IFS Cases

New Jersey law allows candidates in primary elections for Congress to include a slogan of up to six words next to their name on ...

Disclaimers must be simple and straightforward so that viewers can remember them and speakers are not forced to read lengthy government scripts. Yet San ...

Americans have the right to support or oppose state ballot measures, even if they are not residents of the state. This is the issue ...

Can the government hijack over 20 percent of an issue ad to promote the state’s message? Can it force a speaker to name five ...

May a state government subject those who wish to publish an analysis of pending ballot measures to criminal prosecution even when such an analysis ...

Can a candidate for the Connecticut General Assembly send a mailer opposing the policies of the governor? That is the question at the center ...

Can a state force you to tear down your billboard because they don’t like the content of the message? That is the question at ...

Can the FEC punish an individual for giving advice? That is the question at the core of Federal Election Commission v. Jeremy Johnson and John ...

Can state legislators overturn the will of the people in order to institute tax-financed campaigns? Under California law, the Institute for Free Speech believes ...

The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) issued a final advisory opinion in January 2016 that would expand the definition of ...