Fifth Circuit Rules Institute for Free Speech Can Challenge Texas Ethics Commission Ban on Pro Bono Work

July 29, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

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 Wins Major Victory Against California Campus Censorship

July 21, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Golden West College agrees to eliminate “hateful behavior” restrictions and protect First Amendment expression after previously threatening students for conservative viewpoints

Federal Judge Strikes Down Maine’s Question 1

July 15, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Judge Wolf grants permanent injunction, ruling that the law's contribution limit and disclosure provision for independent expenditure groups violate First Amendment rights

California City Law Unconstitutionally Silences Government Critics

July 10, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Amicus brief details the First Amendment violations of Oxnard’s contribution limits

Amicus Brief: Proposition 211 Is Unconstitutional

June 26, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech amicus brief explains how Arizona’s controversial donor disclosure rules conflict with the state constitution

Grassroots Activists Challenge Minnesota’s Speech-Chilling Vendor Disclosure Rules

June 23, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech lawsuit seeks to end disclosure rules that burden First Amendment rights while exposing advocacy groups and their vendors to harassment ...

Judge Orders University of Oregon Insurer to Pay Nearly $200,000 for UO’s Censorship

June 17, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

The $191,000 fee to be paid to Professor Bruce Gilley’s legal team, led by the Institute for Free Speech, brings the University of Oregon’s ...

NYC Parent Leaders Secure Settlement Victory against Speech Censorship

June 17, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Settlement with former school board officials marks an important step forward as broader viewpoint discrimination lawsuit against city education speech restrictions continues

Institute for Free Speech Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Decision Upholding Law that Censors Therapists

June 17, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute’s amicus brief explains how the lower court improperly evaded First Amendment scrutiny and used suspect evidence to justify speech restrictions

California College Disciplinary Officer Sued Over Censorship

May 27, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Golden West College threatened students with discipline for statements calling illegal immigration a “cancer” and Hamas “a terrorist organization”

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