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Free Speech Arguments – Can the SEC Permanently Silence Critics? (Powell, et al. v. SEC)
February 13, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Powell, et al. v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on February 13, ...

Salt Lake City Journalist Fights for Freedom of the Press
January 23, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

“This isn’t just about me,” Schott emphasizes. “It’s about protecting press freedom for all reporters who work outside traditional media organizations.”

Free Speech Arguments – Can Public School Teachers Challenge Mandatory Equity Training as a First Amendment Violation? (Henderson v. Springfield R-12 School District)
January 23, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Henderson v. Springfield R-12 School District, argued en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on January 15, 2025.

Happy 15th Anniversary, Citizens United
January 21, 2025   •  By Tiffany Donnelly & Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  ,

Fifteen years ago today, the United States Supreme Court decided Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

Free Speech Arguments – Can Texas Force Adults to Verify Their Age Before Visiting Adult Websites? (Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton)
January 15, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 2025.

Free Speech Arguments – Can the Government Shut Down TikTok or Force its Sale? (TikTok Inc. v. Merrick Garland)
January 10, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

TikTok Inc. v. Merrick Garland, argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on January 10, 2025.

Ohio Joins the Anti-SLAPP Movement: A Victory for Free Speech
January 8, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Today marks a historic moment for free speech in Ohio as Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 237, which enacts the Uniform Public Expression ...

Ellen Weintraub to Serve as FEC Chair, Again
December 16, 2024   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  ,

Commissioner Weintraub’s term expired April 30, 2007: the year Madeleine McCann disappeared, Bob Barker hosted his final episode of The Price is Right, and ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can the Government Force Drug Companies to Say that Government-Set Prices Are “Fair?” (Bristol Myers Squibb Co v. Secretary United States Department of HHS)
October 31, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. v. Secretary United States Department of HHS, consolidated under AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP et al v. Secretary United States Department of ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can School Boards Censor Parents for Harsh Criticism of School Officials? (Moms for Liberty v. Wilson County Board of Education)
October 29, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Moms for Liberty – Wilson County, TN, et al. v. Wilson County Board of Education, et al., argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

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