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As Citizens United Turns 1, Supreme Court Considers Corporate Personhood Again
by Marian Wang, ProPublica The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on a case between AT&T and the Federal Communications Commission, revisiting the legal concept of “corporate personhood” last...
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Political Spending Proposal Defeated at Home Depot
by James Hyatt Shareholders of Home Depot Inc. rejected a closely watched shareholder proposal seeking to expand the amount of information investors may seek about corporate political spending. Fred...
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11 Reasons Why We Need the Shareholder Protection Act
by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy The Shareholder Protection Act, introduced today in the U.S. House and Senate, addresses corporate governance problems left in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision...
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Fulfilling the Promise of ‘Citizens United’
by John Coates and Taylor Lincoln The Supreme Court’s January 2010 Citizens United decision to permit corporations to spend unlimited sums to influence federal elections was premised on a pair of...
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A Growing Consensus on What to Do About Citizens United
by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy Any professional boxer worth his salt will tell you the rules of the game matter. Fighters box in weight classes with specific rules like no hitting below the belt. It's...
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The Corporate Capture of the United States
by Robert A.G. Monks Principal, Lens Governance Advisors American corporations today are like the great European monarchies of yore: They have the power to control the rules under which they function...
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Meet the Media Companies Lobbying Against Transparency
by Justin Elliott, ProPublica News organizations cultivate a reputation for demanding transparency, whether by suing for access to government documents, dispatching camera crews to the doorsteps of...
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Flood of Secret Campaign Cash: It’s Not All Citizens United
by Stephen Engelberg and Kim Barker, ProPublica The emergence of nonprofits as the leading conduit for anonymous spending in this year's presidential campaign is often attributed to the Supreme Court's...
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Is It Worth It? Political Spending and Corporate Governance
by Robert Ludke Hill+Knowlton Strategies In the 2012 campaign cycle an astounding $6 billion dollars was spent, with American corporations contributing roughly one third of that total. Just as...
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Corporate Speech and the First Amendment: History, Data and Implications
by Leighton Walter Kille The 2010 Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has been portrayed by supporters and critics alike as a watershed in the history of campaign finance...
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