Reclaiming Democracy from Citizens United

Join Tom Moore, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, Professor Hilary Allen, an expert in corporate and financial regulation, and Professor Lia Epperson, an expert in constitutional law, for a discussion about an innovative proposal surrounding how states can use their longstanding authority over corporations to take corporate and dark money out of politics, neutralizing the corrosive impact of Citizens United v. FEC. As corporate spending and influence in elections reaches new heights, this event will examine the future of corporate political power, its implications for democratic self‑government, and how we can move beyond the constraints of Citizens United.

This event is co-sponsored by the Business Law Program, Law and Government Program, and American University Business Law Review.