Freedom of Association

This piece originally appeared in Washington Examiner on April 26, 2021.   Can state officials demand to know what organizations you join and what charities ...

Many of H.R. 1's provisions would expose supporters of controversial causes, providing new ways to dox people and turbocharging an already malignant cancel culture.

The consequence of all this will be less speech. Fewer individuals will give to causes they believe in for fear of receiving threats or ...

The threats to free speech in the so-called “For the People Act” span hundreds of pages and are too numerous to cover in their ...

This, apparently, is the president’s vision of democracy: a status quo-preserving machine wherein those in power get a monopoly on political speech, while the ...

The Institute for Free Speech reviewed transcripts of Judge Barrett’s answers to questions from members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee during days two ...

Judge Amy Coney Barrett has participated in few cases with First Amendment-related claims as a Seventh Circuit judge. One recent case, however, sheds some ...

A new and creative way to restrict speech has arrived in the form of industry-based contribution bans. These bans typically target an industry and ...

This piece originally appeared in the The Hill on September 16, 2020.   Can the government put words in your mouth? The Constitution says no, ...

This piece originally appeared in the Washington Examiner on September 15, 2020.   What do Steven Pinker, David Frum, Margaret Atwood, and Noam Chomsky have ...