Legal Studies and Business Ethics Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
2-2012
Publication Source
Connecticut Law Review
Volume
44
Issue
3
Start Page
575
Last Page
615
Abstract
As a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United, corporations and individuals now enjoy the same rights to spend money on advertisements supporting or opposing candidates for office. Those concerned about the role of money in politics have much to decry about the decision. But the threat to democracy posed by allowing wealthy corporations to function as political speakers arises under the same regime that allows wealthy individuals to do so. If we are not prepared to limit individuals' expenditures on political speech, we will have to find a way to distinguish individuals' and corporations 'free speech rights.
Copyright/Permission Statement
Originally published in the Connecticut Law Review © 2012 UConn Law School
Recommended Citation
Sepinwall, A. J. (2012). Citizens United and the Ineluctable Question of Corporate Citizenship. Connecticut Law Review, 44 (3), 575-615. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/lgst_papers/78
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Date Posted: 25 October 2018