PDF available here “It is hardly a novel perception that compelled disclosure of affiliation with groups engaged in advocacy may constitute as effective a restraint on freedom of association as [other] forms of governmental action.” – NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U.S. 449, 462 (1958) The freedom to associate with others and speak as a group […]
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NAACP v. Alabama: When “Transparency” Becomes Censorship
Published on June 28, 2018
Filed Under: Blog, Disclosure, Disclosure, Disclosure, Jurisprudence & Litigation, Associational Privacy, Donor Privacy, Harassment, NAACP, NAACP v. Alabama, Supreme Court, Disclosure, Jurisprudence & Litigation, Alabama
SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission: Protecting the First Amendment Rights of Americans
Published on March 26, 2018
PDF available here “[T]he government can have no anti-corruption interest in limiting contributions to independent expenditure-only organizations.” – SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission[1] If one person can speak about a candidate without limit, can Congress ban two, three, or hundreds of people from joining together to do the same? That was the simple question presented […]
Filed Under: Blog, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, First Amendment, Independent Speech, Issues, Jurisprudence & Litigation, Money in Politics, Research, Super PACs, Buckley v. Valeo, SpeechNow.org v. FEC, First Amendment, Independent Speech, Jurisprudence & Litigation, First Amendment, Independent Speech, Jurisprudence & Litigation
Understanding the Differences Between Political and Issue Advocacy
Published on March 1, 2018
PDF available here The First Amendment protects speech from burdensome government regulation. Until the 1970s, federal law largely did not regulate either campaign speech or issue speech by advocacy groups. That changed with the adoption of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). The Act attempted to regulate any speech “relative to a clearly identified candidate.” […]
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