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Political Spending: Civic Engagement is Not a Threat to Democracy

January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

The First Amendment guarantees every American freedom of speech. That freedom includes the right to spend money on speech. Without money, a political group cannot buy ads, print fliers, organize protests, or hire staff. Short of shouting one’s opinions on a street corner, it takes money to spread a message. Recognizing this relationship, the Supreme Court has long prohibited the…

A Non-Argument for Tearing Down the Wall between Church and State

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September 9, 2013   •  By Luke Wachob   •  

The LA Times says we need to break down the wall between church and state in order to save it. This Sunday, in a ...

Dismissing Voters

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September 3, 2013   •  By Luke Wachob   •  

In a recent interview with Bloomberg News, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg started up a chorus of that old familiar tune, “There’s Too ...

Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United (Part Five: Conclusions)

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July 24, 2013   •  By Tom Swanson   •  

The following post is adapted from my 2012 essay, “Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United.” It evaluates four major predictions, ...

Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United (Part Four: Foreign Takeover of American Elections?)

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July 21, 2013   •  By Tom Swanson   •  

The following post is adapted from my 2012 essay, “Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United.” It evaluates four major predictions, ...

Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United (Part Three: Republican Electoral Advantage?)

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July 17, 2013   •  By Tom Swanson   •  

The following post is adapted from my 2012 essay, “Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United.” It evaluates four major predictions, ...

Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United (Part Two: Corporate Spending Advantage?)

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July 14, 2013   •  By Tom Swanson   •  

The following post is adapted from my 2012 essay, “Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United.” It evaluates four major predictions, identified in ...

Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United (Part One: Independent Spending Increase?)

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July 10, 2013   •  By Tom Swanson   •  

The following post is adapted from my 2012 essay, “Spending and Amending: The Past and Future of Citizens United.” It evaluates four major predictions, ...

First of the spring proxy votes again show little shareholder interest in corporate political disclosure

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April 27, 2013   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Note: An earlier version of this post incorrectly claimed that Walden Asset Management had submitted a proposal at Praxair, and that they encouraged shareholders ...

ProxyFacts.org: Debunking Myths About Corporate Political Speech

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April 24, 2013   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

A piece in The New York Times today called “S.E.C. Gets Plea: Force Companies to Disclose Donations” is a good place to begin discussion ...

Coordination is Not a Foregone Conclusion

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April 3, 2013   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

UPDATE: Public Citizen’s Taylor Lincoln, an author of the report, has provided a response to this post. In keeping with our high regard for ...

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