Texas

Case challenges Texas law prohibiting pro bono legal services for Texas candidates and political committees if they are provided by nonprofit corporations

Institute for Free Speech v. J.R. Johnson, et al. argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 28, 2025.

The Institute’s amicus brief asks the Court to protect the First Amendment right to anonymously petition the government

Attorneys for the Institute for Free Speech file new suit to end disclosure of small donations made through online “conduits” like WinRed or ActBlue

The suit challenges the constitutionality of federal campaign finance disclosure requirements for small-dollar donors who use online platforms to donate, arguing that such rules ...

Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 2025.

Texans have enjoyed the expressive freedom protections of a robust anti-SLAPP law since 2011, when the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) was enacted. However, ...

Little, et al. v. Llano County, et al., argued en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on September 24, ...

On June 17, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech sent a letter to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Texas Ethics Commission to ...

Spectrum WT v. Wendler, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 29, 2024.