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Corporate Governance: Civic Engagement by Businesses is Good for Democracy
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Corporations, like unions and other organizations, have a constitutional right to discuss politics. In fact, Americans expect companies to advocate for policies that protect their employees’ jobs, reduce costs to consumers, and spur technological innovation and growth. The courts have sanctioned the political speech rights of corporations on many occasions. Having lost the constitutional battle, those who oppose corporate speech…

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 ...

Massachusetts Businesses and Labor Unions Are Entitled to the Same Free Speech Rights
December 13, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

The ability of businesses and unions to participate in electoral politics has long been a contentious topic, particularly in the years since Citizens United ...

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 ...

New Year, Same Story: 2016 CPA-Zicklin Index Chills Speech
October 3, 2016   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research have released the 2016 edition of their annual study of ...

CEOs May Influence Their Employees’ Contributions – and That’s Okay
September 5, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

A recent study purports to find a new link between the political activities of CEOs and their employees. After reviewing a large sample of ...

Letter to New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Constitutional Issues with Executive Order No. 157
June 16, 2016   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, we write in regards to Executive Order No. 157, which you issued on June 5, and ...

Amicus Brief: In re Stephen M. Silberstein
May 16, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

On behalf of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Thad Cochran, Sen. John Boozman, and Sen. Richard Shelby, CCP (now IFS) filed this friend-of-the-court ...

The FEC, LLCs, and Political Contribution Disclosure
April 16, 2016   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Recently, there’s been a flap at the FEC about whether the Commission should have found certain actors were in violation of the laws governing ...

LLCs and Politics at the FEC
April 12, 2016   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Recently, and to significant commentary, the Federal Election Commission released dueling statements explaining the Commission’s decision not to pursue complaints brought by the Campaign ...

Seven Myths about Disclosure Masquerading as “Realities”
March 9, 2016   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , , ,

This Issue Brief by Institute for Free Speech Senior Fellow Eric Wang[1] analyzes seven alleged “myths” about campaign finance disclosure as discussed by the ...

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