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TechFreedom Coalition Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions
September 25, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

TechFreedom Coalition Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions We write to express our concern over your plans to convene a meeting of state attorneys ...

Petition to FEC for Rulemaking to Revise 11 C.F.R. § 100.52
August 27, 2018   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , ,

Pursuant to 11 C.F.R. §§ 200.1-200.6, the Institute for Free Speech petitions the Federal Election Commission to conduct a rulemaking to amend the definition ...

Court Ruling on Independent Expenditures Creates New Risks for Groups
August 23, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , , ,

Update (10/5): On October 4, the FEC provided guidance following U.S. District Court decision in CREW v. FEC. Read the FEC’s guidance here. Update ...

Analysis Of November 2018 North Dakota Campaign Finance/Lobbying Initiated Constitutional Amendment
August 14, 2018   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , ,

The Institute for Free Speech (“IFS”)[3] provides the following analysis of the voter-initiated campaign finance and lobbying amendment to North Dakota’s State Constitution that ...

Comments to FEC on Notice 2018-06 (Proposed Rulemaking on Internet Communication Disclaimers and the Definition of “Public Communication”)
May 25, 2018   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Institute for Free Speech (“the Institute”),[1] we respectfully submit the following comments in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ...

Comments to FEC on Notice 2018-05 (Rulemaking Petition Concerning Former Candidates’ Personal Use)
May 21, 2018   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , ,

The Institute for Free Speech (“the Institute”) respectfully submits the following comments in response to Notice 2018-05.[2] That notice concerns potential “rulemaking to clarify ...

Analysis of “Online Electioneering Transparency and Accountability Act” (Maryland H.B. 981)
April 5, 2018   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , , ,

The Institute for Free Speech provides the following analysis of H.B. 981, which currently awaits a concurrence vote in the House of Delegates. Despite ...

Comments to FEC on Rulemaking 2014-02 (Independent Expenditure Reporting)
March 30, 2018   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

The Institute for Free Speech is pleased that the Federal Election Commission has issued this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding independent expenditures by ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Idaho S. 1337 (2017 Campaign Finance Reform Legislative Work Group Recommendations)
March 8, 2018   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

On behalf of the Institute for Free Speech (“the Institute”), we respectfully submit the following comments on constitutional and practical issues with portions of ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Idaho H. 573 (2017 Campaign Finance Reform Legislative Work Group Recommendations)
February 22, 2018   •  By Tyler Martinez   •  , , , ,

On behalf of the Institute for Free Speech (“the Institute”) and Attorney Tyler Martinez, I respectfully submit the following comments on constitutional and practical ...

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