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Disclosure: A Threat to Associational Privacy
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS staff  •    •  

Disclosure, in the campaign finance context, refers to laws and regulations requiring candidates and political groups to report information about their activities to the government, which then makes that information available publicly. The required information varies greatly, depending on the affected organization and the local, state, or federal government mandating the disclosure. Disclosure rules fall into two broad categories: disclosure…

Journal of Supreme Court History Publishes New Work of Knowles-Gardner on NAACP v. Alabama
December 5, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

This November, the Journal of Supreme Court History published a new article from Institute for Free Speech Research Director Helen Knowles-Gardner detailing the oral ...

Americans for Prosperity v. Meyer
September 24, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

More people, more speech, and more time: Arizona’s Proposition 211 expands on previous donor disclosure laws in nearly every way.

Institute for Free Speech Tells Court That Arizona’s Proposition 211 Is “A Cataclysmic First Amendment Violation”
September 24, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

More people, more speech, and more time: Arizona’s Proposition 211 expands on previous donor disclosure laws in nearly every way.

Oliver, et al. v. Federal Election Commission
July 11, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Attorneys for the Institute for Free Speech filed suit to end disclosure of small donations made through online "conduits" like WinRed or ActBlue

Small-Dollar Donors Sue FEC over Disclosure Requirements
July 11, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Attorneys for the Institute for Free Speech filed suit to end disclosure of small donations made through online "conduits" like WinRed or ActBlue

Fresh Vision OP, Inc., et al. v. Skoglund, et al.
June 24, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Kansas's complex campaign finance regime resulted in an intrusive and expensive investigation of Overland Park nonprofit Fresh Vision OP for typical grassroots activities. The ...

Overland Park Nonprofit Sues Kansas to Speak Freely

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June 24, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech attorneys filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Fresh Vision OP to challenge laws that threaten jail time for exercising ...

How Kansas Grassroots Civic Engagement led to Fines and Threats
June 24, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

A group of citizens speaking out on local issues that matter to their community. What could be more American than that?

Letter to Texas Ethics Commission on Proposed Disclosure Statement
June 18, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

On June 17, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech sent a letter to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Texas Ethics Commission to ...

Letter to House Leadership on the Foreign Grant Reporting Act
June 5, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

On June 5, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech sent a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem ...

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