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Corporate Personhood: Constitutional Doctrine Without Constitutional Text, Part III

William L. Kovacs

August 10, 2026

Part III — Citizens United and the Rise of Corporate Political Power From Artificial Entity to Political Actor. The decisive…

Corporate Personhood: Constitutional Doctrine Without Constitutional Text, Part II

William L. Kovacs

July 27, 2026

Part II — Santa Clara: The Decision That Never Explained Itself. The constitutional transformation of corporations from artificial beings to…

Corporate Personhood: Constitutional Doctrine Without Constitutional Text

William L. Kovacs

July 13, 2026

One of the least understood controversies in constitutional law is how corporations were transformed from artificial beings of state law…