Facebook is making the right choice on political speech

November 19, 2019   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Twitter’s strategy shows the cost to free expression that comes when ads are not treated as speech.

Courts come to defense of free speech in New Jersey, New York

November 18, 2019   •  By David Keating   •  , , , ,

As legislatures and administrative bodies fight harder than ever to expose the identities of nonprofit donors, courts must step up to the challenge of ...

Free Speech Means Free Speech

November 6, 2019   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Removing a major source of low-cost political advertising from Twitter harms those who don't yet have a large audience but are looking for an ...

Campaign Finance Law Should Do More To Prevent Donor Harassment

October 24, 2019   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

At a time when everyone’s contributions over $200 are just a few clicks away, disclosure laws created in a pre-internet era deserve a second ...

We need to clean house at the Federal Election Commission

October 22, 2019   •  By Zac Morgan   •  ,

The country deserves a functioning campaign finance agency, especially as we head into the 2020 campaign season.

Honest Ads Act Is False Advertising

October 16, 2019   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

The Honest Ads Act is a needless sacrifice of First Amendment rights, not a serious effort to secure elections.

Privacy for Rights Isn’t a Trade Americans Should Be Forced To Make

October 15, 2019   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , ,

The U.S. boasts one of the most robust civil societies in the world. Don't put that at risk in order to serve the shortsighted ...

Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-Corruption Proposal Would Silence Dissent

October 3, 2019   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

The consistent theme throughout plans such as Warren’s is that the federal government should be more muscular and more active in limiting political participation.

Take It From This Campaign Finance Attorney: Trump Is In The Clear In My Area Of Law

October 1, 2019   •  By Eric Wang   •  ,

This tendency to view every political act that one finds unsavory or disagreeable as a campaign finance violation has far-reaching and extremely harmful consequences ...

The summer of political harassment shows why privacy is essential

September 10, 2019   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

The summer of 2019 was the summer of harassment for people who support candidates and causes.

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