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Good Signs for First Amendment in Judge William Pryor’s Rulings on Tax-Financing, Political Sign Cases
January 18, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. William Pryor United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2004-Present) Using our screen to find cases, Judge Pryor wrote or joined ...

Judge Thomas Hardiman Applied Careful Scrutiny and Invalidated PAC Ban, but Passed on Opportunity to Correct DSF Panel Ruling
January 17, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Thomas Hardiman United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2007-Present); United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2003-2007) ...

Judge Raymond Gruender Supports Nonprofit Speech Rights in Key Minnesota Case
January 17, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Raymond Gruender United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (June 5, 2004-Present) Summary We found five cases where Judge Raymond Gruender ...

Judge Neil Gorsuch Writes Sophisticated Concurring Opinion Striking Down Colorado Contribution Limit Disparity
January 17, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) Using our screen to find cases, Judge Gorsuch wrote or joined ...

Judge Charles Canady in Congress: A Strong but Mixed Pro-Free Speech Record
January 10, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Charles Canady Florida Supreme Court (2008-Present, 2010-2012 as Chief Justice); Florida Second District Court of Appeal (2002-2008); United States House of Representatives (1993-2001) ...

Judge Charles Canady on Judicial Campaign Speech Rights: Pro-Speech, then a Mystery in Williams-Yulee
January 10, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Charles Canady Florida Supreme Court (2008-Present, 2010-2012 as Chief Justice); Florida Second District Court of Appeal (2002-2008); United States House of Representatives (1993-2001) ...

Judge Steven Colloton Would Grant Lawmakers “Extreme Deference” to Limit Free Speech
January 10, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , , ,

Hon. Steven Colloton United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2003-Present) Using our initial screen to find cases, Judge Colloton wrote or ...

Were efforts to sway Electoral College illegal under FECA? Could be.
December 19, 2016   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

The six weeks since the presidential election have seen a new phenomenon: liberals, progressives, and Democrats, and a handful of anti-Trump Republicans engaged in ...

Issue One Launches Plan to “Return Government to the American People” By Empowering Government
December 14, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

On Wednesday morning, the self-styled campaign finance “reform” group Issue One hosted an event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The event, ...

Massachusetts Businesses and Labor Unions Are Entitled to the Same Free Speech Rights
December 13, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

The ability of businesses and unions to participate in electoral politics has long been a contentious topic, particularly in the years since Citizens United ...

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