Richard Briffault (Columbia): The Anxiety of Influence: The Evolving Regulation of Lobbying. Patrick Flavin (Baylor): Lobbying Regulations and Political Equality in the American States. Heidi Li Feldman (Georgetown): Toward an Ethics of Being Lobbied: Affirmative Obligations to Listen. John Hasnas (Georgetown): Lobbying and Self-Defense. Colin Bird (Virginia): Lobbying: The Question of Propaganda. Wentong Zheng (Florida): The Revolving Door. Ashley Bennington and Ginger Grant (Sheridan): Is Lobbying a Moral Choice, or Are Managers Simply Using Expectancy Theory? Tim LaPira (James Madison): Lobbying in the Shadows: How Private Interests Hide from Public Scrutiny, and Why that Matters. Does lobbying really help corporations? Rani Molla on a decade of Google lobbying. Lobbyists come right out and say: We'll starve poor people for a buck. Forget the McDonnells — we’re ignoring bigger, more pernicious corruption right under our noses. Welcome back to the bad old days of American politics — only worse: “It has been the perverse genius of the Roberts Court to facilitate corporate participation in politics while diminishing the role of living, breathing citizens”. Yasmin Dawood (Toronto): Campaign Finance and American Democracy. Citizens United at work: How the landmark decision legalized political coercion in the workplace. Koch-backed network Freedom Partners aims to spend nearly $1 billion on 2016 elections. Legalized bribery: Zephyr Teachout on how the campaign finance system means politicians come pre-corrupted. Lee Drutman on why we still need to worry about money in politics: Money may not “buy” politicians — but it still matters.
