The First Amendment guarantees every American freedom of speech. That freedom includes the right to spend money on speech. Without money, a political group cannot buy ads, print fliers, organize protests, or hire staff. Short of shouting one’s opinions on a street corner, it takes money to spread a message. Recognizing this relationship, the Supreme Court has long prohibited the…
Dinner Table Action, et al. v. Schneider, et al. argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on July 29, 2026.
Maybe the court was wise not to hand government, and self-interested legislators, the power to decide who is speaking too much, and which views ...
We don’t need a constitutional amendment that sacrifices essential First Amendment rights for the illusion of greater transparency.
The First Amendment does not allow the government to restrict political speech because change might be disruptive.
On May 13, 2026, Institute for Free Speech President David Keating wrote a letter to express the organization's strong opposition to the proposed “Campaign ...
A response to "How billionaires took over American politics"
National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. Federal Election Commission, et al. argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 2025.
Today’s Supreme Court oral argument in NRSC v. FEC ably illustrated that limits on coordinated political party expenditures violate the First Amendment
National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. Federal Election Commission, et al. argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 2025.
Current Georgia law creates an unfair system by allowing some candidates to raise unlimited funds through "leadership committees" while denying the same opportunity to ...