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…

Amicus Brief: Proposition 211 Is Unconstitutional

June 26, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech amicus brief explains how Arizona’s controversial donor disclosure rules conflict with the state constitution

Center for Arizona Policy, Inc. v. Arizona Secretary of State

June 25, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Arizona’s Proposition 211 expands on previous donor disclosure laws in nearly every way—and violates the Arizona Constitution.

Minnesota Right to Life and Minnesota Gun Rights v. Rashid, et al.

June 23, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Minnesota’s invasive, unconstitutional lobbying disclosure laws practically hand-deliver an “enemies list” to activists looking to harass groups and their vendors.

Grassroots Activists Challenge Minnesota’s Speech-Chilling Vendor Disclosure Rules

June 23, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech lawsuit seeks to end disclosure rules that burden First Amendment rights while exposing advocacy groups and their vendors to harassment ...

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 ...

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