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The New York Times wants anonymity for the powerful, but no privacy for you
September 7, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  , , ,

President Trump set off another mini-firestorm this week with his reaction to an anonymously-authored New York Times op-ed in which the author “vowed to ...

The Internet Doesn’t Need a Fairness Doctrine
September 4, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  ,

Another day, another call for government intervention in free speech on the Internet. President Trump recently took to Twitter to decry supposed censorship of conservatives. He suggested that Google ...

Baltimore has bigger needs than taxpayer money for political campaigns
August 31, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  , ,

At the end of July, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh signed two charter amendments, cementing their appearance on the November ballot. One of these measures ...

Bradley Smith on Michael Cohen’s Plea Deal and Campaign Finance Laws (Video)
August 28, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Trump’s Campaign Finance Catch-22
August 23, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance rules—those malleable laws that regulate how much of their own ...

Institute for Free Speech examines First Amendment record of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
August 21, 2018   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech undertook a thorough analysis of the First Amendment record of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. IFS’s ...

Gov. Steve Bullock’s nosy lawsuit to make the IRS collect more of your data
August 20, 2018   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , , ,

People often advise against “making a federal case” out of minor grievances. Someone in your neighborhood has a noisy dog? By all means mention ...

Money spent in Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation battle is good for democracy
August 16, 2018   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

America enters a generational Supreme Court nomination battle divided. But one aspect of the fight over nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh shows our democracy is ...

The Strange World of Kavanaugh Opposition
August 1, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Of all the attacks on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, perhaps the silliest is that he would open the door to foreign money in ...

Protecting privacy of nonprofit donors is key to our democracy
July 30, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

Can Americans protect their privacy and their elections at the same time? Cynical politicians around the country say no. The rest of us should ...

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