First Circuit: Nashua Violated First Amendment by Censoring Citizens’ Flag Requests

December 22, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Federal appeals court finds city unconstitutionally censored citizens’ requests for use of “Citizen Flag Pole” under guise of “government speech”

Institute for Free Speech Encouraged by Supreme Court’s Skeptical Reception of Restrictions on Free Political Speech

December 9, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Today’s Supreme Court oral argument in NRSC v. FEC ably illustrated that limits on coordinated political party expenditures violate the First Amendment

Ballot Committee Fights Speech Mandate at the Colorado Supreme Court

December 5, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

New Institute for Free Speech filing highlights that the burdensome requirement infringes on free speech rights and provides voters with no relevant information

Institute for Free Speech Defends First Amendment Rights against IRS Donor Disclosure Law in Pivotal Case

November 20, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , , ,

Case on behalf of The Buckeye Institute could extend Supreme Court’s donor privacy protections to every charity in America

Federal Court Blocks Minnesota’s Vendor-Disclosure Law in Victory for Free Speech

October 20, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Judge grants preliminary injunction to block rules that require advocacy groups to publicly disclose their vendors, thereby exposing those vendors to harassment

Brevard Public Schools to Pay Over $567,000 in Fees after Losing Free Speech Case

October 8, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Settlement in Institute for Free Speech case ends multi-year battle against board’s censorship of parents at public meetings

New Hampshire School Board Eliminates “No Derogatory Comments” Policy in Victory for Free Speech

September 23, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech helps secure settlement after board censored Beth Scaer for referring to a biologically male athlete who plays on a girls’ ...

SCOTUS Amicus Brief: Procedural Gamesmanship in New Jersey Lawsuit Violates the First Amendment

September 10, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Manipulation of federal jurisdiction to avoid meaningful review compounds the First Amendment problems with New Jersey’s investigation of a Christian medical nonprofit organization

Institute for Free Speech Urges SCOTUS to Strike Down Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits

September 9, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

A new amicus brief in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC calls on the Supreme Court to reexamine government interference with campaign speech

Report: Record Number of States Now Protect Free Speech from Frivolous Lawsuits

August 25, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

New analysis shows significant gains but cautions that many states have deficient laws—or have no law at all

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