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The Intratextual Independent “Legislature” And The Elections Clause, Michael T. Morley
The Intratextual Independent “Legislature” And The Elections Clause, Michael T. Morley
NULR Online
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The Intratextual Independent "Legislature" And The Elections Clause, Michael T. Morley
The Intratextual Independent "Legislature" And The Elections Clause, Michael T. Morley
Faculty Scholarship
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Applying Citizens United To Ordinary Corruption: With A Note On Blagojevich, Mcdonnell, And The Criminalization Of Politics, George D. Brown
Applying Citizens United To Ordinary Corruption: With A Note On Blagojevich, Mcdonnell, And The Criminalization Of Politics, George D. Brown
George D. Brown
Federal criminal law frequently deals with the problem of corruption in the form of purchased political influence. There appear to be two distinct bodies of federal anticorruption law: one concerning constitutional issues in the prevention of corruption through campaign finance regulation, and one addressing corruption in the form of such crimes as bribery, extortion by public officials, and gratuities to them. The latter body of law primarily presents issues of statutory construction, but it may be desirable for courts approaching these issues to have an animating theory of what corruption is and how to deal with it. At the moment, …