About this episode

Lawrence Lessig interviews Jonathan Gienapp about the implications of the First Amendment on SuperPAC contributions.

On this episode, Lessig speaks with Jonathan Gienapp, an associate professor of history and law at Stanford University. The two discuss whether the original meaning of the First Amendment gives the people of Maine — or the U.S. Congress — the ability to limit the size of contributions to SuperPACs. Spoiler: The answer is yes.

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence Lessig

Guest: Jonathan Gienapp

Topics covered

• First Amendment
• SuperPACs
• political contributions
• law
• history

Keywords

• First Amendment
• SuperPACs
• political contributions
• Maine
• U.S. Congress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stanford University

Places: Maine, U.S. Congress

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