Legal Research

In an article in the Wall Street Journal titled The Chance for a Free Speech Do-Over, the attorney for Citizens United raises the horrifying possibility that corporations and unions could be sent to jail for five years for broadcasting candidate advocacy during federal elections.  One wonders exactly how this presents a credible threat, and it points up once again the push to equate corporate persons with real persons (remember us?).

Mr. Olson is obviously trying for a big win in Citizens United, attempting to get the court to overturn Austin and rule that all corporations are entitled to the same free speech rights as citizens.