Institute For Free Speech

Disclosure: A Threat to Associational Privacy
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS staff  •    •  

Disclosure, in the campaign finance context, refers to laws and regulations requiring candidates and political groups to report information about their activities to the government, which then makes that information available publicly. The required information varies greatly, depending on the affected organization and the local, state, or federal government mandating the disclosure. Disclosure rules fall into two broad categories: disclosure…

In Pursuit of Greater Privacy: A More Nuanced Approach to Disclosure of Candidate Contributions in the Internet Age
June 12, 2025   •  By Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  ,

The nation’s laws have fallen well behind the technological advances of the Internet Age, and, as a result, the privacy of every American has ...

In Pursuit of Greater Privacy: A More Nuanced Approach to Disclosure of Candidate Contributions in the Internet Age
June 9, 2025   •  By Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  , , ,

The nation’s laws have fallen well behind the technological advances of the Internet Age, and, as a result, the privacy of every American has ...

Kansas Agrees to Pay $98,500 in First Amendment Victory for Grassroots Group
May 22, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

State stipulates to fee award after federal court ruling that Kansas cannot regulate community group Fresh Vision OP as a PAC for occasional candidate ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can Arizona Compel Broad Donor Disclosure for Ordinary Speech? (Americans for Prosperity, et al. v. Meyer, et al.)
May 15, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Americans for Prosperity, et al. v. Meyer, et al., argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 15, 2025.

Freedom of Assembly Arguments, Sixty Years Apart
April 25, 2025   •  By Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  , ,

April 26 represents an important date in the history of associational freedom at the Supreme Court.  

Journal of Supreme Court History Publishes Another New Article by Knowles-Gardner on NAACP v. Alabama
April 16, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Last month, the Journal of Supreme Court History published a new article from Institute for Free Speech Research Director Helen Knowles-Gardner detailing another aspect ...

State of Washington v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
March 26, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

On March 26, 2025, the Institute for Free Speech filed an amicus brief in State of Washington v. Meta Platforms, Inc., (formerly doing business ...

Institute for Free Speech Urges Supreme Court to Revisit Outdated Precedent on Lobbying Disclosure
March 25, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute’s amicus brief asks the Court to protect the First Amendment right to anonymously petition the government

This “Sunshine Week”, Shine a Light on Donor Privacy
March 19, 2025   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  ,

Transparency is for the government, privacy is for the people.

Enduring First Amendment lessons of ‘Bloody Sunday’
March 17, 2025   •  By Tiffany Donnelly & Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  , , ,

Six decades later, the story of that “Bloody Sunday” in Selma shouldn’t be confined to the pages of history books. It is a story ...

Load more

Get the Latest Updates

© 2025 Institute for Free Speech | 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW | Suite 801 | Washington, DC 20036 | 202-301-3300

The word mark Institute for Free Speech® and its logo of a stylized lantern with a flame are federally registered service marks and are owned by the Institute for Free Speech.