Does Your Government Cost?"STARING STARE DECISIS IN THE FACE: AUSTIN AS AN ABERRATION
This blog attempts to explain the context within which Citizens United v. FEC was decided, starting with broad concepts of law and quickly narrowing them to the case at hand.
The text of the First Amendment is straight forward: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or ...
Continue reading "Staring Stare Decisis in the Face: Austin as an Aberration"MIXED VIEWS OF THE CITIZENS UNITED DECISION
Millions of dollars are poured into campaigns each election every year. Members of Congress look to wealthy individuals and businesses to fund their campaigns. For years it has been debated whether or not the government should limit contributions to campaigns or campaign spending to prevent corruption of politicians. In 2010 ...
Continue reading "Mixed Views of the Citizens United Decision "CORPORATE SPEECH – BRING IT ON
On January 27, 2010, the cameras caught Justice Samuel Alito’s apparent utterance of the phrase “not true,” in response to allegations that the Court had overturned nearly 100 years of precedent. The public exchange between President Barack Obama and Justice Alito during the President’s State of the Union ...
Continue reading "Corporate Speech – Bring It On"