I chaired the FEC. Hawaii’s attack on Citizens United is dangerous.

July 30, 2026   •  By Brad Smith   •  , , ,

A new law in the Aloha State bars most organizations from speaking on political issues.

Seventy years ago, the NAACP stood up for all of us

June 16, 2026   •  By Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  , , ,

June 1 marks the 70th anniversary of Attorney General John M. Patterson’s effort to oust the NAACP from Alabama.

Free Speech Lawsuit Challenges New, Sweeping Hawaii Law That Would Silence Nonprofits and Civic Groups

June 6, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Institute for Free Speech has filed suit on behalf of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to challenge Act 11, which exposes organizations to severe ...

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii v. Lopez, et al.

June 5, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

A sweeping Hawaiʻi law aims to silence the groups that residents most typically use to make their voices heard—including advocacy organizations, unions, charitable nonprofits, ...

Are We Losing Our Most “American” Trait?

April 16, 2026   •  By Doug Granger   •  , ,

If you feel like you’re more disconnected from your fellow Americans than ever before, it’s not your imagination.

SCOTUS Amicus Brief: Procedural Gamesmanship in New Jersey Lawsuit Violates the First Amendment

September 10, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Manipulation of federal jurisdiction to avoid meaningful review compounds the First Amendment problems with New Jersey’s investigation of a Christian medical nonprofit organization

United States v. Sittenfeld

August 14, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute for Free Speech has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case United ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can States Prohibit Pro-Bono Litigation Services for Candidates? (Institute for Free Speech v. J.R. Johnson, et al.)

April 28, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech v. J.R. Johnson, et al. argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 28, 2025.

Free Speech Arguments – Can States Prohibit Pro-Bono Litigation Services for Candidates? (Institute for Free Speech v. J.R. Johnson, et al.)

April 28, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Institute for Free Speech v. J.R. Johnson, et al. argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 28, 2025.

Freedom of Assembly Arguments, Sixty Years Apart

April 25, 2025   •  By Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  , ,

April 26 represents an important date in the history of associational freedom at the Supreme Court.  

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