United We Stand, United We Fall? May 4, 2010

Join Stanford Law School for a timely discussion on the implications of the Supreme Court's Citizens United vs. FEC Ruling, which struck down federal campaign finance law that restricted corporate political ads.

For discussion:
How should we regulate the political process?
What will be the effect of Citizens United?
Will foreign corporations' donations affect national elections?
What will the ruling mean for social initiatives like the health care reform?

6:00 pm - Wine and Small Plates
7:00 pm - Program

Moderator:
Dahlia Lithwick, JD '96, Senior Editor and Legal Correspondent, Slate Magazine

Panelists:
Xavier Becerra, BA '80, JD '84, U.S. Representative, 31st Congressional District of California

James Bopp, Jr. Founding Partner, Bopp, Coleson, and Bostrom; and Legal Advisor to Citizen United

Michael W. McConnell, Richard and Frances Mallery Professor of Law and Director, Stanford Constitutional Law Center

Nathaniel Persily, JD '98, Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law and Political Science and the Director of the Center for Law and Politics at Columbia Law School

Kathleen Sullivan, Stanley Morrison Professor of Law and Former Dean, Stanford Law School

Official Website: https://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/4032/