Open Floodgates? Independent Spending in State Supreme Court Elections After Citizens United
September 23, 2016 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Cost:
- Free
- University of Southern Indiana Kleymeyer Hall
- 8600 University Blvd., Evaville, 47712 United States
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Description: This talk will explore the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling on independent spending in judicial elections, in particular the activities of corporations and unions. Through my research I have found that that spending overall has continued to increase and that unions have taken advantage of the ruling, while business groups appear not to have. As a result, I will discuss this unexpected finding and what it may indicate. As this is an election year, the outcome of the effect of Citizens United is particularly important.