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Contribution Limits: Caps on First Amendment Activity
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Contribution limits are monetary restrictions on the amount an individual or group can donate to a political actor – usually a candidate, political party, or political action committee. The Supreme Court first allowed limits on contributions in Buckley v. Valeo. The Court’s ruling acknowledged that contribution limits were a restriction on First Amendment activity, but allowed them on the theory…

Connecticut among worst states in free speech index
June 7, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Incumbent politicians have a lot of advantages in campaigns. They have a network of donors to call on for support. They have an in ...

Pa. among top states that support free speech of campaign donors
May 30, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

What sets Pennsylvania apart from its Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic neighbors? Freedom of speech in the political process, for one. Imagine you lived in a ...

 The Different Ways States Regulate And Protect Our First Amendment Rights
May 23, 2018   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously referred to the states as “laboratories of democracy.” States, Brandeis believed, could test out solutions to problems. Some ...

 Indiana among top states for political speech rights
May 22, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Imagine you lived in a state where it was illegal to express too much support for a candidate. Such a law would be a ...

Is Your State Restricting Your Ability to Support Candidates?
May 16, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Raising money is nobody’s favorite part of campaigns, but everyone knows it has to be done. In order for voters to have a choice ...

Virginia ranked A+ for political free speech rights
May 10, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

IMAGINE that you lived in a state where it was illegal to express too much support for a candidate. Such a law would be ...

Trump-appointed judge delivers fantastic campaign finance opinion in first ruling
May 3, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

“ The unfortunate trend in modern constitutional law is not only to create rights that appear nowhere in the Constitution, but also to disfavor ...

San Antonio Express-News: Texas preserving political rights (In the News)
May 1, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

This piece originally ran in San Antonio Express-News  on April 30th 2018. Preview  The Institute’s Free Speech Index scores and ranks all 50 states ...

Maryland flunks freedom of speech
April 30, 2018   •  By Thomas Wheatley   •  ,

Virginia and Maryland may share a border, but when it comes to their respect for free-speech rights, the two couldn’t be more different. The ...

Colorado among 5 worst states in free speech index

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April 30, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Incumbent politicians have a lot of advantages in campaigns. They have networks of donors to call on for support. They have an in with ...

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