Date:
Thursday, February 6, 2014, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
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Jamin Raskin, Professor, American University, Washington College of Law & Maryland State Senator |
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Opening Remarks by Professor Jamin B. Raskin:
"In 2010, in the 5-4 Citizens United decision, the conservative majority on the Roberts Court broke from government 'of the people, by the people, and for the people,' and gave us a constitutional blueprint for government of the corporations, by the corporations, and for the corporations. It held that for-profit corporations have the right to spend unlimited sums—million or billions of dollars-- promoting or disparaging candidates for public office."
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