This chapter explores the intricate legal landscape surrounding super PACs and their constitutional protections, particularly post-Citizens United. It highlights a strategic initiative aimed at reevaluating these protections and discusses significant Supreme Court decisions that have shaped the current understanding of campaign financing and corruption.
On this episode, Lessig provides a brief history of the fight to end SuperPACs. Then, critically, he examines how the theory of the conservatives — originalism — supports our argument against SuperPACs.