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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…

Nine Former FEC Commissioners Warn of “Ruinous Effect” of H.R. 1 and S. 1
February 9, 2021   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , , , ,

Nine former FEC commissioners fiercely criticized both H.R. 1 and S. 1 in a letter to Congressional leaders. The deceptively named “For the People ...

Misleading H.R. 1 Poll Manufactures Support for Limiting Speech
January 26, 2021   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , , , , , , ,

A new poll from progressive supporters of H.R. 1 misleads about the bill's impact and ignores the many restrictions the legislation imposes on First ...

H.R. 1 and S. 1 Resource Guide (2021)
January 25, 2021   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , , , , , , ,

H.R. 1 and S. 1 would impose sweeping new restrictions on speech about campaigns and public affairs. The Institute for Free Speech has created ...

All I Want for Christmas Is Lawmakers to Respect Privacy
December 16, 2020   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  , , ,

New York Rep. Tom Suozzi plans to use the FEC's disclosure database to name and shame New Yorkers who donate to candidates he doesn’t ...

Stunning Findings on Campaign-Finance Law
November 23, 2020   •  By Zac Morgan   •  , , ,

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 ...

No Evidence of Scandal at ActBlue
October 14, 2020   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Take Back Action Fund recently peddled a so-called “preliminary computer analysis” of contributions made through ActBlue, arguing that ActBlue is misreporting donor information. ActBlue ...

Celebrate Constitution Day by Protecting Anonymous Speech
September 17, 2020   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  , ,

Today marks the 233rd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. As we commemorate September 17, 1787 as the end of the drafting ...

Cancel culture and speech regulation make a toxic mix
September 15, 2020   •  By David Keating   •  , , , ,

This piece originally appeared in the Washington Examiner on September 15, 2020.   What do Steven Pinker, David Frum, Margaret Atwood, and Noam Chomsky have ...

CREW v. FEC’s Impact on Independent Expenditures and Donor Privacy, Explained
September 3, 2020   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Until then, the D.C. Circuit’s opinion in CREW v. FEC should not be read as requiring forced disclosure of all donors to nonprofit groups, ...

Political Giving Should Be Private
August 26, 2020   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

This piece originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on August 26, 2020.   A third of Americans fear being fired for their political beliefs. ...

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