U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 13, 2012
Limiting Citizens United's ill effects
The focus on amending the Constitution is diverting attention from what might be done to lessen the effects of Citizens United that could make a real difference. By Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Irvine School of Law
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
The first election cycle after Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is now over. Record amounts of money were spent on elections at all levels. Some have said that the decision did not appear to make much difference in the outcome of the presidential election and have inferred from this that Citizens United isn't going to matter much in the electoral system. But this overlooks the significant ...
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