The Institute for Justice asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Colorado campaign finance law that silinces nonprofit policy organizations, preventing them from speaking out on political issues.
From the release:
“Colorado is regulating commentary on public issues, extending campaign finance regulations far beyond what Supreme Court precedents have allowed, and it is now up to the High Court to rein in this and similar state laws,” said Bill Maurer, an Institute for Justice attorney and lead counsel on the petition. “Americans should not have to register with the government to engage in public debates about the direction of their state. If the First Amendment means anything, it means the government cannot require people to get the government’s okay before they can speak.”
The case is Independence Institute v. Buescher.
