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Concerns with and Suggested Fixes to Indiana S.B. 471
March 18, 2019   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

The goal of S.B. 471, to protect manufacturing and vital utilities, is certainly laudable. However, the measure’s vague language would greatly chill free speech ...

Comments to National Park Service on Proposed Rule Regarding Demonstrations and Special Events in the National Capital Region, 83 Fed. Reg. 40460 (Aug. 15, 2018)
October 15, 2018   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the defense of the First Amendment. Accordingly, it is acutely concerned with ...

Nieves v. Bartlett
October 9, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , , , ,

The Supreme Court should reject any mode of analysis for First Amendment retaliatory arrest claims that permits official conduct to go unchecked that is ...

Part III: Judge Brett Kavanaugh Joins Pro-Speech Opinion Upholding Rights of Protesters
July 5, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Hon. Brett Kavanaugh United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2006-Present) This post is the third in a series exploring ...

More on Judge Diane Sykes: From Backpage’s Adult Ads to Anti-Gay Protests, a Strong Defense of Free Speech
January 26, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Diane Sykes United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2004-Present); Wisconsin Supreme Court (1999-2004); Milwaukee County Circuit Court (1992-1999) This post ...

In Defense of Protests
November 28, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

After the election of Donald Trump, those unhappy with the results began protesting across the country. The #NotMyPresident movement is almost certainly futile – ...

Broccoli, Islam, Trump, and the Vanishing Line Between Political Speech and Speech
July 19, 2016   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

One of the big problems with campaign finance reform is deciding what speech should be regulated. As Oliver Wendell Holmes famously wrote, “Every idea is ...

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