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Corporate Governance: Civic Engagement by Businesses is Good for Democracy
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Corporations, like unions and other organizations, have a constitutional right to discuss politics. In fact, Americans expect companies to advocate for policies that protect their employees’ jobs, reduce costs to consumers, and spur technological innovation and growth. The courts have sanctioned the political speech rights of corporations on many occasions. Having lost the constitutional battle, those who oppose corporate speech…

Seven Myths about Disclosure Masquerading as “Realities”
March 9, 2016   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , , ,

This Issue Brief by Institute for Free Speech Senior Fellow Eric Wang[1] analyzes seven alleged “myths” about campaign finance disclosure as discussed by the ...

Comments to FEC on Notice 2015-10: Rulemaking Petition: Contributions From Corporations and Other Organizations to Political Committees
October 27, 2015   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , , ,

Make Your Laws attempts to co-opt the established moral disapproval of a certain type of criminal behavior—money laundering—when it speaks of “contribution laundering.” It ...

Businesses and Shareholders Shouldn’t Be Misled by the CPA-Zicklin Index
October 8, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

Today, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA), in conjunction with the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research, released the 2015 installment of their annual ...

Are Corporations People?
October 1, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

During the Obama years, the American left has regularly and forcefully claimed that “corporations are not people.” Progressives ranging from ordinary protestors all the way up ...

Is Corporate Political Activity Controversial? New Polling Emphatically Says No.
September 16, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

If the government is considering a law that would damage your business, how would you respond? According to a new poll from the Public Affairs ...

On Campaign Pledges and “Money in Politics”
July 9, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Concerned with the threat of climate change, editors at The Nation have asked all of the presidential candidates to sign a pledge. The pledge ...

Wagner, Super PAC Contributions, and the SEC
July 9, 2015   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  ,

Following this week’s en banc D.C. Circuit ruling in Wagner v. FEC, some commentators have suggested that the federal ban on contractor contributions should ...

2015 Proxy Season: The Relentless Targeting of Political Speech Continues

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January 29, 2015   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , , ,

The 2015 proxy season is underway and all indications suggest that it will be another record-breaking year for the number of proposals targeting companies ...

Comment on Draft Amendments to MSRB Rule G-37 to Extend its Provisions to Municipal Advisors
October 1, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

I write on behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (“CCP”), a § 501(c)(3) organization founded to educate the public concerning the benefits of ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota Senate File 2099
May 14, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I am writing you today to respectfully submit the following comments regarding serious constitutional and practical ...

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