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Historical Roots Of Citizens United Vs. Fec: How Anarchists And Academics Accidentally Created Corporate Speech Rights, The General Essay, Zephyr Teachout Jan 2011

Historical Roots Of Citizens United Vs. Fec: How Anarchists And Academics Accidentally Created Corporate Speech Rights, The General Essay, Zephyr Teachout

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This paper looks at how the early rhetoric around the First Amendment enabled later development of corporate political speech rights.


The Unenforceable Corrupt Contract: Corruption And Nineteenth Century Contract Law, Zephyr Teachout Jan 2011

The Unenforceable Corrupt Contract: Corruption And Nineteenth Century Contract Law, Zephyr Teachout

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This paper explores the 19th century practice of courts refusing to enforce "corrupt" contracts as against public policy.