Citizens Divided: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution

by Robert Post and Robert C. Post

Book Overview

The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which struck down a federal prohibition on independent corporate campaign expenditures, is one of the most controversial opinions in recent memory. Defenders of the First Amendment greeted the ruling with enthusiasm, while advocates of electoral reform recoiled in disbelief. Robert C. Post offers a new constitutional theory that seeks to reconcile these sharply...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674970934
• ISBN13: 9780674970939
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.0"