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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,…

Institute for Free Speech Senior Attorney Joins Expert Panel to Discuss Murthy v. Missouri
March 26, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Institute for Free Speech Senior Attorney, Charles “Chip” Miller joined a panel of experts to discuss the implications of Murthy v. Missouri

Free Speech Arguments – Episode 3: Murthy v. Missouri
March 18, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General, et al. v. Missouri, et al., argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on March 18, 2024

Government Censorship of Social Media Demands Bright-Line Rule
March 14, 2024   •  By Charles "Chip" Miller & Brett Nolan   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech attorneys say the squishy test courts currently apply to government censorship of third parties doesn’t sufficiently protect free speech, and ...

Ninth Circuit Vacates Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley’s Free Speech Case

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March 8, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

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

Free Speech Arguments – Episode 1: Moody v. NetChoice, LLC and NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton
February 26, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 2024.

Murthy v. Missouri
February 9, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The brief says the First Amendment generally prohibits the government from privately soliciting removal of lawful political speech

Institute for Free Speech Urges Supreme Court to Establish Bright-Line Rule to Protect Political Speech from Censorship

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February 9, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The brief says the First Amendment generally prohibits the government from privately soliciting removal of lawful political speech

NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice
January 24, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute for Free Speech and Moms for Liberty (M4L) have filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold certain provisions of ...

Institute for Free Speech and Moms for Liberty Urge the Supreme Court to Let States Protect Free Political Expression on Social Media

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January 24, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Amicus brief explains that the First Amendment does not protect viewpoint censorship by large social media platforms

Seventeen states still criminalize criticism of public officials
October 13, 2023   •  By David Keating   •  , , ,

New Hampshire’s criminal libel law makes intentionally and falsely disparaging another person a misdemeanor if the communication “will tend to expose any other living person ...

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