Statement on Confirmation of FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor

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May 19, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement in response to today’s vote by the Senate to confirm Texas attorney Trey Trainor to ...

California Group Asks Ninth Circuit to Rule 28-Second Ad Disclaimer is Too Long

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April 22, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Washington, DC – A California ballot committee late yesterday asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that San Francisco’s disclaimers for campaign ...

Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court to Hear Mckesson Case

April 9, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Washington, DC – The Institute for Free Speech today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case arising from a Black Lives Matter ...

Amicus Brief: Supreme Court Should Strike Down Ban on Political Calls

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April 1, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal law banning automated political calls. The group's amicus brief notes ...

Draft House Relief Bill Threatens First Amendment Rights

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March 24, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

A draft House response to the coronavirus pandemic would order American businesses to sacrifice First Amendment rights in exchange for emergency relief. Businesses cannot ...

President Trump Nominates Trey Trainor to FEC

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March 4, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Washington, DC – The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that President Donald Trump has re-nominated attorney ...

New Jersey Agrees Not to Enforce Unconstitutional Anti-Privacy Law

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February 27, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

In a letter filed in federal court yesterday, New Jersey's Attorney General announced an agreement not to enforce a law requiring nonprofits to publicly ...

IFS Attorney Ryan Morrison to Testify on IRS Privacy Reform

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February 6, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Institute for Free Speech Attorney Ryan Morrison will testify before the IRS tomorrow morning concerning a proposed rulemaking to protect the personal information of ...

Chairman Bradley Smith Testimony: Citizens United Helps Democracy

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February 5, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Institute for Free Speech Chairman and former Federal Election Commission Chair Bradley A. Smith will testify Thursday morning before a House of Representatives subcommittee ...

Analysis: Citizens United Led to More Speech, Better Democracy

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January 16, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech released an analysis today of the effects of the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. ...

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