Abstract
This Essay examines a polarized world of advocacy over campaign finance regulation in the Roberts Court. It considers what lawyers who filed party and amicus briefs in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission have to say about the consequences of the decision. It shows that the lawyers generally agree about the ruling’s direct consequences but strongly disagree about whether those consequences are good or bad for the country and what lessons the public should draw. This Essay also explores the competing frames that these lawyers bring to questions about money in politics and their competing perspectives about government and where the greatest threats to democracy lie.
Recommended Citation
Ann Southworth,
The Consequences of Citizens United: What Do the Lawyers Say?,
93
Chi.-Kent L. Rev.
525
(2018).
Available at:
https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cklawreview/vol93/iss2/10
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