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Daily Media Links 5/7: Google Will Ask Buyers of U.S. Election Ads to Prove Identities, Idaho election heads asked to investigate ‘newspaper’ mailed to voters, and more…

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May 7, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

Holmes v. FEC Petition for Writ of Certiorari This petition asks the Court to provide a definitive ruling on the standard to be used ...

Daily Media Links 5/4: 9th Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc in Montana Contribution Limits Appeal, Google sets new rules for U.S. election ads, and more…

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May 4, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News LifeZette: Porn Star Payment Likely Not Illegal, Says Former FEC Chairman By Kathryn Blackhurst It “really doesn’t matter” if President Donald ...

Daily Media Links 5/3: Montana’s Contribution Limits Upheld in Court Ruling, Illinois lawmakers discuss publicly funded small donor matching, and more…

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May 3, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News Washington Examiner: Trump-appointed judge delivers fantastic campaign finance opinion in first ruling By Bradley A. Smith “The unfortunate trend in modern ...

Daily Media Links 5/2: A lawsuit may shed some light on secret campaign donations, Senate Dems request investigation of Mulvaney over lobbyist remarks, and more…

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May 2, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News National Conference of State Legislatures: Get Rid of Needless Campaign Regulations By Bradley A. Smith In the past decade, 18 states ...

Daily Media Links 5/1: A dubious anniversary for the Federal Election Commission, Evidence from Around the Framing: The Freedom of the Press Covering Authors of Books and Pamphlets, and more…

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May 1, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News San Antonio Express-News: Texas preserving political rights By Joe Albanese The Institute’s Free Speech Index scores and ranks all 50 states on ...

Daily Media Links 4/30: Social Media Filtering Is Not Censorship, Sarbanes: Take big money out of elections, and more…

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April 30, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News Washington Post: Maryland flunks freedom of speech By Thomas Wheatley The Institute for Free Speech recently released its first Free Speech Index, ...

Daily Media Links 4/27: Facebook Is Demanding Personal Information From Political Advertisers, Raising Privacy Concerns, FEC plans crackdown on zombie campaigns, more…

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April 27, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

Free Speech Electronic Frontier Foundation: Platform Censorship Won’t Fix the Internet By Corynne McSherry and India McKinney Under the First Amendment, social media platforms and other ...

Daily Media Links 4/26: Will This Case Bring ‘Dark Money’ Into the Light?, Mulvaney Backlash May Drive Political Money Changes, and more…

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April 26, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In the News Facing South: Will Congress close the loophole that enabled Facebook’s Russian ad scandal? By Sue Strugis The first peer-reviewed research into ...

Daily Media Links 4/25: Freedom for the Press as an Industry, or for the Press as a Technology? From the Framing to Today, U.S. Senate Candidate Sues After Cambridge Shuts Down Slogan, and more…

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April 25, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

First Amendment Reason (Volokh Conspiracy): Freedom for the Press as an Industry, or for the Press as a Technology? From the Framing to Today ...

Daily Media Links 4/24: Do Ordinary Speakers Have Lesser First Amendment Rights Than Newspapers Do?, Watchdog sues Paul Ryan-aligned dark money group, and more…

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April 24, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

First Amendment Reason (Volokh Conspiracy): Do Ordinary Speakers Have Lesser First Amendment Rights Than Newspapers Do? By Eugene Volokh I have long argued that ...

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