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Super PACs: Expanding Freedom of Speech
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Super PACs are simply groups of like-minded citizens pooling their resources to support or oppose political candidates independently of those candidates’ campaigns. The product of a unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals decision in SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission, super PACs have ensured that Americans do not lose their First Amendment rights when they join together in groups. Super PACs are…

Opinion by Judge Diane Sykes in Barland II “One of the Strongest, Pro-Free Speech Circuit Opinions Post-Citizens United”
January 23, 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) Using our ...

Self-Styled Campaign Finance “Reformers” Jump the Shark
December 6, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

This Issue Brief tells the alarming story of radical activists and government leaders pushing for new restrictions on political speech in the wake of ...

Should Candidates Have Control Over Who Can Speak About Elections?
November 15, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , , ,

Unsuccessful candidates often blame their loss on an opponent’s spending. Sometimes those complaints are lodged at better-funded candidates, sometimes at the media, and other ...

Trump Supporters (and Most Americans) Couldn’t Care Less About His “Self-Funding” Flip Flop
November 14, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

If there’s one thing that’s obvious about the 2016 election cycle, it’s that it was huge for outsider candidates. Besides Donald Trump’s surprise victory, ...

Super PAC Funding Comes Overwhelmingly from Individuals, Again
November 4, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , , ,

Data from the 2016 election continues to undermine a key prediction made by critics of Citizens United in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ...

Activists are Already Trying to Rewrite the History of the 2016 Election
November 2, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

The 2016 election will conclude next week, but efforts to establish an interpretative narrative of it have already begun. After failing to make their ...

Campaign Finance Regulations Increase the Influence of Super PACs
August 26, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

Bloomberg BNA recently covered a report highlighting a developing trend in campaign finance this election cycle. The report, by the Campaign Finance Institute (CFI), ...

Where’s the corruption in speaking to voters?
June 10, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

This week, Senate Democrats unveiled their plan to get favorable media coverage this election season: grandstand on a package of nonstarter proposals to radically ...

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 ...

Larry Lessig and the Barriers to Political Campaigning
February 1, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

“We’ve now created the green primary, where only the funders get to vote and they vote on who will have the money necessary to ...

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