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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…

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 ...

The November Team, et al., v. Joint Commission on Public Ethics

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March 8, 2016   •  By IFS staff   •  , , , , ,

The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) issued a final advisory opinion in January 2016 that would expand the definition of ...

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with New Mexico Senate Bill 11
February 16, 2016   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I respectfully submit the following comments on constitutional and practical issues with portions of Senate Bill ...

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with Washington Senate Bill 5153
February 12, 2016   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I am writing you today to respectfully submit the following comments regarding the constitutional and practical ...

Compulsory Donor Disclosure: When Government Monitors Its Citizens
November 3, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

The right of every American to support causes in which he or she believes is under attack through compulsory disclosure laws. These excessive disclosure laws do ...

Comments to FEC on Notice 2015-09 Rulemaking Petition: Independent Spending by Corporations, Labor Organizations, Foreign Nationals, and Certain Political Committees (Citizens United)
October 27, 2015   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , ,

These comments are submitted on behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (“the Center”) in response to Notice 2015-09 Rulemaking Petition: Independent Spending by ...

Businesses and Shareholders Shouldn’t Be Misled by the CPA-Zicklin Index
October 8, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

Today, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA), in conjunction with the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research, released the 2015 installment of their annual ...

The Victims of “Dark Money” Disclosure: How Government Reporting Requirements Suppress Speech and Limit Charitable Giving
August 5, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

Anonymous political speech has been essential to democratic discourse since the founding of our republic. Ratification of the U.S. Constitution was primarily debated ...

Wisconsin’s "John Doe" Decision: More than "Reformers" Can Handle
July 30, 2015   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Two weeks ago, the Wisconsin Supreme Court sent a shock wave through campaign finance watchers with its decision in Two Unnamed Petitioners v. Peterson. ...

The Donald and Donor Disclosure
July 20, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Since the announcement of his Presidential campaign, there has been a near constant stream of mockery targeting Donald Trump. And rightly so. The aspiring ...

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