Democrats push unconstitutional anti-free speech election law
The Democratic Party’s election overhaul bill, S. 1, includes numerous provisions of dubious constitutionality, but one in particular stands out. Its regulations on websites and media outlets have...
View ArticleWatchdog Group Sues Colorado City Over Campaign Law That Violates Freedom of...
Lakewood, CO – Lakewood city officials claim that a local watchdog group broke the law when its regularly published newsletter reported on candidates in a recent election. The city said it should have...
View ArticleGun Rights Group Sues Wyoming for Violating its First Amendment Rights
Cheyenne, WY – The Wyoming Gun Owners (WyGO) late yesterday sued Wyoming in federal court, saying the state unconstitutionally regulates its speech about public policy as campaign...
View ArticleAmicus Brief: The First Amendment Guarantees All Americans Right to Privacy
Washington, DC – 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 a list of their...
View ArticleIs Freedom of Speech Obsolete in the Disinformation Era?
Is freedom of speech an unquestioned creed, adhered to despite its dangers, or is it a principle that has prevailed by proving its value to the individual and community? Critics like Emily Bazelon...
View ArticleDemocrats H.R. 1 Election Takeover Would Also Control What Americans And...
Democrats often rail against the dangers of “hate speech” and “extremist content,” yet their radical election overhaul bill, H.R. 1, would use taxpayer funds to subsidize the very speech they claim is...
View ArticleCongressional Democrats Court-Picking (Not Packing) Scheme
Congress probably won’t pack the Supreme Court. But court picking poses a real threat to Americans’ rights.read more
View ArticleThe First Amendment Is Lucky to Have Mitch McConnell
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell hammered the first nail into the coffin of the draconian S. 1 legislation on Wednesday, announcing that the Democrats’ 800-plus-page rewrite of voting,...
View ArticleWashington State Sued for Violating First Amendment Right to Provide Pro Bono...
Tacoma, WA – The Institute for Free Speech, a national nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services, today filed a lawsuit in federal court against Washington state Attorney General Bob...
View ArticleSenate Testimony: S. 1 Would Suppress Speech, Violate the First Amendment
Washington, DC – Institute for Free Speech Chairman Bradley A. Smith will tell the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration today that S. 1 threatens free speech and privacy. Smith’s...
View ArticleMAXWELL: Joe Manchins Compromise On Voting Rules Is A Trojan Horse For...
The so-called “For the People Act” failed a key vote in June. Yet Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed compromise would revive Democratic leaders’ attempt to disguise harmful restraints on political speech as...
View ArticleParents, Community Members Sue Pennsbury School Board for Censoring Critics
Institute for Free Speech helps citizens fight back against school board’s intimidation, silencing tactics.read more
View ArticleDemocrats Propose a Federal Speech Czar
Deep inside the Democrats’ latest “compromise” proposal on elections and campaign finance is a new cup of poison for free speech and fair campaigns.read more
View ArticleLawsuit: How the Governor Stole Protest Rights
Pierre, SD – Christmas festivities at the South Dakota Capitol this winter will include two full months of silent nights – and silent days. The state has banned all political demonstrations from the...
View ArticleVictory: Blue State Refugees Rally to Proceed in South Dakota
State agrees to grant permit under pressure from Institute for Free Speech lawsuit, but work remains on lifting the holiday protest banread more
View ArticleCourt Orders Pennsylvania School Board to Allow Critics to Speak
Philadelphia, PA – A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a Pennsylvania school board to allow parents and community members to criticize school policies and officials by name at public meetings. The...
View ArticleLTE: Revised H.R.1 Has a Plan for a Government Speech Czar
Today, it takes the votes of four of the six FEC commissioners to initiate an investigation or find a campaign violation. The skinny H.R.1 would hand that power to the agency’s general counsel, an...
View ArticleWhen They Attack Dark Money, Theyre Really Attacking Free Speech
By adopting Democrats’ strategy of attacking so-called dark money groups at this week’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Republican senators are fueling efforts...
View ArticleSheldon Whitehouses DISCLOSE Act would not have prevented
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) seems to think the DISCLOSE Act is a political cure-all. His latest sales pitch is that, if adopted, it would help “the American people … find out who funded the...
View ArticleUniversity of Oregon DEI Officer Sued for Blocking Critic on Twitter
Portland, OR – A local university professor filed a federal lawsuit on August 11 against an officer in the University of Oregon’s Division of Equity and Inclusion for blocking him from the...
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