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…

Tate v. United States

December 7, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

At issue in this case is the conviction of several actors involved in the Ron Paul for President campaign, who the government prosecuted under ...

Another Reason to Simplify Campaign Laws: Allowing Free Rides to the Polls

November 6, 2018   •  By David Keating   •  , , ,

Three cheers for Uber and Lyft for offering discounted (and, in many cases, free) rides to voters on Election Day. It’s a shame that the law ...

The Mets Aren’t Good, But Free Speech Is

October 25, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  , , ,

The World Series is now underway between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Absent from the Fall Classic due to their ...

Montanans for Community Development v. Mangan

October 24, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

In 1976, the Supreme Court narrowly construed a federal campaign finance law in order to shield civil society from overregulation in Buckley v. Valeo. ...

Institute for Free Speech v. Ravnsborg, et al.

October 8, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

May a state government subject those who wish to publish an analysis of pending ballot measures to criminal prosecution even when such an analysis ...

When it matters most, Americans can’t speak freely right before Election Day

October 4, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  , , ,

Oppose or support the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, it seems everyone has an opinion about him. Yet at this ...

Timbs v. Indiana

September 10, 2018   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

In-N-Out Burger and Political Bullies

September 4, 2018   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman is calling for a boycott of In-N-Out burger because, horror of horrors, the company donates to Republicans. No ...

Court Ruling on Independent Expenditures Creates New Risks for Groups

August 23, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , , ,

Update (10/5): On October 4, the FEC provided guidance following U.S. District Court decision in CREW v. FEC. Read the FEC’s guidance here. Update ...

You Can’t Fight Hate With Censorship, Says Former ACLU President

July 30, 2018   •  By Zac Morgan   •  ,

By Zac Morgan Just recently, a federal court in Oregon prevented a public high school from banning an anti-immigration T-shirt from its campus, notwithstanding the ...

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