Removing a major source of low-cost political advertising from Twitter harms those who don't yet have a large audience but are looking for an ...

At a time when everyone’s contributions over $200 are just a few clicks away, disclosure laws created in a pre-internet era deserve a second ...

The country deserves a functioning campaign finance agency, especially as we head into the 2020 campaign season.

The Honest Ads Act is a needless sacrifice of First Amendment rights, not a serious effort to secure elections.

The U.S. boasts one of the most robust civil societies in the world. Don't put that at risk in order to serve the shortsighted ...

The consistent theme throughout plans such as Warren’s is that the federal government should be more muscular and more active in limiting political participation.

This tendency to view every political act that one finds unsavory or disagreeable as a campaign finance violation has far-reaching and extremely harmful consequences ...

The summer of 2019 was the summer of harassment for people who support candidates and causes.

There is ample space to be found between striking down every limit no matter how high and permitting any limit no matter how low.

Oregon should remain a leader in free speech, not fall back to the pack.

The Institute for Free Speech is pleased to announce that Tiffany Donnelly has joined IFS as the Institute's Media Manager. Alex Baiocco, who joined the ...

The Institute for Free Speech filed comments with the Internal Revenue Service late yesterday in support of a proposed agency rulemaking to protect the ...

Today, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc confirmed that the Constitution does not allow states to treat unpaid citizen activists like ...

The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement in response to today's speech by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Georgetown University on the ...

The Institute for Free Speech filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court late yesterday urging the Court to review California's demand that ...

Attorneys from the Institute for Free Speech will appear in federal court on Tuesday to represent the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance in a donor privacy ...

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously today that the Tennessee Billboard Act is unconstitutional and said the state may not tear down a ...

The Institute for Free Speech filed an amicus brief with the Washington Supreme Court late Friday stating that a lower court erred in failing to apply ...

The Institute for Free Speech filed an amicus brief asking a federal court to allow an Arkansas citizen to make campaign contributions, within legal limits, ...

Alexandria, VA – The largest state in the country has the nation’s lowest limits on donations to statewide candidates. In an amicus brief filed yesterday, ...

In the News Federalist Society: Is It Transparency or Is It Censorship? Washington Post v. McManus (Teleforum) Featuring Tyler Martinez and Erin Chlopak In Washington Post v. ...

In the News Cato: Citizen Activism vs. Missouri Regulators (Podcast) Featuring Zac Morgan and Caleb O. Brown Ron Calzone wins a round in court. A ...

New from the Institute for Free Speech Institute for Free Speech Adds Media Manager, Policy Analyst The Institute for Free Speech is pleased to announce ...

In the News Voice of America: Foreign Money Flows Into US Politics By Brian Padden [P]rivacy advocates say forcing the disclosing of the identity of donors ...

In the News Wall Street Journal: Notable & Quotable: Twitter’s Political Ad Ban Bradley A. Smith writing for City Journal, Nov. 1: Twitter will no longer accept ...

In the News City Journal: Free Speech Means Free Speech By Bradley A. Smith Days after Mark Zuckerberg planted his flag in favor of free ...

Free Speech The Hill: Mark Zuckerberg deserves praise for his noble stand on free speech By Jonathan Turley With the House Financial Services Committee hearing this ...

The Courts Reason (Volokh Conspiracy): Vagueness Challenge to N.H.’s Criminal Libel Statute Can Go Forward By Eugene Volokh In Frese v. MacDonald, the ACLU of New ...

In the News  Center for Public Integrity: Corporate Political Transparency: It’s Optional By Dave Levinthal The disparity – detailed in a new report by the Center ...

In the News  State Policy Network: Unanimous sixth circuit opinion vindicates billboard owner’s free speech in IFS case By Matt Nese In September, the Sixth Circuit ...