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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…

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 ...

Letter to House Leadership on the American Donor Privacy and Foreign Funding Transparency Act
June 4, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

On June 4, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech sent a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem ...

Flowers Ruling 60 Years Ago Guarantees ‘We, the People’ Can Express Political Views
May 31, 2024   •  By Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  , ,

Sixty years ago, on June 1, 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark First Amendment decision in NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Flowers.

Comments to the FEC on Proposed Directive Concerning Requests to Withhold, Redact, or Modify Contributors’ Identifying Information
May 15, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

On May 15, 2024 , the Institute for Free Speech submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission in regards to the Agenda Document No. ...

Oklahoma Governor’s Task Force on Campaign Finance and Election Threats Recommends Campaign Finance Reforms
May 6, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , , , ,

Earlier this year, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s Task Force on Campaign Finance and Election Threats invited Institute for Free Speech President David Keating and ...

A bill in the Pennsylvania house would stifle free speech with paperwork
April 22, 2024   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  , , ,

Pennsylvania’s state House State Government Committee advanced a dangerous, anti-free speech bill guaranteed to invite litigation paid for by Keystone State taxpayers. 

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