Liptak on Upcoming Re-Argument in Citizens United

In the New York Times Adam Liptak previews the issues before the Court in the much anticipated re-argument in Citizens United and examines the competing perspectives on the necessity of using campaign finance laws to address the influence of corporations on electoral politics. Among those perspectives is that of noted First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams, who represents campaign finance law opponent Senator Mitch McConnell in the case. Reacting to the application of such rules to the film at the center of the litigation,  Abrams asserts that “[c]riminalizing a movie about Hillary Clinton is a constitutional desecration.” 

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