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Supreme Court: Upholding Free Political Speech
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Questions about free speech and the First Amendment are often decided at the Supreme Court. Over the years, the Court has dealt with such contentious political speech cases as flag burning, campaign spending limits, and banning political films. While there is typically some disagreement on the Court on any individual case, the Court has long held that for any political…

Brad Smith: Whitehouse measure assaults constitutional rights
February 24, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

The year is 2019. The government sends in a SWAT team to seize any corporate property it wants without the due process or just ...

Gorsuch Follows Precedent in Two Retaliation Cases
February 20, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post covers two First Amendment retaliation cases by Supreme Court ...

Gorsuch Joins Opinion Stating Dancing Doesn’t Cause Public Alarm
February 17, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post reviews an opinion Judge Gorsuch joined that raised constitutional ...

Powerful Dissent by Supreme Court Nominee in Fourth Amendment Case
February 16, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post reviews Judge Gorsuch’s dissent in a Fourth Amendment warrantless ...

Judge Neil Gorsuch Tackles Thorny Jurisdictional Questions in Important First Amendment Case
February 7, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post reviews a case in which Judge Neil Gorsuch wrote ...

Gorsuch’s record shows strong support for the First Amendment view of campaign finance laws
February 6, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

President Trump made perhaps his most important decision to date with the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. In Gorsuch, Trump ...

Will Trump Cause Liberals to Rethink Campaign Finance Reform?
February 1, 2017   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

Pushing to overturn Citizens United. Urging the IRS to police political activity. Proposing to replace the independent Federal Election Commission with an agency controlled ...

Judge Neil Gorsuch Upholds First Amendment Petition Rights in Kansas Tax Dispute Case
January 31, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post reviews a case Judge Neil Gorsuch wrote concerning First ...

Judge Neil Gorsuch: Good Guys, Bad Guys, the Media, and the First Amendment
January 31, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post examines four opinions Judge Neil Gorsuch wrote or joined ...

Judge Neil Gorsuch’s First Amendment Decisions Show Respect for Free Speech
January 30, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Judge Gorsuch has written or joined opinions in two notable First Amendment cases while on the Tenth Circuit: Riddle v. Hickenlooper (2014), and Doe ...

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