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Internet Speech: A Boon to Civic Engagement
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

The internet is an empowering and diversifying medium capable of uplifting marginalized voices. It has allowed more Americans to meaningfully participate in political dialogue and access more information and speech than ever before. It has enabled the average person to initiate and participate in movements for political and social change and to challenge power and authority. In the internet age,…

Comments to the FCC on Proposed A.I. Rulemaking
September 19, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

On September 19, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission to express opposition to the proposed rulemaking “Disclosure ...

Can the Government Ban TikTok? (TikTok Inc. v. Merrick Garland)
September 16, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

TikTok Inc. v. Merrick Garland, argued before Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, Circuit Judge Neomi Rao, and Senior Circuit Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg in the ...

Federal Judge Rules for Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley in Free Speech Case
July 24, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute for Free Speech brought the case on Gilley’s behalf after the University of Oregon’s Division of Equity and Inclusion blocked him on ...

Free Speech Arguments – Is California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Constitutional? (NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta)
July 18, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on July 17, 2024.

Free Speech Arguments – Can California Compel Social Media Platforms to Report to the State How They Moderate Hate Speech, Extremism, Etc.? (X Corp. v. Bonta)
July 17, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

X Corp. v. Bonta, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on July 17, 2024.

Free Speech Arguments – Can You Be Punished for Sharing Publicly Broadcast Court Hearings (Somberg v. McDonald)
June 20, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Nicholas Somberg v. Karen McDonald, argued before Senior Judge Alice M. Batchelder, Judge Amul R. Thapar, and Judge Andre B. Mathis in the U.S. ...

Hysteria over misinformation fuels California bill to dox influencers
June 7, 2024   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  , , ,

One of the few politically unifying events of the past year was the shared response to then-presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s plan to abolish anonymity on social ...

Democrats try draconian ‘For the People Act,’ take two
May 16, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Congressional Democrats in 2021 attempted to ram through a series of draconian election reforms aimed at harassing and limiting the speech of donors to their ...

Free Speech Arguments – Episode 9: Diei v. Boyd
May 2, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Diei v. Boyd, argued before Judges Joan L. Larsen, Chad A. Readler, and Stephanie Dawkins Davis in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

Free Speech Arguments – Episode 6: U.S. v. Mackey
April 5, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

United States v. Douglass Mackey, argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on April 5, 2024.

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