Authors:

  • Lucian Bebchuk

Excerpt

Shining Light on Corporate Political Spending. Lucian Bebchuk, April 2013, Paper. "The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently considering a rule making petition requesting that the SEC develop rules requiring that public companies disclose their spending on politics. The petition, which was submitted by a committee of ten corporate law professors that we co-chaired, has received unprecedented support, including comment letters from nearly half a million individuals. At the same time, the petition has also attracted opponents, including prominent members of Congress..."  Link verified April 2013