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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…

Institute for Free Speech Urges Supreme Court to Revisit Outdated Precedent on Lobbying Disclosure
March 25, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute’s amicus brief asks the Court to protect the First Amendment right to anonymously petition the government

This “Sunshine Week”, Shine a Light on Donor Privacy
March 19, 2025   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  ,

Transparency is for the government, privacy is for the people.

Enduring First Amendment lessons of ‘Bloody Sunday’
March 17, 2025   •  By Tiffany Donnelly & Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  , , ,

Six decades later, the story of that “Bloody Sunday” in Selma shouldn’t be confined to the pages of history books. It is a story ...

Comments to the Department of Justice on FARA Regulations
March 4, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

On March 3, 2025, the Institute for Free Speech responded to a notice of proposed rulemaking and wrote comments to the Department of Justice ...

Center for Arizona Policy, Inc. v. Arizona Secretary of State
February 28, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Arizona’s Proposition 211 expands on previous donor disclosure laws in nearly every way—and violates the Arizona Constitution.

Institute for Free Speech: Arizona’s Proposition 211 Creates “An Indefensible Burden” on Free Speech Rights
February 28, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

New amicus brief details how Arizona’s donor disclosure law runs afoul of the state constitution, violating Arizonans’ right to “freely speak, write, and publish”

Comments to the FEC on the Modification and Redaction of Contributor Information
February 13, 2025   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

On February 13, 2025, the Institute for Free Speech responded to a notice of proposed rulemaking and wrote comments to the Federal Election Commission supporting ...

First Amendment Victory: Judge Limits Reach of Kansas PAC Law
January 6, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Ruling holds that the state cannot regulate a grassroots community group as a political action committee unless electoral advocacy is its primary purpose

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.

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