15 Years of Super PACs

April 10, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Fifteen years after SpeechNow, it's time to recognize its essential wisdom: limiting the money we citizens can spend on political speech means limiting our free ...

When free speech champion Elon Musk threatens speech, we should take it seriously

March 19, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  ,

If the Trump administration is serious about protecting free speech, then yes, let's reform laws to better protect it. But let's also foster a ...

Enduring First Amendment lessons of ‘Bloody Sunday’

March 17, 2025   •  By Tiffany Donnelly & Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  , , ,

Six decades later, the story of that “Bloody Sunday” in Selma shouldn’t be confined to the pages of history books. It is a story ...

McConnell’s most underappreciated legacy: His unwavering support of free speech

March 17, 2025   •  By Brett Nolan   •  , ,

Sen. Mitch McConnell's career reminds us that the First Amendment’s protections must extend to all Americans — particularly those with whom we disagree.

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 ...

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