Political Spending

We don’t need a constitutional amendment that sacrifices essential First Amendment rights for the illusion of greater transparency.

The First Amendment does not allow the government to restrict political speech because change might be disruptive.

On May 13, 2026, Institute for Free Speech President David Keating wrote a letter to express the organization's strong opposition to the proposed “Campaign ...

A response to "How billionaires took over American politics"

National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. Federal Election Commission, et al. argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 2025.

Today’s Supreme Court oral argument in NRSC v. FEC ably illustrated that limits on coordinated political party expenditures violate the First Amendment

National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. Federal Election Commission, et al. argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 2025.

Because political spending is considered a form of political speech, the complaint argues that Georgia’s current system gives one candidate more speech rights than ...

The Institute for Free Speech has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case United ...

The government has the power to administer elections, not to control speech about them.