About this episode

Lawrence Lessig interviews Christopher Robertson about his study on public perceptions of corruption related to campaign contributions.

On this episode, Lessig speaks with Christopher Robertson, who serves as both a law professor at Boston University School Of Law and Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management in the Boston University School of Public Health. Robertson authored a study empirically assessing at what levels of contributions the public perceives the appearance of corruption. This work is essential evidence in our lawsuit to end SuperPACs and the two discuss the results in detail.

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence Lessig

Guest: Christopher Robertson

Topics covered

• law
• health policy
• corruption
• SuperPACs
• public perception

Keywords

• corruption
• SuperPACs
• law professor
• health law
• public health
• Boston University
• campaign contributions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston University School Of Law, Boston University School of Public Health

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