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A Corporation May Not Contribute Funds To Affect The Outcome Of A Referendum., Larry D. Brockman Dec 1973

A Corporation May Not Contribute Funds To Affect The Outcome Of A Referendum., Larry D. Brockman

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.


Corporate Contributions To Ballot-Measure Campaigns, Gail L. Achterman Jan 1973

Corporate Contributions To Ballot-Measure Campaigns, Gail L. Achterman

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

It is not clear that the perceived dangers of corporate participation in politics are real dangers, or that outright prohibition of such participation is the best means of preserving the democratic character of the electoral process. Any controls on corporate spending in initiative campaigns should be firmly based upon articulated conceptions of the corporation's legitimate role in society. This article examines some of these conceptions and their relationship to the process of direct legislation and thereafter makes recommendations for workable controls in light of that analysis.


Corporations - Political Activities - Interpretation Of Statute Prohibiting Political Contributions By Corporation, George Kircos Mar 1956

Corporations - Political Activities - Interpretation Of Statute Prohibiting Political Contributions By Corporation, George Kircos

Michigan Law Review

Defendant corporation, organized to promote the recall of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, was charged with violating section 346.12 of the Wisconsin statutes, which prohibits corporations doing business in Wisconsin from paying or contributing any money, etc., to promote or defeat the candidacy of any person for nomination, appointment, or election to any political office. The trial court entered a forfeiture judgment against the defendant. On appeal, held, reversed. The statutory phrase "doing business" was intended to limit the scope of the prohibition to corporations organized for profit. Corporations, such as the defendant, organized solely for political purposes are not …