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Free Speech Protections Get a Boost as Minnesota Enacts a Strong New Anti-SLAPP Law
May 28, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed into law a robust new anti-SLAPP statute

Editorial counterpoint: Could campaign disclosure laws be a threat to democracy? Absolutely.
March 8, 2019   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Transparency is for government; privacy is for citizens.

Amicus Brief: Minnesota Voters Alliance, et al. v. Joe Mansky, et al.
January 12, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Analysis of the Proposed Minnesota Constitutional Amendment Requiring Disclosure of Certain Contributions and Campaign Expenditures (H.F. 2727)
May 17, 2016   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), we respectfully submit the following comments analyzing a bill to amend Minnesota’s Constitution, as introduced ...

Analysis of the Proposed Minnesota Constitutional Amendment Requiring Disclosure of Certain Contributions and Campaign Expenditures (S.F. 3117)
March 24, 2016   •  By Eric Wang   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), we respectfully submit the following comments analyzing a bill to amend Minnesota’s Constitution, as introduced ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota House File 2015
March 18, 2015   •  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 ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota House File 43
March 16, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

If House File 43 becomes law as written, there is a high likelihood that the law will be found unconstitutional if challenged in court. ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota Senate File 214
March 11, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

Various sections of this measure are unconstitutionally vague. Senate File 214 regulates an expansive amount of speech, including books, websites, text messages, and emails. ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota Senate File 154
February 17, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

Various sections of this measure are unconstitutionally vague. Senate File 154 regulates an expansive amount of speech, including books and websites. The bill’s disclosure ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota Senate File 92
February 17, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

Depending on one’s reading of this hopelessly vague bill, it goes as far as to outright ban corporate funding of independent expenditures – in ...

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