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View Article9 years after Citizens United, the decision lives rent-free in liberals heads
Does the government have the power to suppress a film if it criticizes a candidate running for office?read more
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Like an Internet meme promoting a narrative, many now say Russia’s online propaganda in America was focused on interfering with the 2016 elections. Federal and state lawmakers introduced bills, some of...
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It could also apply to speech intended to “influence” state government actions. Citizens calling their legislators to advocate for changes in a particular law or advocacy groups campaigning in support...
View ArticleLuke Wachob of the Institute for Free Speech discusses the latest threats to...
Ed. Note: IFS Communications Director Luke Wachob joins FreedomWorks Federal Affairs Manager Dan Savickas to discuss the threats to First Amendment rights in H.R. 1.read more
View ArticleHelena Independent Record: U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up Montana...
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging Montana’s campaign contribution laws.read more
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The Institute for Free Speech and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) yesterday filed an amicus brief stating that an Arkansas law is unconstitutional because it requires that...
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It also proposes changes to the law to bias enforcement actions against speakers and in favor of complainants.read more
View ArticleFederal bill raises many free speech concerns
Bradley A. Smith, chairman of the Institute for Free Speech, warns [H.R. 1] would “place sweeping new limitations on speech” and “does so in a very complex, vague, and unintuitive manner.”read more
View ArticleGroups on the Right, Left Oppose Proposed Grassroots Lobbying Rules
ACLU Oklahoma and Planned Parenthood Great Plains have joined the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and the Oklahoma Second Amendment Association to oppose the rule, which is back before the Ethics...
View ArticleDebate Over Election Reform Bill Gets Heated in House
Bradley Smith, an expert witness and chairman of the Institute for Free Speech, repeatedly told committee members that the bill would have a “chilling effect” on citizens’ desire to engage in...
View ArticleDemocrats try to meet people where they are: mired in cynicism
While lawmakers may break off discrete proposals with the goal of actual enactment, Sen. Tom Udall, a New Mexico Democrat, is planning to introduce a companion to HR 1 in his chamber in the coming...
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Democracy is broken! The American people have lost their voice! The system is rigged! At least, that’s the case according to the 40 new Democrats in the House of Representatives.read more
View ArticleSo to Speak podcast: Former FEC Chairman Bradley Smith
Former Federal Election Commission Chairman Bradley A. Smith is perhaps best known for opposing many campaign finance regulations on First Amendment grounds. On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free...
View ArticleCommittee on House Administration: Full Committee Markup: H.R. 1, The For the...
Angry over Democratic delaying tactics that have slowed the conveyor belt of Trump administration nominees plodding toward confirmation, the Senate majority is preparing to strong-arm a rules change...
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In the News St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Hawley’s declarations of independence riling up his party’s right wing By Chuck Raasch Hawley has drawn support from some ...read more
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The Star Tribune Editorial Board has called for the Legislature to expand campaign disclosure laws to apply to any group that runs ads mentioning candidates (“Add more transparency on campaign ads,”...
View ArticleDemocrats in the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 on a party-line vote...
Ironically, campaign finance controversies surrounding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic freshmen class superstar, illustrate the bill’s severe flaws.read more
View ArticleFederal Court Ruling May Open The Door To More Scam PACs
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan struck down the Federal Election Commission’s rules that prohibited unauthorized political committees from using a candidate’s name.read more
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