June 17, 2010 3:28PM 

# Citizens United/​Disclose Act Debate 

By [Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro) 

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In case you missed yesterday’s [excellent Hill Briefing](https://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=7267) on the DISCLOSE Act and other recent developments in speech restrictions, next week I’ll be debating *Citizens United* and the future of campaign finance regulation. The event, cutely titled “Citizens United, Republic Divided; Campaign Finance Law After Citizens United,” takes place June 24 at noon at American University’s Washington School of Law, Room 401. That’s 4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW here in Washington.

IJ’s Steve Simpson and I will be up against American U’s Jamie Raskin and Election Law Blog’s Rick Hasen (who has also [blogged this notice](http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016226.html)). RSVP to Michael Vasquez at [mv5786a@​student.​american.​edu](mailto:mv5786a@student.american.edu) so there’s enough lunch to go around.

For Cato’s take on the DISCLOSE Act, see John Samples’s latest [podcast](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=1176), [blogpost](https://www.cato.org/2010/06/14/the-principle-behind-campaign-finance-regulation/), and [op-ed](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11735). See also NRA board member Cleta Mitchell’s [stunning op-ed](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/16/AR2010061604221.html) about that organization’s cynical Faustian bargain. Finally, here’s [the piece John and I published in January](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11159) in the wake of the *Citizens United* decision.

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