Cornell’s Ban on Campaigning Undermines Free Speech

February 6, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Cornell University’s rules for trustee elections include a startling provision: candidates are prohibited from campaigning. This isn’t a narrow restriction on certain campaign activities. It’s ...

Citizens United’s gift to free speech

February 2, 2025   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Citizens United stands as a victory, not for corporate interests but for the fundamental principle that the remedy for speech with which we disagree ...

Trump Needs a DOGE for Free Speech

January 13, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Root out regulations and practices that infringe on our First Amendment rights.

Maine voters need to insist on free speech

November 4, 2024   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Voters face a critical decision that will significantly affect Mainers’ First Amendment right to free speech.

Judge was right to halt Ryan Walters’ exclusion of TV station from meetings

October 8, 2024   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Oklahoma’s top education official seems to have forgotten a lesson taught in every civics class: our constitutional rights under the First Amendment.

Pennsylvania lawmakers must protect free speech in elections

August 29, 2024   •  By David Keating   •  , , ,

A bill purporting to stop “foreign influence in elections” might sound like a good idea. But, as the saying goes, don’t judge a book ...

Reviving the Lost Liberty: Why the Assembly Clause Matters Today

August 26, 2024   •  By Nathan Ristuccia   •  ,

Protests on a range of sensitive issues have roiled college campuses across the nation this year, reigniting debates about the scope and limits of ...

Biden’s Exit Exposed the Chaotic Maze of Campaign Finance Law

August 12, 2024   •  By David Keating   •  ,

A $92 million war chest and unclear regulations highlight the need for reform to protect political speech.

Proper masking law promotes freedom

August 7, 2024   •  By Nathan Ristuccia   •  , ,

Freedom of speech and assembly are not only for the bold. Timid citizens also have a right to speak and assemble, without putting their ...

Legal or not, Harris is seizing Biden’s campaign cash

July 31, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

President Biden’s sudden and unprecedented withdrawal with just a few months remaining in the 2024 presidential race raises a host of issues. One key question is how ...

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