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Daily Media Links 12/1: Ban on speech ‘about a person’ that negligently causes ‘significant mental suffering, anxiety or alarm’ struck down, The New York Times Does Its Best Super-PAC Impersonation, and more…

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December 1, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News American Prospect: Internet Ad Rules Bring Together Strange Bedfellows By Eliza Newlin Carney When the FEC moved unanimously this month to ...

Daily Media Links 11/30: Future of Free Speech at Risk as Supreme Court Hears Critical Digital Privacy Case, N.Y. Times editorial board issues rare call to action to oppose GOP tax bill, and more…

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November 30, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News Courthouse News Service: Voters Lose Protest of Campaign-Contribution Ceilings By Daniel W. Staples Upholding contribution ceilings in federal election law, the ...

Daily Media Links 11/29: To Protect our Democracy, We Need to Protect Anonymous Low-Cost Online Political Speech, If cops can get phone data without a warrant, it could be a nightmare for journalists – and sources, and more…

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November 29, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News HuffPost: Giving Corporations More Power Is The Wrong Response To Russian Propaganda By Luke Wachob Thanks to the Supreme Court, the ...

Daily Media Links 11/28: Supreme court cellphone case puts free speech – not just privacy – at risk, Comments with the IRS on Proposed Form 1024-A Actually Show Differences in How the IRS Rules Should Work, and more…

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November 28, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News USA Today: Listen up Supreme Court: Warrantless tracking of smartphones violates our rights By Zac Morgan On Nov. 29, the Supreme ...

Daily Media Links 11/27: Lois Lerner Doesn’t Trust You, Campaign finance laws changed in new budget, and more…

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November 27, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News Deseret News: FEC opposes dismissing civil case against ex Utah A.G. John Swallow By Dennis Romboy Government lawyers have asked a ...

Daily Media Links 11/21: Seek balance on polling place speech, Mobile-Phone Case at U.S. Supreme Court to Test Privacy Protections, and more…

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November 21, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

Supreme Court Minneapolis Star Tribune: Seek balance on polling place speech By Editorial Board [T]here is value in examining the language of Minnesota’s law, ...

Daily Media Links 11/20: FEC must keep the Internet a place for free minds, free speech, The newspaper ad that changed everything, and more…

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November 20, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

Internet Speech Regulation Reuters: Momentum builds in U.S. for disclaimers on internet election ads U.S. regulators on Thursday kicked off a process that could ...

Daily Media Links 11/17: FEC Pushes Forward on Digital Disclaimers, Protecting free speech rights through tax reform, and more…

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November 17, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

New from the Institute for Free Speech Brookings Panel Offers an (Incomplete) Historical Background on the Relationship Between Corporations and Democracy By Alex Cordell ...

Daily Media Links 11/16: Private Forums for Political Speech, Democrats, Others Suing Over Arizona Political Spending Law, and more…

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November 16, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News Richmond Times-Dispatch: Scott Blackburn column: Wave election possible because of Virginia’s campaign finance laws By Scott Blackburn That wave elections happen ...

Daily Media Links 11/15: Free Speech Is Starting to Dominate the U.S. Supreme Court’s Agenda, ‘Democracy Vouchers’ May Come to New York City, and more…

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November 15, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News Washington Post: Danica Roem’s win proves it: We don’t need to restrict campaign contributions By Luke Wachob Roem outraised Marshall 3-to-1 ...

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