Institute For Free Speech

Wells Fargo Closes Campaign’s Bank Account over Disagreement with Donors
August 21, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

Add a new chapter to the debate over private regulation of speech. Wells Fargo closed the bank account of a Florida candidate who received campaign contributions ...

Kavanaugh Joins Opinion that Helps Ensure FEC Enforcement Actions Remain Free of Bias
August 13, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Hon. Brett Kavanaugh United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2006-Present) This is the fifth in a series of posts ...

Is Transparency in Government Always Good?
August 7, 2018   •  By Paul Jossey   •  ,

“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote these words over ...

Media or Not, the First Amendment Protects Your Right to Unlimited Speech
August 3, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , ,

Hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper recently announced that he purchased the Chicago local news site Chicagoist. Part of the Gothamist family of local news outlets, the publication was previously ...

Facebook’s Free Speech Paradox
August 1, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  ,

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has come under fire for comments in a recent interview on the technology podcast, Recode Decode. During the interview, Zuckerberg ...

IFS Welcomes Senior Fellow Mike Columbo
July 31, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech is pleased to welcome Mike Columbo as a pro bono Senior Fellow. Mike is Of Counsel in the Political ...

Bruce Chapman’s Newest Book Shows How the Anti-Speech Lobby has Damaged Citizen Participation in Politics
July 25, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  ,

What kind of people do we want running the government? Former Washington Secretary of State, diplomat, and current Chairman of the Board of the ...

2018 May Be the Year of the Political Outsider, No Thanks to Campaign Finance “Reform”
July 18, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , , ,

At every level of government, 2018 is experiencing a surge in political outsiders and newcomers running for office. The moment is also notable for ...

Setting the Record Straight: A Response to CLC’s Attacks on Judge Kavanaugh
July 18, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  , , , ,

When Justice Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court last month, the Institute for Free Speech conducted a thorough review of the First ...

2018 May Be the Year of the Political Outsider, No Thanks to Campaign Finance “Reform”
July 17, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

At every level of government, 2018 is experiencing a surge in political outsiders and newcomers running for office. The moment is also notable for ...

Load more

Get the Latest Updates

© 2025 Institute for Free Speech | 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW | Suite 801 | Washington, DC 20036 | 202-301-3300

The word mark Institute for Free Speech® and its logo of a stylized lantern with a flame are federally registered service marks and are owned by the Institute for Free Speech.