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The Limits Of Free Speech: A Debate, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

Participated in a debate about free speech and the problem of racism on campus.

The Role Of Corporate Governance In Creating And Ameliorating Economic Inequality, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

During the City Awake Festival for Social Impact, Professor Greenfield offered a lecture on the connection between corporate governance and economic inequality in America.

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Loving And Hating Kennedy’S Opinion In Obergefell, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

Participated in a panel sponsored by The Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy; spoke about how there was much to hate, but also much to appreciate, in Kennedy's marriage equality opinion.

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In Defense Of Corporate Persons, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

This essay is a critique of this attack on corporate personhood. It explains that the corporate separateness - corporate “personhood” - is an important legal principle as a matter of corporate law. What’s more, as a matter of constitutional law, corporate “personhood” deserves a more nuanced analysis than has been typically offered in arguing in favor of an amendment to overturn Citizens United. Indeed, the concept of corporate “personhood” can in fact be marshaled in arguments against corporations being able to assert constitutional rights. In the nascent category of cases brought by corporations asserting rights of religious freedom, for example, …

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A Skeptic's View Of Benefit Corporations, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

Over the last few years there has been a shift in the core ideas of business with respect to corporate responsibility. A new type of business classification called benefit corporations is gaining popularity in the United States. Benefit corporations are required to have a positive impact on society and the planet, and to meet a higher level of accountability and transparency. However, will benefit corporations truly change the industry and world positively? This article provides for skepticism about the positive affects benefit corporations are purported to have on business. One reason is that benefit corporations are completely voluntary; thus, the …

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