Citizens United , Public Health, and Democracy
The Supreme Court Ruling, Its Implications, and Proposed Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11029722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William H Wiist (0000-0003-2526-9762, William H. Wiist is with the Interdisciplinary Health Policy Institute and the Department of Health Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1172-1179 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2010.300043 |
| PMID | 21421946 |
| PMCID | PMC3110222 |
| OpenAlex | W2072251282 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 16 |
The 2010 US Supreme Court Citizens United v Federal Election Commission 130 US 876 (2010) case concerned the plans of a nonprofit organization to distribute a film about presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The Court ruled that prohibiting corporate independent expenditures for advocacy advertising during election campaigns unconstitutionally inhibits free speech. Corporations can now make unlimited contributions to election advocacy advertising directly from the corporate treasury. Candidates who favor public health positions may be subjected to corporate opposition advertising. Citizen groups and legislators have proposed remedies to ameliorate the effects of the Court's ruling. The public health field needs to apply its expertise, in collaboration with others, to work to reduce the disproportionate influence of corporate political speech on health policy and democracy
Campaign finance · Democracy · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Public relations · Supreme court · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Law · Public Administration
Power, Politics, and Health Spending Priorities
The Founder
Vulnerability of Health to Market Forces
“When there is no money, that is when I vomit blood”
Corporate practices and health
An accountability framework to promote healthy food environments
Mechanisms Underlying Corporations as Determinants of Health
Assessing the association between Corporate Financial Influence and implementation of policies to tackle commercial determinants of non-communicable diseases
Trade and social determinants of health
Gangs of America
Tobacco Industry Efforts to Undermine Policy-Relevant Research
Are tobacco industry campaign contributions influencing state legislative behavior
Public Health and the Anticorporate Movement
The Lead Industry and Lead Water Pipes “A Modest Campaign”
Abuse and Westernization
Oligarchy in the United States
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |