The threats to free speech in the so-called “For the People Act” span hundreds of pages and are too numerous to cover in their ...

This, apparently, is the president’s vision of democracy: a status quo-preserving machine wherein those in power get a monopoly on political speech, while the ...

On Feb. 24, House Democrats will hold a hearing on “traditional media’s role in promoting disinformation and extremism.” This hearing is a dangerous threat to American ...

The First Amendment restrains government, not private parties, from censoring speech. Still, recent actions by social media companies should give Americans pause.

For over six weeks, Facebook held two Senate races hostage, blocking four candidates from reaching Georgia voters with ads before next month’s election. On ...

Yard signs represent a proud tradition of political advocacy. For candidates who receive limited media coverage, they are a low-cost way of introducing themselves ...

Well, you’d be wrong, as we’re reminded by David M. Primo and Jeffrey D. Milyo’s latest work, Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What the Public ...

Fans of the new Borat sequel should thank the Supreme Court’s much-maligned and misunderstood Citizens United decision. Without that ruling, America would resemble the autocratic regime in Borat’s ...

Should the government be held to account when it violates a person’s First Amendment rights, or should it be allowed to manipulate the legal system to avoid ...

“Electioneering communications” laws forget that government doesn’t shut down when campaign season kicks in. This year’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett is proof.

The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement in reaction to a vote by the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 1, a ...

The Institute for Free Speech filed an amicus brief yesterday urging the Supreme Court to strike down California’s requirement that charities provide state officials ...

The Institute for Free Speech published an analysis today of three major sections of H.R. 1 that would trample on First Amendment rights. The provisions would invade the ...

The Institute for Free Speech is pleased to announce that attorney Alan Gura joined IFS today as Vice President for Litigation. In this role, Gura ...

The Institute for Free Speech released the following statement congratulating the Senate on today's vote to confirm Allen Dickerson, Shana Broussard, and Sean Cooksey to ...

The Institute for Free Speech sent a letter to the Londonderry, New Hampshire Town Council late Friday warning that recent directions given to councilors ...

The Institute for Free Speech urged the Supreme Court yesterday to reverse a lower court ruling that favors the government in First Amendment challenges ...

The Institute for Free Speech published the first in a series of analyses today reviewing the First Amendment records of President Trump's likely nominees ...

The Institute for Free Speech published new research today finding no evidence of increased public corruption following the Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in Citizens ...

The Taxpayers Association of Oregon filed an amicus brief late Monday urging a state circuit court to strike down Multnomah County’s limits on campaign ...

In the News Committee on House Administration Republicans: Why Disability Rights Organizations, Free Speech Advocates, 135 Non-Profits, & Others Oppose H.R. 1 State election administers, ...

In the News One America News: Institute For Free Speech President Analyzes Impacts Of H.R. 1 (Video) House lawmakers passed the H.R. 1 legislation also ...

We’re Hiring! Senior Attorneys – Institute for Free Speech – Washington, DC or Virtual Office The Institute for Free Speech is hiring three attorneys, including at least ...

In the News National Review: The Democrats’ New Schemes to Control Political Speech By Alex Baiocco ‘We the people. Those words changed everything. Power rested ...

Ed. note: The Media Update will not be delivered Monday, March 1. It will return Tuesday, March 2. In the News Roll Call: House set to ...

We’re Hiring! Summer Associate Legal Fellowship The Institute for Free Speech Summer Associate Legal Fellowship is a unique opportunity for law students to explore a ...

We’re Hiring! Senior Attorneys – Institute for Free Speech – Washington, DC or Virtual Office The Institute for Free Speech is hiring three attorneys, including at ...

New from the Institute for Free Speech Individuals of All Beliefs Benefit from Strong Privacy Protections By Jeremy Talcott, Pacific Legal Foundation On January ...

In the News Reason (Volokh Conspiracy): Equal First Amendment Rights Coming for Non-Media Speakers in Oregon? By Eugene Volokh I noted in December that the ...

In the News FIRE: Eighth Circuit: Arkansas anti-BDS law violates First Amendment By Aaron Terr Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth ...