In May 2023, Minnesota enacted a bill banning foreign-influenced corporations from spending money to influence state elections. The Chamber of Commerce is challenging the bill in court. Free Speech for People has filed an amicus brief opposing the Chamber arguing 3 main points:
First, Minnesota has an established "compelling interest in limiting the participation of foreign citizens in activities of American democratic self-government," and that this interest justifies laws prohibiting any money from foreign nationals entering U.S. elections.
Second, corporations with foreign shareholders and owners are not "associations of citizens" under Citizens United and have no vested right to influence Minnesota elections.
Third, the challenged law requires corporations to ascertain the percentage of its foreign ownership based on information that corporations have or can easily obtain. It is therefore far from being burdensome.
Charlie Cooper
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