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Cornell’s Ban on Campaigning Undermines Free Speech
February 6, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Cornell University’s rules for trustee elections include a startling provision: candidates are prohibited from campaigning. This isn’t a narrow restriction on certain campaign activities. It’s ...

Comments to New York City Campaign Finance Board on Proposed Rules
October 25, 2024   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

On October 25, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech wrote comments to the New York City Campaign Finance Board expressing concern for the proposed ...

Federal Judge Rules for Parents; Reinstates Maud Maron to Education Council in Pivotal Free Speech Case
September 4, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Injunction halts NYC education officials' viewpoint discrimination and protects parents' free speech rights while litigation brought by Institute for Free Speech attorneys moves forward

Chairman Bradley Smith Testifies at Hearing before the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
July 9, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

On July 9, 2024, Institute for Free Speech Founder and Chairman of the Board Bradley Smith testified before the United States House of Representatives ...

Free Speech Arguments – Episode 6: U.S. v. Mackey
April 5, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

United States v. Douglass Mackey, argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on April 5, 2024.

Parents Sue to Stop NYC Education Officials’ Assault on Free Speech

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March 27, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The lawsuit, filed by Institute for Free Speech attorneys, aims to halt viewpoint discrimination by New York City public schools

Alexander, et al. v. Sutton, et al.
March 27, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The lawsuit, filed by Institute for Free Speech attorneys, aims to halt viewpoint discrimination by New York City public schools

NY v. VDARE Foundation, Inc. [on behalf of pseudonymous authors]
February 21, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute for Free Speech has filed a motion to protect the identities of anonymous authors of VDARE

Davi v. Hein
October 8, 2021   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

This amicus brief, filed jointly with the Cato Institute, affirms the broad First Amendment rights of government employees when they speak on matters of ...

All I Want for Christmas Is Lawmakers to Respect Privacy
December 16, 2020   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  , , ,

New York Rep. Tom Suozzi plans to use the FEC's disclosure database to name and shame New Yorkers who donate to candidates he doesn’t ...

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