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Disclosure: A Threat to Associational Privacy
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS staff  •    •  

Disclosure, in the campaign finance context, refers to laws and regulations requiring candidates and political groups to report information about their activities to the government, which then makes that information available publicly. The required information varies greatly, depending on the affected organization and the local, state, or federal government mandating the disclosure. Disclosure rules fall into two broad categories: disclosure…

Constitutional and Practical Issues with New Jersey S. 1500
January 17, 2019   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , ,

S. 1500 would subject advocacy groups to unconstitutionally vague, broad, and invasive new “disclosure” requirements for merely providing factual information to their members and ...

Transparency and Corruption: A General Analysis

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January 11, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Abstract: This essay makes two claims: transparency in government causes the very corruption it aims to prevent, and the problem is universal. Some scholars, ...

Analysis of the “DISCLOSE Act of 2018” (S. 3150)
December 19, 2018   •  By Eric Wang   •  , ,

Upon taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 116th Congress, Democrats have indicated their first order of business will be to ...

You might get harassed like Tucker Carlson for giving to a cause you believe in
November 9, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  , ,

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 ...

Montanans for Community Development v. Mangan
October 24, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

In 1976, the Supreme Court narrowly construed a federal campaign finance law in order to shield civil society from overregulation in Buckley v. Valeo. ...

First Amendment Analysis: South Dakota Ballot Measures
October 17, 2018   •  By Owen Yeates   •  , , , ,

Initiated Measure 24 is an outright ban on speech—if a topic happens to be on the ballot, out-of-state speakers cannot spend money in South ...

Institute for Free Speech v. Ravnsborg, et al.
October 8, 2018   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

May a state government subject those who wish to publish an analysis of pending ballot measures to criminal prosecution even when such an analysis ...

“Dark Money” Documentary Warns Viewers of the Dangers of Postcards
October 4, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  ,

Earlier this week, PBS aired the documentary, Dark Money. The film is directed and produced by Kimberly Reed, previously known for her autobiographical documentary, Prodigal Sons. Reed’s ...

When You Have to Dine and Dash
October 3, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  ,

When was the last time you had to abruptly leave a restaurant? Whatever the reason, chances are it wasn’t because protestors arrived unannounced and ...

The New York Times wants anonymity for the powerful, but no privacy for you
September 7, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  , , ,

President Trump set off another mini-firestorm this week with his reaction to an anonymously-authored New York Times op-ed in which the author “vowed to ...

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