Historical Roots of Citizens United vs. FEC: How Anarchists and Academics Accidentally Created Corporate Speech Rights, The General Essay

Authors

Zephyr Teachout, Fordham University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Harvard Law and Policy Review

Volume

5

Publication Date

2011

Keywords

Political speech, rhetoric, money, corruption, elections

Abstract

This paper looks at how the early rhetoric around the First Amendment enabled later development of corporate political speech rights.

Recommended Citation

Zephyr Teachout, Historical Roots of Citizens United vs. FEC: How Anarchists and Academics Accidentally Created Corporate Speech Rights, The General Essay, 5 Harv. L. & Pol'y Rev. 163 (2011)
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