A political science lecturer will speak today regarding the decision that the First Amendment cannot limit corporate funding of political campaign advertisements.

Yale University lecturer Jim Wilson’s talk will cover the Citizens United case.

The non-profit organization Citizens United was involved in a lawsuit regarding a documentary they created about Hillary Clinton, according to Wilson’s articles.

The case sparked a debate about corporate funding in political campaigns, and the Supreme Court ruled five to four that the First Amendment cannot limit corporate funding of political advertisements.

This decision was largely ignored by the public and the media amidst discussion of health care, and has dangerous implications for the U.S. political system, according to Wilson’s writings.

Wilson has written many articles on the Citizens United case for The Boston Globe, The New Yorker and Talking Points Memo Cafe, according to a press release. He also is the author of two books about politics.

David Chappell, history professor and co-sponsor of the event, said a panel of faculty members will be asking questions.

“[Students] will learn more background and hear good questions from others on the faculty here who are well informed on the case, its background history and its implications,” Chappell said.

Faculty members on the panel are Justin Wert with the Department of Political Science and Kevin Butterfield with the Institute for American Constitutional Heritage.

The event will take place at 12:30 p.m. in the Gaylord Hall of Fame Room.