This theory of the law would transform campaign finance donations from money used only to pay for a campaign to persuade the public, to ...

The prosecutor is twisting campaign-finance law.

Election Day is like the Kentucky Derby for political nerds. It does not happen out of nowhere. A lot of people donate a lot ...

Have we passed the point of civil disagreement in this country? If the scene that played out in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday was any ...

Alexandria, VA – The Institute for Free Speech is pleased to welcome attorney Ryan Morrison to its legal team. Ryan’s addition to the staff ...

Alexandria, VA – Today, an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled, 2-1, that unpaid citizen activists can be forced to comply with the same ...

Alexandria, VA – The Institute for Free Speech is pleased to announce its new website at IFS.org. The new website is easier to navigate, pleasing to ...

Alexandria, VA – The Institute for Free Speech and the Cato Institute yesterday filed a friend of the court brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a ...

In the News  Washington Examiner: Michael Cohen plea turns campaign donations into slush fund for bad behavior By Bradley A. Smith One welcome casualty of the ...

In the News  National Review: Michael Cohen Pled Guilty to Something That Is Not a Crime By Bradley A. Smith The Federal Election Campaign Act holds ...

In the News  Reason: Trump’s Cluelessness Remains His Best Defense Against Charges That He ‘Knowingly and Willfully’ Violated Campaign Finance Law By Jacob Sullum “At a ...

In the News  New Jersey Star-Ledger: Trump administration wants to put a price on freedom of speech. Soon you’ll have to pay a fee to ...