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Why Personhood Matters, Tamara R. Piety
Why Personhood Matters, Tamara R. Piety
Tamara R. Piety
One of the most controversial aspect of the Supreme Court's decisions in Citizens United and Hobby Lobby is its treatment of corporate personhood. Many members of the public object to the notion that corporations should have the same rights as human beings. Yet many scholars claim that this concern is misplaced. In this article I argue that concern about corporate personhood is not misplaced because the personhood metaphor conceals the degree to which there has not been an adequate justification given for extending fundamental rights to corporations. Focusing on personhood allows us to push on the metaphor to ask whether …
Book Talk: Professor Tamara Piety, Tamara Piety
Book Talk: Professor Tamara Piety, Tamara Piety
Tamara R. Piety
Over the past two decades, corporations and other commercial entities have used strategic litigation to win more expansive First Amendment protections for commercial speech—from the regulation of advertising to the role corporate interests play in the political process, most recently debated in the Supreme Court case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Tamara R. Piety, a nationally known critic of commercial and corporate speech, argues that such an expansion of First Amendment speech rights imperils public health, safety, and welfare; the reliability of commercial and consumer information; the stability of financial markets; and the global environment. Beginning with an …
The Heroic Corporation And First Amendment Romanticism: A Response To Professorsredish And Neuborne, Tamara R. Piety
The Heroic Corporation And First Amendment Romanticism: A Response To Professorsredish And Neuborne, Tamara R. Piety
Tamara R. Piety
Response to book reviews of my book "Brandishing the First Amendment" by Martin Redish and Burt Neuborne.
Brandishing The First Amendment: Commercial Expression In America, Tamara Piety
Brandishing The First Amendment: Commercial Expression In America, Tamara Piety
Tamara R. Piety
Over the past two decades, corporations and other commercial entities have used strategic litigation to win more expansive First Amendment protections for commercial speech—from the regulation of advertising to the role corporate interests play in the political process, most recently debated in the Supreme Court case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Tamara R. Piety, a nationally known critic of commercial and corporate speech, argues that such an expansion of First Amendment speech rights imperils public health, safety, and welfare; the reliability of commercial and consumer information; the stability of financial markets; and the global environment. Prof. Piety appeared …
Should Insurance Companies Be Forced To Reimburse Contraceptives Despite Religious Objections?, Robin Wilson, Tamara Piety
Should Insurance Companies Be Forced To Reimburse Contraceptives Despite Religious Objections?, Robin Wilson, Tamara Piety
Tamara R. Piety
Presented by TU's Federalist Society: Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson, the Class of 1958 Law Alumni Professor of Law and the Law Alumni Faculty Fellow for 2011—2012, received her J.D. and B.A. degrees from the University of Virginia where, at the School of Law, she served on the Editorial Board of the Virginia Law Review. Before entering practice, she clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. A specialist in Family Law and Health Law, her research and teaching interests also include Insurance and Biomedical Ethics. Professor Wilson is the editor of four volumes: Health Law and …