Maine

Voters face a critical decision that will significantly affect Mainers’ First Amendment right to free speech.

Central Maine Power Company, et al. v. Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, et al., argued before the First Circuit on October ...

The Institute’s brief explains that the law violates the First Amendment by banning political speech from American companies mislabeled as "foreign-government influenced"

The Institute’s brief explains that the law violates the First Amendment by banning political speech from American companies mislabeled as "foreign-government influenced"

On June 18, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech provided comments to the Executive Director of  the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election ...

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I write to offer our support for L.D. 1290, which wisely repeals the Maine Clean Election ...

L.D. 1192 imposes disclosure requirements that single out by name political contributors whose aggregate contributions exceed a certain threshold, but the disclosure appears to ...

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

With the 2014 elections rapidly approaching, we urge you to take quick action to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. ...

While government-financed political campaigns are often touted as a way to reduce the influence of organized interest groups, there is little reason to believe this ...