Corporate politicking, together: trade association ties, lobbying, and campaign giving

AbstractScholars and politicians in recent years have become concerned with rising levels of inequality among Americans, heightened in the aftermath of the 2010 Supreme Court decision inCitizens United v. F.E.C.The suspicion over an ever larger influence of corporate and elite interest over public policy has brought about significant public backlash, even becoming a key platform of reformist candidates such as Sen. Bernie Sanders. In large part, these fears have yet to be realized, as many corporations have chosen to remain on the sidelines in American elections and have not fully taken advantage of their newfound rights. At the same time, we have observed a stark rise in corporate lobbying expenditures in recent decades. What explains the puzzle of how corporations choose to engage in new or expanded forms of political activity, and even what drives the spread of corporate norms? This study investigates the conditions under which corporations may come to embrace political action.

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The Burger Court RevisitedThe Burger Court: Political and Judicial Profiles. By Charles M. Lamb and Stephen C. Halpern The Poor in Court: The Legal Services Program and Supreme Court Decision Making. By Susan E. Lawrence Representation Rights in the Burger Years. By Nancy Maveety In Pursuit of Equality: Women, Public Policy, and the Federal Courts. By Susan Gluck Mezey The Fate of Law. By Austin Sarat and Thomas R. Kearns The Ascent of Pragmatism: The Burger Court in Action. By Bernard Schwartz

Polity ◽

10.2307/3235024 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 159-171

Author(s):

Richard A. Brisbin,

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Decision Making ◽

Supreme Court ◽

Supreme Court Decision ◽

Federal Courts ◽

Court Decision ◽

Legal Services ◽

Burger Court ◽

The Poor

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16. Illegality

Poole's Textbook on Contract Law ◽

10.1093/he/9780198816980.003.0016 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 622-640

Author(s):

Robert Merkin ◽

Séverine Saintier

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Supreme Court ◽

General Principle ◽

Supreme Court Decision ◽

Court Decision ◽

Sexual Morality ◽

Exclusive Dealing ◽

The Law ◽

Restraint Of Trade

Course-focused and comprehensive, the Textbook on series provides an accessible overview of the key areas on the law curriculum. This chapter examines contracts that are tainted by illegality or otherwise contrary to public policy, and how illegality affects the parties’ positions following the hugely influential Supreme Court decision of Patel v Mirza. A contract may be illegal from the beginning or illegality may arise as a result of statute (for example, express statutory prohibitions). Examples of illegal contracts are those intended to commit crimes or contracts prejudicial to sexual morality. As a general principle, illegal contracts cannot be enforced and benefits conferred in the performance of an illegal contract cannot be recovered. There are some exceptions, however, such as where the parties are not in pari delicto (not equally guilty), or where the claimant can establish his right to the money or property transferred without having to rely upon the illegal contract. This chapter also examine the law’s treatment of contracts in restraint of trade, including exclusive dealing and exclusive service agreements.

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11. Illegality

10.1093/he/9780198869993.003.0011 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 446-462

Author(s):

Robert Merkin ◽

Séverine Saintier ◽

Jill Poole

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Supreme Court ◽

General Principle ◽

Supreme Court Decision ◽

Contract Law ◽

Court Decision ◽

Sexual Morality ◽

Exclusive Dealing ◽

The Law ◽

Restraint Of Trade

Course-focused and comprehensive, Poole’s Textbook on Contract Law provides an accessible overview of the key areas on the law curriculum. This chapter examines contracts that are tainted by illegality or otherwise contrary to public policy, and how illegality affects the parties’ positions following the hugely influential Supreme Court decision of Patel v Mirza. A contract may be illegal from the beginning or illegality may arise as a result of statute (for example, express statutory prohibitions). Examples of illegal contracts are those intended to commit crimes or contracts prejudicial to sexual morality. As a general principle, illegal contracts cannot be enforced and benefits conferred in the performance of an illegal contract cannot be recovered. There are some exceptions, however, such as where the parties are not in pari delicto (not equally guilty), or where the claimant can establish his right to the money or property transferred without having to rely upon the illegal contract. This chapter also examine the law’s treatment of contracts in restraint of trade, including exclusive dealing and exclusive service agreements.

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Zorach V. Clauson: The Impact of a Supreme Court Decision

American Political Science Review ◽

10.2307/1951943 ◽

1959 ◽

Vol 53 (3) ◽

pp. 777-791 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Frank J. Sorauf

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Supreme Court ◽

Constitutional Law ◽

Political Process ◽

Supreme Court Decision ◽

Political Conflict ◽

Court Decision ◽

The Supreme Court ◽

The Impact

It has become a commonplace that the Constitution is what the Supreme Court says it is. Scholars of American constitutional law have, therefore, focused their studies largely on the Court's opinions as indices of the Constitution's current meaning. But however well established may be the Court's role as the expounder of the constitutional document, the impact of a decision will depend on many individuals and circumstances far beyond the confines of the Court. This paper will examine the effects of the decision in Zorach v. Clauson on public policy in the seven years since its announcement. It will attempt to follow the repercussions of one Supreme Court decision through the entire political process within one area of political conflict—in this case the conflict over church-state relationships.

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