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SPLIT PERSONALITY
    The Fallacy of Corporate Personhood

Wednesday, October 26, 11
The First Amendment




Wednesday, October 26, 11
The First Amendment
                            “Congress shall make
       no law ...abridging	
  
                 the freedom of	
  speech,	
  
           or of the	
  press;	
  
   or the right of the people peaceably
          to assemble...”
Wednesday, October 26, 11
Original Intent



                                              4

Wednesday, October 26, 11
The Framers would have taken “it
      as a given that corporations
    could be comprehensively
    regulated in the service of
           the public welfare.”
                 - Justice Stevens

                            Original Intent   5

Wednesday, October 26, 11
“Modern Corporations ...
    would probably have
   been favored by most of
    our enterprising founders...”
                 -Justice Scalia

                            Original Intent   6

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Original Public Meaning



                            7

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Original Public Meaning
      “[Corporations] ...were legally
   privileged organization that had to be
    closely scrutinized by the
       legislature because their
     purposes had to be made
     consistent with public welfare.”
              - Justice Stevens        8

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Legislative History of
Corporate Restrictions



Wednesday, October 26, 11
Legislative History of
Corporate Restrictions

    1907                           The 5 Key
                                         Acts
                            1947
    1907
                                     1972

                                            2002
Wednesday, October 26, 11
The
            1907            Tillman Act


                                  1947
              1910

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Federal
            1907            Corrupt
                            Practices Act

                                    1947
              1910

Wednesday, October 26, 11
The
            1907            Taft-Hartly
                            Act

                                   1947
              1910

Wednesday, October 26, 11
1972

                                   2002
    Federal
    Election
    Campaign Act
Wednesday, October 26, 11
1972

                                   2002
    Bipartisan
    Campaign
    Reform Act
Wednesday, October 26, 11
Theories



                                       16

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Theories

                              Autonomy
                                  v.
                            Public Debate   17

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Autonomy



                                       18

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Public Debate



                                            19

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Theories

                              Real Entity
                                   vs.
                            Artificial Entity   20

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Real Entity



                                          21

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Artificial Entity



                                                22

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Theories

Shareholder Protection
           &
    Anti-Distortion                    23

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Shareholder Protection



                            24

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Anti-Distortion



                                              25

Wednesday, October 26, 11
SPLIT PERSONALITY
    The Fallacy of Corporate Personhood

Wednesday, October 26, 11
Bibliography
  Citizens United v. Fed. Election Commn., 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010)

  Floyd Abrams, Protecting the Heart of the First Amendment, Defending
  Citizens United, 9 First Amend. L. Rev. 193 (2010)

  Dale Rubin, Corporate Personhood: How the Courts Have Employed
  Bogus Jurisprudence to Grant Corporations Constitutional Rights
  Intended for Individuals, 28 Quinnipiac L. Rev. 523 (2010)

  David Shelledy, Autonomy, Debate, and Corporate Speech, 18 Hastings
  Const. L.Q. 541 (1991)

  Anne Tucker, Flawed Assumptions: A Corporate Law Analysis of Free
  Speech and Corporate Personhood in Citizens United, 61 Case W. Res.
  L. Rev. 497 (2010)



Wednesday, October 26, 11
Photo Credits
  www.flickr.com/photos/allensima/6033657657/
  www.flickr.com/photos/bensutherland/111965845/
  www.flickr.com/photos/cclunie/5832128881/
  www.flickr.com/photos/digitizedchaos/3861109576/
  www.flickr.com/photos/evertwh/3348440435/
  www.flickr.com/photos/grimages/2816577131/
  www.flickr.com/photos/imarcc/5574406567/
  www.flickr.com/photos/imarcc/5574406573/
  www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/4617759902/
  www.flickr.com/photos/mr_g_travels/1235089961/
  www.flickr.com/photos/pinkmoose/3576739539/
  www.flickr.com/photos/_tiffany/3257178250/
  www.flickr.com/photos/tom_ruaat/3608394553/

  Images of Fight Club are property of Twentieth Century Fox Home
  Entertainment.


Wednesday, October 26, 11

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Split personalities

  • 1. SPLIT PERSONALITY The Fallacy of Corporate Personhood Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 3. The First Amendment “Congress shall make no law ...abridging   the freedom of  speech,   or of the  press;   or the right of the people peaceably to assemble...” Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 4. Original Intent 4 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 5. The Framers would have taken “it as a given that corporations could be comprehensively regulated in the service of the public welfare.” - Justice Stevens Original Intent 5 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 6. “Modern Corporations ... would probably have been favored by most of our enterprising founders...” -Justice Scalia Original Intent 6 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 7. Original Public Meaning 7 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 8. Original Public Meaning “[Corporations] ...were legally privileged organization that had to be closely scrutinized by the legislature because their purposes had to be made consistent with public welfare.” - Justice Stevens 8 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 9. Legislative History of Corporate Restrictions Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 10. Legislative History of Corporate Restrictions 1907 The 5 Key Acts 1947 1907 1972 2002 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 11. The 1907 Tillman Act 1947 1910 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 12. Federal 1907 Corrupt Practices Act 1947 1910 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 13. The 1907 Taft-Hartly Act 1947 1910 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 14. 1972 2002 Federal Election Campaign Act Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 15. 1972 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 16. Theories 16 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 17. Theories Autonomy v. Public Debate 17 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 18. Autonomy 18 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 19. Public Debate 19 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 20. Theories Real Entity vs. Artificial Entity 20 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 21. Real Entity 21 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 22. Artificial Entity 22 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 23. Theories Shareholder Protection & Anti-Distortion 23 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 24. Shareholder Protection 24 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 25. Anti-Distortion 25 Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 26. SPLIT PERSONALITY The Fallacy of Corporate Personhood Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 27. Bibliography Citizens United v. Fed. Election Commn., 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010) Floyd Abrams, Protecting the Heart of the First Amendment, Defending Citizens United, 9 First Amend. L. Rev. 193 (2010) Dale Rubin, Corporate Personhood: How the Courts Have Employed Bogus Jurisprudence to Grant Corporations Constitutional Rights Intended for Individuals, 28 Quinnipiac L. Rev. 523 (2010) David Shelledy, Autonomy, Debate, and Corporate Speech, 18 Hastings Const. L.Q. 541 (1991) Anne Tucker, Flawed Assumptions: A Corporate Law Analysis of Free Speech and Corporate Personhood in Citizens United, 61 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 497 (2010) Wednesday, October 26, 11
  • 28. Photo Credits www.flickr.com/photos/allensima/6033657657/ www.flickr.com/photos/bensutherland/111965845/ www.flickr.com/photos/cclunie/5832128881/ www.flickr.com/photos/digitizedchaos/3861109576/ www.flickr.com/photos/evertwh/3348440435/ www.flickr.com/photos/grimages/2816577131/ www.flickr.com/photos/imarcc/5574406567/ www.flickr.com/photos/imarcc/5574406573/ www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/4617759902/ www.flickr.com/photos/mr_g_travels/1235089961/ www.flickr.com/photos/pinkmoose/3576739539/ www.flickr.com/photos/_tiffany/3257178250/ www.flickr.com/photos/tom_ruaat/3608394553/ Images of Fight Club are property of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Wednesday, October 26, 11