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Zephyr Teachout

Zephyr Teachout is an associate law professor at Fordham Law School, and author of Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin’s Snuffbox to Citizens United (Harvard 2014). On Twitter: @ZephyrTeachout

Latest articles by Zephyr Teachout

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The Menendez trial revealed everything that’s gone wrong with US bribery lawThe Menendez trial revealed everything that’s gone wrong with US bribery law
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Blame the Supreme Court

By Zephyr Teachout