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March 28, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Last week, FiveThirtyEight published an article analyzing the First Amendment jurisprudence of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. While the overall thrust of the ...

Campaign Finance Institute Report on 2016 Election Spending Shows that Money Isn’t Everything
March 20, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

In politics, it’s easy for narratives to take hold before the facts have a chance to catch up. Political speech issues are no different. ...

A Sunshine Week Reminder: Transparency is for Government; Privacy is for People
March 16, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , ,

By now, you may be aware that it’s Sunshine Week, “the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information” organized by the American Society ...

A Government That Can Ban Ads on Public Transportation Can Restrict Other Forms of Speech Too
March 15, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

Can a subway system ban advertisements that convey a controversial political opinion? What about an ad that asks riders to “embrace humanity and inclusion”? ...

The Price of Corporate Speech Rights: Sometimes They’ll Say Things You Dislike
March 5, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

A wave of businesses distancing themselves from the National Rifle Association is increasing skepticism of corporate political power among conservatives. A recent article in ...

SCOTUS Brief in Brief: Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky
February 20, 2018   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

On February 28, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. In 2010, Minnesota prohibited a ...

Can the Clinton Campaign Be Indicted?
February 18, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s indictment of 13 Russians for various violations of U.S. law pertaining to elections is drawing a lot of quick and ...

Understanding Super PACs
February 13, 2018   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

You’ve probably heard the term tossed around over the past couple of years, but what exactly is a “super PAC”? These organizations have been ...

Campaign “Pledges” Are Often Self-Serving for Incumbents
February 8, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Members of Congress don’t get along much these days. Americans are well aware that they live in a time of great partisan division, one ...

Every American’s Ability to Speak About the President is What Really Makes America Great
January 31, 2018   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

No president in the history of the United States has ever had a 100% approval rating, and likely no president ever will. The Trump ...

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