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Supreme Court: Upholding Free Political Speech
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Questions about free speech and the First Amendment are often decided at the Supreme Court. Over the years, the Court has dealt with such contentious political speech cases as flag burning, campaign spending limits, and banning political films. While there is typically some disagreement on the Court on any individual case, the Court has long held that for any political…

The truth about Gorsuch’s record on ‘money in politics’
March 16, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Democrats and progressives are losing their minds over President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. One left-wing advocacy group released a video titled “3 ...

Gorsuch Understands How Bureaucratic Bullies Harm First Amendment Rights
March 14, 2017   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

One of the major threats to free speech today is not censorship. It’s harassment. Here’s how it works. People join or give money to ...

Tester’s assault on corporate rights is an assault on people’s rights
March 7, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

The year is 2019. The government sends in a SWAT team to seize any corporate property it wants without the due process or just ...

Democrats’ Bad-Faith Attacks on Neil Gorsuch and ‘Money in Politics’
March 3, 2017   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

Supreme Court justices are supposed to interpret the Constitution faithfully, not make the law as they wish. Senate Democrats and President Trump’s Supreme Court ...

Brad Smith: Whitehouse measure assaults constitutional rights
February 24, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

The year is 2019. The government sends in a SWAT team to seize any corporate property it wants without the due process or just ...

Gorsuch Follows Precedent in Two Retaliation Cases
February 20, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post covers two First Amendment retaliation cases by Supreme Court ...

Gorsuch Joins Opinion Stating Dancing Doesn’t Cause Public Alarm
February 17, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post reviews an opinion Judge Gorsuch joined that raised constitutional ...

Powerful Dissent by Supreme Court Nominee in Fourth Amendment Case
February 16, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post reviews Judge Gorsuch’s dissent in a Fourth Amendment warrantless ...

Judge Neil Gorsuch Tackles Thorny Jurisdictional Questions in Important First Amendment Case
February 7, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post reviews a case in which Judge Neil Gorsuch wrote ...

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 ...

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