After the FEC meeting at 10 a.m. and the Public Campaign event at 1 p.m., everyone’s also invited to CCP’s event at 2 p.m.:

After Citizens United: The Future of Campaign Finance

The Center for Competitive Politics will hold a panel discussion on the eve of the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The event will be held Thurs., Jan. 20 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Cannon House Office Building, Room 122.

Last Jan. 21, the Supreme Court released its decision in Citizens United, holding that the government could not prohibit corporations, unions and advocacy groups from spending money on independent political speech.

Panelists will discuss the future of campaign finance, focusing on campaign finance legislation in the 112^th Congress, pending litigation and FEC rulemakings. Thursday morning, the FEC is expected to release competing rulemakings to implement Citizens United.

Panelists include:

Allison Hayward (moderator)
Vice President of Policy, Center for Competitive Politics

Michael Boos
Vice President and General Counsel, Citizens United

Michael D. Bopp
Partner, Gibson Dunn and Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Michael W. Macleod-Ball
Chief of Staff and First Amendment Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

Please RSVP to jpatch [at] campaignfreedom.org

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One Year after Citizens United:
Lessons from 2010 and Implications for 2012

On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. FEC that corporations, labor unions, and certain non-profits could spend unregulated funds running advertisements to promote the election or defeat of federal candidates. This stands as a seminal moment, for good or bad, in our politics and campaign finance jurisprudence.

Public Campaign will host a forum on the one-year anniversary of the decision, with leading advocates on opposite sides of the campaign finance spectrum set to discuss what Citizens United meant for the 2010 mid-term elections and its implications for elections to come.

Speakers
Lawrence Lessig
Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics

Michael Boos
Vice President and General Counsel, Citizens United

Discussants:
Cleta Mitchell
Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Spencer Overton
Professor of Law, The George Washington University School of Law

Moderator
Amy Walter
Political Director, ABC News

When:
Thursday, January 20, 2011 from 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Where
Capitol Visitors Center, Congressional Meeting Room North (Room 268)
U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

For questions or more information, please contact:  Aaron Scherb, Public Campaign, 202-736-5726 or ascherb@campaignmoney.org