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FEC: An Agency Tasked with Regulating First Amendment Activity
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

The Federal Election Commission is the independent agency charged with enforcing federal campaign finance law and enacting campaign finance regulations. The FEC was created after the Nixon Administration’s Justice Department pursued criminal campaign finance charges against the President’s critics. In light of that effort, Congress correctly rejected the idea of letting a future president effectively control a government agency tasked…

Small-Dollar Donors Sue FEC over Disclosure Requirements
July 11, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Attorneys for the Institute for Free Speech filed suit to end disclosure of small donations made through online "conduits" like WinRed or ActBlue

Free Speech Arguments – Episode 11: NRSC v. FEC
June 12, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. Federal Election Commission, et al., argued en banc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth ...

Comments to the FEC on Proposed Directive Concerning Requests to Withhold, Redact, or Modify Contributors’ Identifying Information
May 15, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

On May 15, 2024 , the Institute for Free Speech submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission in regards to the Agenda Document No. ...

Comments to the FEC on Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom
April 2, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

On April 2, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission in regards to the Advisory Opinion Request 2024-05 ...

FEC shows how (and why) bipartisanship can still work
February 16, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

It is true that the FEC’s bipartisan structure will lead it to tie votes at times. But this is a feature, not a bug.

Comments on Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads
February 5, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

On January 31, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission in regards to REG 2023-02: Artificial Intelligence in ...

Institute for Free Speech Urges D.C. Circuit to Protect Political Speech from Private Enforcement

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September 28, 2023   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Campaign Legal ...

Campaign Legal Center v. 45Committee, Inc.
September 28, 2023   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Campaign Legal ...

Comments on Investigations Conducted by the Office of General Counsel
September 12, 2023   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

On September 12, 2023, the Institute for Free Speech submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission in support of Agenda Document 23-21-A, “Investigations Conducted ...

Comments on FEC Agency Procedure Regarding Litigation
July 10, 2023   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

On July 10th, the Institute for Free Speech submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission in support of Agenda Document 23-13-A that would make ...

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