Jul 24, 2019
Citizens United, a conservative non-profit corporation, was once caught in the crosshairs of campaign finance law. The company violated the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act by broadcasting a political film within 30 days of a primary election. The Supreme Court split 5-4 on the issue. Did the court side with the free speech of a corporation? What happens when there are two different visions of the First Amendment? Are corporations people? Join James Harrigan, Antony Davies, and special guest Trevor Burrus as they recount the courtroom drama of Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission and more on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers.
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Quick hits
The bystander effect
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31157529
The world is becoming a better place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP59tz2WreY
Advances toward a cancer cure
Foolishness of the week
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/17/health/beef-environment-resources-report/index.html
Topic of the week: Political Speech and the Citizens United Decision
Trevor Burrus
https://www.cato.org/people/trevor-burrus
Trevor Burrus on Twitter
McCain-Feingold, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
https://ballotpedia.org/Bipartisan_Campaign_Reform_Act
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
https://ballotpedia.org/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce
https://ballotpedia.org/Austin_v._Michigan_Chamber_of_Commerce
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