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New Report Surveys Speech-Chilling Statutes Across the Country

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March 19, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech today published a first-of-its-kind survey of campaign speech regulations and grassroots lobbying laws that implicate First Amendment freedoms. The ...

Statement in Response to House Vote on H.R. 1

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March 8, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement in response to today's vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 1, ...

D.C. Circuit Should Hear First Amendment Challenge to FOSTA

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February 21, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

A friend-of-the-court brief filed last night by the Institute for Free Speech (IFS) argued that a federal judge erred in slamming the door to ...

President David Keating Testifies Before House Administration Committee on H.R. 1

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February 14, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Alexandria, VA – Institute for Free Speech President David Keating will testify before the Committee on House Administration at a hearing today on H.R. 1, ...

Chairman Bradley Smith Testifies Before House Oversight Committee on H.R. 1

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February 6, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Alexandria, VA – Institute for Free Speech Chairman Bradley A. Smith will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform at a 10:00 ...

Analysis: H.R. 1 Restricts Speech about Public Affairs Under the Guise of Stopping ‘Coordination’

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February 5, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Alexandria, VA – The Institute for Free Speech today released part three of its analysis of H.R. 1, also known as the “For the People ...

Analysis: H.R. 1 Would Create a Speech Czar and Enable Partisan Enforcement of Campaign Finance Laws

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January 31, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Alexandria, VA – The Institute for Free Speech today released an analysis of H.R. 1‘s proposed changes to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The legislation ...

Statement on North Dakota H.B. 1521

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January 30, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Alexandria, VA – The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement today on North Dakota H.B. 1521: The House Ethics committee is currently considering ...

Volunteers May Not Need to Register as Lobbyists, Eighth Circuit to Review

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January 29, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Alexandria, VA – The Institute for Free Speech applauds the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ significant and unusual decision to rehear Calzone v. Missouri Ethics ...

Analysis: Major Provisions of H.R. 1 Threaten Free Political Speech

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January 23, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Alexandria, VA – The Institute for Free Speech today released an analysis of three speech-chilling sections of H.R. 1, also known as the “For the ...

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