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Citizens United: Affirming Government Can’t Ban Speech
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a 2010 Supreme Court decision that restored some of the First Amendment rights of corporations and unions that had been restricted under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. The case was brought by Citizens United, a nonprofit organization that wished to advertise and distribute a documentary film critical of Hillary Clinton in…

Trump’s America should force the left to embrace corporate speech
March 20, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , , ,

This piece originally appeared in The Hill on March 19, 2017.   With confirmation hearings for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch fast ...

Tester’s assault on corporate rights is an assault on people’s rights
March 7, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

The year is 2019. The government sends in a SWAT team to seize any corporate property it wants without the due process or just ...

Brad Smith: Whitehouse measure assaults constitutional rights
February 24, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

The year is 2019. The government sends in a SWAT team to seize any corporate property it wants without the due process or just ...

The Silliness of Jon Tester
February 4, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Senator Jon Tester (D. Mont.) has introduced another constitutional amendment to strip rights from corporate entities. His amendment (S .J. Res. 20) would provide ...

Amicus Brief: Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. v. Strange
January 30, 2017   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Opinion by Judge Diane Sykes in Barland II “One of the Strongest, Pro-Free Speech Circuit Opinions Post-Citizens United”
January 23, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , , ,

Hon. Diane Sykes United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2004-Present); Wisconsin Supreme Court (1999-2004); Milwaukee County Circuit Court (1992-1999) Using our ...

Judge Steven Colloton Would Grant Lawmakers “Extreme Deference” to Limit Free Speech
January 10, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , , ,

Hon. Steven Colloton United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2003-Present) Using our initial screen to find cases, Judge Colloton wrote or ...

Free Speech Under Fire: The Future of the First Amendment
December 2, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , ,

In a set of remarks preceded by Brooklyn Law School President and Joseph Crea Dean Nicholas W. Allard, famed First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams muses ...

Free Speech Matters: The Roberts Court and the First Amendment
December 2, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , ,

In this article, Brooklyn Law School Professor Joel M. Gora, an IFS Academic Advisor, examines the impact of the Roberts Court on First Amendment ...

Super PAC Funding Comes Overwhelmingly from Individuals, Again
November 4, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , , ,

Data from the 2016 election continues to undermine a key prediction made by critics of Citizens United in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ...

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