Amicus Brief

The Institute filed an amicus brief urging the court to limit the Texas Citizens Participation Act (“TCPA”) under the First Amendment to situations where ...

While the District Court correctly held that the ministerial exception shields the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Inc. and Roncalli High School, Inc. from ...

This amicus brief supports the lower court’s dismissal of charges against defendant Jonathan Hunt. Michael Avenatti is a public figure, and the statements of ...

Senator Ted Cruz’s victory over the Federal Election Commission in a loan-repayment case clarified important First Amendment principles. The Institute for Free Speech asked ...

That the First Amendment secures a right to solicit contributions is firmly established. What use is the right to solicit contributions, if there is ...

Industry-specific contribution bans such as New Jersey’s directly burden associational rights and are subject to exacting scrutiny, which requires narrow tailoring. The district court ...

The Second Circuit panel erred, and departed from decisions of this Court, other Circuits, and the Supreme Court, when it held that the notice ...

The warrantless collection of round-the-clock home surveillance risks short-circuiting important privacy precedents and undermines the right to private association. Left unchecked, this power will ...

Oregon’s Public Accommodation Act, if read to cover pageants, violates Miss United States of America’s First Amendment speech and expressive association rights. The forced ...

The Tenth Circuit’s decision threatens to shatter strict scrutiny’s protection for speech in every context. The Supreme Court should grant certiorari to prevent strict ...