Corporate and Union Advocacy

A new law in the Aloha State bars most organizations from speaking on political issues.

Citizens United held that the government cannot ban independent political speech because the speaker is a corporation, union, or nonprofit. Hawaii’s Act 11 tests ...

Institute for Free Speech has filed suit on behalf of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to challenge Act 11, which exposes organizations to severe ...

A sweeping Hawaiʻi law aims to silence the groups that residents most typically use to make their voices heard—including advocacy organizations, unions, charitable nonprofits, ...

The SEC’s ‘pay to play’ rule is an unconstitutional infringement on the right to participate in politics.

A bill purporting to stop “foreign influence in elections” might sound like a good idea. But, as the saying goes, don’t judge a book ...

Protecting democracy, or gagging businesses?

Abstract To what extent is U.S. state tax policy affected by corporate political contributions? The 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ...

New Jersey, as opposed to the federal government, doesn’t ban corporate entities from making campaign contributions. Except, that is, if you’re a bank.

Industry-specific contribution bans such as New Jersey’s directly burden associational rights and are subject to exacting scrutiny, which requires narrow tailoring. The district court ...