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Prece-Don't: Corporations And The Rise Of The Modern Judicial Dictatorship, Justin Levitt
Prece-Don't: Corporations And The Rise Of The Modern Judicial Dictatorship, Justin Levitt
Florida A & M University Law Review
In 2010, the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, declared unconstitutional any law forbidding corporations and unions from using general treasury funds for "electioneering communication," or political advocacy transmitted by broadcast, cable, or satellite communication in the period leading up to a federal election.
This note will examine the implications of the Citizens United decision and will argue that the future of First Amendment protection of corporate speech does not turn on any notion of corporate personhood. It will explore exactly how the Court has applied the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to corporations. It …