Senate Testimony: S. 1 Would Suppress Speech, Violate the First Amendment

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March 24, 2021   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Institute for Free Speech Chairman Bradley A. Smith testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration that S. 1 threatens free speech and Americans' privacy.

House Passes Direct Assault on Free Speech

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March 3, 2021   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement in reaction to a vote by the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 1, a ...

Amicus Brief: The First Amendment Guarantees All Americans’ Right to Privacy

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March 2, 2021   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute for Free Speech filed an amicus brief yesterday urging the Supreme Court to strike down California’s requirement that charities provide state officials ...

Analysis: H.R. 1’s Speech Provisions are Unconstitutional and Harmful to Democracy

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February 22, 2021   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech published an analysis today of three major sections of H.R. 1 that would trample on First Amendment rights. The provisions would invade the ...

Alan Gura Joins Institute for Free Speech as Vice President for Litigation

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February 16, 2021   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech is pleased to announce that attorney Alan Gura joined IFS today as Vice President for Litigation. In this role, Gura ...

Senate Confirms Allen Dickerson, Shana Broussard, and Sean Cooksey to the FEC

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December 9, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement congratulating the Senate on today's vote to confirm Allen Dickerson, Shana Broussard, and Sean Cooksey to ...

New Hampshire Town Tells Councilors Not to Speak to the Press

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October 26, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute for Free Speech sent a letter to the Londonderry, New Hampshire Town Council late Friday warning that recent directions given to councilors ...

Amicus Brief: One Violation of Free Speech Is Too Many

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September 30, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute for Free Speech urged the Supreme Court yesterday to reverse a lower court ruling that favors the government in First Amendment challenges ...

IFS Analyzes First Amendment Records of Potential Supreme Court Nominees

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September 22, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech published the first in a series of analyses today reviewing the First Amendment records of President Trump's likely nominees ...

New Research: No Rise in Corruption Since Citizens United

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September 3, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech published new research today finding no evidence of increased public corruption following the Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in Citizens ...

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