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First Amendment and Campaigns: More Campaign Speech Benefits Voters
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

At the heart of the First Amendment is the assumption that Americans are best served by a full and free discussion of whom to elect. The American system of government sits atop the bedrock of the First Amendment. From the pamphleteering of the founding era to the Facebook ads of today, political campaigns have been premised upon free and open…

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with Washington House Bill 1807
March 20, 2017   •  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 ...

Still Overbroad and Still Dangerous: Arkansas H.B. 1005 Threatens Nonprofit Groups’ Speech
March 14, 2017   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

As amended by the sponsor on March 14, 2017, House Bill 1005 now contains only two major provisions. The first regulates “coordinated communications,” and ...

Gorsuch’s record shows strong support for the First Amendment view of campaign finance laws
February 6, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

President Trump made perhaps his most important decision to date with the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. In Gorsuch, Trump ...

Upholding Constitution with repeal of IM 22
January 31, 2017   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Period. When any law violates the Constitution, every government official should work to fix the ...

More on Judge Diane Sykes: Despite Strong Pro-Free Speech Rulings, Two Cases Where She Upheld Restrictions
January 26, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Diane Sykes United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2004-Present); Wisconsin Supreme Court (1999-2004); Milwaukee County Circuit Court (1992-1999) This post ...

Campaign Finance Takeaways from the 2016 Election
January 18, 2017   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

2016 was a surprising year in politics. One surprise that hasn’t received much attention yet is the minimal role played by “money in politics” ...

Judge Steven Colloton Would Grant Lawmakers “Extreme Deference” to Limit Free Speech
January 10, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , , ,

Hon. Steven Colloton United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2003-Present) Using our initial screen to find cases, Judge Colloton wrote or ...

Were efforts to sway Electoral College illegal under FECA? Could be.
December 19, 2016   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

The six weeks since the presidential election have seen a new phenomenon: liberals, progressives, and Democrats, and a handful of anti-Trump Republicans engaged in ...

Free Speech Under Fire: The Future of the First Amendment
December 2, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , ,

In a set of remarks preceded by Brooklyn Law School President and Joseph Crea Dean Nicholas W. Allard, famed First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams muses ...

Freedom of Speech and Equality: Do We Have to Choose?
December 2, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

In this essay, Nadine Strossen, the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law at New York Law School and former president of the ACLU, ...

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