This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://nealkatyal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">nealkatyal.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>At once revered and reviled, <em>Citizens United </em>remains one of the most controversial and consequential Supreme Court decisions of the twenty-first century. Striking down all prohibitions on independent campaign expenditures, the landmark 2010 decision found that corporations are afforded the same First Amendment free speech rights as are individuals.</p><p>While Justice Stevens, dissenting for the Court’s four liberal members, blasted the conservative majority’s “wooden approach to the First Amendment,” his words were not enough. <em>Citizens United</em> removed one of the last remaining guardrails against corporate interests, and as a result, dark money, corporate spending, and Super PACs have come into election cycles. Join the legendary Hollywood Director Judd Apatow as we get into the case.</p><p>This marks the end of the Courtside Season 1. There might be a special bonus episode coming with someone quite interesting next month, if the stars align. And yes, because you all made Courtside such a smashing success, Season Two will appear in the summer of 2024!</p><p>Paid subscribers have access to all the extra written materials about Citizens United below, including a short summary of the case, the full written decision, and an abridged one.</p>
