Federal law, however, banned corporations and unions from “electioneering communications”. 2 U.S.C.§ 441b. Denying First Amendment rights to corporations won’t affect for-profit entities.

4Finally, during Clinton’s tenure, the State Department was reported to “regularly fail[] to respond to FOIA requests in a timely or complete manner” and often provide inaccurate responses.5 Perhaps no discussion on politics and free speech would be complete without mentioning the now-famous Citizens United v. FEC. There the Court considered several issues, including whether the restrictions on corporate political contributions under 2 U.S.C. §441b (a federal statute containing criminal sanctions) applied to the documentary Hillary, a film created by a non-profit corporation called Citizens United. As one might guess, Hillary was critical of then-Senator Clinton who was running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination against Barack Obama.

at p. 87 The Hidden Union Access and Solicitation Pitfalls Associated With Employer Corporate PACs, Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report, Feb. 14, 2014.8 2 U.S.C. § 441b(b)(3)(A).9 2 U.S.C. § 441f.10 Federer v. Gephardt, 363 F.3d 754, 760 (8th Cir. 2004) (rejecting civil conspiracy claim with respect to private employer under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) for lack of state action).11 W. Va. Code § 3-9-15; see also W. Va. Code § 3-8-11 (information "containing any threat, either express or implied, intended or calculated to influence the political view or actions of the workmen or employees" is punishable criminally).12 Cal. Labor Code § 1102.