Articles Tagged with corporation

Should Foreigners Face Limits on Political Speech? Updated: by

Who is an American? For a "corporate person," does the answer depend on where the corporation is headquartered? Or, should we look at the composition of its workforce? Last week, I looked at some tax data found in various securities filings to calculate the tax rate paid by various corporations.…

SCOTUS Updates Updated: by

The Supreme Court has handed down opinions in some of the cases that we blogged about back in October. Here are the updates. FCC v. ATT Back in October, I wondered whether this case would add to the growing list of personal rights for corporations. The short answer is no.…

More Rights for Corporations? On the Docket: AT&T v. FCC Updated: by

Last term, the buzz was all about Citizens United, which found that corporations are entitled to First Amendment free speech protection.  This term, the Court has the opportunity to extend even more rights to corporations in AT&T vs. FCC, as AT&T seeks protection from unwarranted privacy violations under the Freedom of…