This piece originally appeared in the The Star-Ledger on July 30, 2020.   If you voted in the primary, you probably noticed a short slogan ...

This piece originally appeared in the Washington Examiner on July 13, 2020.   We should have learned our lesson by now. In elections, it’s not ...

This piece originally appeared in the Washington Examiner on June 23, 2020.   It’s true in life and politics: You don’t know what you ...

The IRS recently amended its nonprofit donor reporting rules to protect the identities of contributors. From now on, nonprofits (except for 501(c)(3) charities and ...

A policeman injured by an unknown attacker at a Black Lives Matter protest in July 2016 in Louisiana sued the protest's organizer, DeRay Mckesson, ...

In the midst of a devastating pandemic and plummeting tax revenue, New York’s new budget law gives millions of tax dollars to politicians for ...

The only threat to the First Amendment here is the president’s threat to retaliate against Twitter. Private companies have the right to speak. Social ...

This piece originally appeared in National Review on March 26, 2020.    The 2020 Democratic presidential primary began with over 20 governors, senators, congressmen, and political ...

This piece originally appeared in the Washington Examiner on March 26, 2020.    What if the federal government dictated how much of your money you ...

This piece originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal on March 20, 2020.    Former Charlottesville, Va., Mayor Michael Signer’s essay “How Free Speech ...

The Institute for Free Speech today published an analysis of the Judicial Ads Act (S.4183), a bill that would impose campaign finance regulations on speech ...

The Institute for Free Speech today urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that could effectively close the courthouse doors to ...

 Two candidates for Congress in New Jersey today asked a federal court to declare the state's restrictions on campaign slogans unconstitutional. The Institute for Free Speech ...

President Donald Trump today announced his intent to nominate Institute for Free Speech Legal Director Allen Dickerson to the Federal Election Commission.

Institute for Free Speech President David Keating released the following statement in response to yesterday’s executive order concerning speech on social media platforms:

The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement in response to today's announcement that the IRS finalized a rule to protect the privacy of ...

The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement in response to today’s vote by the Senate to confirm Texas attorney Trey Trainor to ...

Washington, DC – A California ballot committee late yesterday asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that San Francisco’s disclaimers for campaign ...

Washington, DC – The Institute for Free Speech today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case arising from a Black Lives Matter ...

The Institute for Free Speech urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal law banning automated political calls. The group's amicus brief notes ...

New from the Institute for Free Speech Why a Culture of Free Expression Demands Tolerance By Alec Greven Free expression is the lifeblood of ...

In the News VOA News: ‘Dark Money’ Campaign Contributions Headed for Record High By Masood Farivar In the decade since the Supreme Court decision ...

Nonprofits Wall Street Journal: Gunning for the NRA By The Editorial Board New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday calling for ...

FEC Texas Scorecard: Trump Appointee Highlights Unfairness of Speech Regulations in First Act on FEC By Brandon Waltens In his first official act as ...

We’re Hiring! Legal Director – Institute for Free Speech – Washington, DC or Virtual Office The Institute for Free Speech anticipates the need for ...

New from the Institute for Free Speech You Can’t Protect First Amendment Rights Without Protecting Privacy By Alec Greven We live in an increasingly ...

In the News Star-Ledger: Restrictions on ballot slogans violate free speech By Ryan Morrison If you voted in the primary, you probably noticed a short ...

Ed. note: The Media Update will be on vacation Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 We’re Hiring! Legal Director – Institute for Free Speech ...

We’re Hiring! Legal Director – Institute for Free Speech – Washington, DC or Virtual Office The Institute for Free Speech anticipates the need for ...

In the News Business Insider: Republican Party officials hid COVID-19 mask purchases by labeling them ‘building maintenance’ in federal disclosures By Dave Levinthal [W]hen ...