A Look Back at the Panic Over Big Money in Politics Law professor Ann Southworth offers a balanced take on the fallout from the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. Reason · Oct 29, 2024
If You See the Trump Biopic Before Election Day, Thank Citizens United At its core, the oft-denigrated decision revolved around whether the government can censor information leading up to an election. Reason · Oct 10, 2024
Blitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good For Pennsylvania residents like me, there is no escape from the record-breaking number of political attack ads disrupting our favorite shows and filling our social media feeds. The Conversation · Oct 9, 2024
President Donald Trump's Manhattan Convictions are Unconstitutional The first amendment protects the alleged payment of hush money to a porn star to influence an election outcome as the u.s. supreme court will eventually rule Reason · Jun 1, 2024
SCOTUS v. voters: What's the solution? Law professor Joshua Douglas on "The Court v. The Voters," and a bipartisan solution that might actually work Salon · May 11, 2024
Revealed: rightwinger Leonard Leo linked to efforts to keep Trump on ballot Federalist Society co-chair has ties to filers of amicus briefs in 14th amendment case that argues Trump should stay on Colorado ballot The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2024
Three Former Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Trump v. Anderson Other amici include me, law professor Gary Lawson, and Citizens United. Reason · Jan 19, 2024
Thomas' latest scandal "sickens" experts The latest outrage over Thomas' conduct follows a report revealing his ties to the Koch brothers' political network Salon · Sep 22, 2023
Ginni Thomas and rightwing activists exploited supreme court ruling – report Ahead of Citizens United decision that unleashed dark money flood, Thomas worked with Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2023
Alito's SCOTUS corruption starts a fire How the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision made climate change worse Salon · Jul 20, 2023
Delaware wants to let corporations vote “After Citizens United, this is another step down the road to corporate tyranny,” one opponent of the bill said Salon · Jun 27, 2023
Harlan Crow funds dark money groups "Crow's secret political contributions and undisclosed gifts to Thomas can be seen as two sides of the same coin" Salon · Jun 16, 2023
Thomas vote boosted benefactor's power "The Crows used their fortune to buy access to and curry favor" with elites, one advocate said Salon · May 3, 2023
How dark money drove the crypto fraud Citizens United has fueled any number of sleazy dark-money political bargains. At least Bankman-Fried got caught Salon · Dec 21, 2022
The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2022 Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy Re-energized this election cycle, the tech entrepreneur joins other mega-donors apparently out to undercut the political system
Salon · Aug 30, 2022 Justice for sale: The dark-money tsunami Will a right-wing electronics tycoon's unprecedented $1.6B donation force us to face the tide of corruption?
Reason · Jun 28, 2022 Chief Justice Roberts Lost His "Long Game" The road from Citizens United to Dobbs was paved with saving constructions.
Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022 VIEWPOINT 2: It’s time to disclose federal contractors’ political contributions This month marks the 50th anniversary of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Reason · Jun 8, 2022 Justice Sotomayor Criticizes The "Restless and Newly Constituted Court" This claim brings to mind Justice Stevens' dissent from Citizens United.
Salon · May 3, 2022 Disney, DeSantis and the First Amendment Call it the upside of Citizens United: Restricting corporate speech on political grounds is an obvious violation
Salon · Apr 8, 2022 Mitch McConnell makes Trump dumber Underneath it all Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump are the same: ruthless, self-serving, power hungry brutes
The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2022 Dark money: the quixotic quest to clean up US campaign financing The supreme court’s 2010 Citizens United decision opened the floodgates for special interests to pour money into elections. Could a constitutional amendment be the answer?
Reason · Apr 4, 2022 Republicans Taking Aim at Disney Is a Reminder That Both Parties Are Hostile to Free Speech For most of the past decade-plus, those complaining the loudest about corporate participation in politics have been Democrats.
The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2022 How oil companies rebranded deceptive climate ads as ‘free speech’ In two dozen climate liability cases, companies are arguing that their public statements about climate change are not ‘deceptive’ so much as persuasive – and protected free speech
Reason · Jan 20, 2022 Citizens United Déjà Vu for Malcolm Stewart? In FEC v. Cruz, there was a flashback to the book-banning hypothetical.