Managers and the Legal Environment 7th Edition by David Madsen, Constance Bagley

Exercise 12

The Arizona Citizens Clean Election Act provides that after a privately financed candidate has raised or spent a specified amount, each dollar spent by that candidate will be matched, almost dollar-for-dollar, by a direct payment of public money to publicly funded opponents. Is the Arizona statute constitutional? [ Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett , 131 S. Ct. 2806 (2011).]
A Minnesota statute bans direct corporate contributions to political candidates and requires corporations wishing to make independent expenditures advocating the election or defeat of a candidate to either (1) form and register an independent expenditure political fund or (2) contribute to an existing fund. The treasurer of such a fund must segregate its funds, keep certain records, and make the records available for audit. Is the Minnesota statute constitutional? [ Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. v. Swanson , 640 F.3d 304 (8th Cir. 2011); see also Ognibene v. Parkes, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 25301 (2d Cir. Dec. 21, 2011).]