Constitutional Law
Feb. 3, 2010
Viewing Citizens United At 30,000 Feet
Glenn Smith of California Western School of Law says Citizens United v. FEC is an example of recurring issues facing constitutional adjudication and the Supreme Court.
By Glenn Smith
The Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which on free-speech grounds generally disables governments at all levels from specially limiting corporate and labor-union campaign spending, is unquestionably a real blockbuster. The merits of the many intricate legal arguments in the case will be parsed for years to come by a wide variety of court watchers and scholars. And many Americans, from President Barack Obama to average Americ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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