Download This PaperThe Historical Roots of Citizens United v. FEC: How Anarchists and Academics Accidentally Created Corporate Speech Rights
Harvard Law and Policy Review, Vol. 5, p. 163, 2011
26 Pages Posted: 20 Oct 2011 Last revised: 21 Nov 2011
Date Written: March 30, 2011
Abstract
This paper looks at how the early rhetoric around the First Amendment enabled later development of corporate political speech rights.
Keywords: Elections, Corruption, First Amendment
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Teachout, Zephyr, The Historical Roots of Citizens United v. FEC: How Anarchists and Academics Accidentally Created Corporate Speech Rights (March 30, 2011). Harvard Law and Policy Review, Vol. 5, p. 163, 2011, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1769128, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1769128
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