Free Speech Arguments – Can States Ban Political Spending by U.S. Companies with Minor Foreign Ownership? (Central Maine Power Company)

October 9, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Central Maine Power Company, et al. v. Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, et al., argued before the First Circuit on October ...

Central Maine Power Company, et al. v. Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, et al.

July 31, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute’s brief explains that the law violates the First Amendment by banning political speech from American companies mislabeled as "foreign-government influenced"

Institute for Free Speech Urges First Circuit to Uphold Injunction Against Maine’s Corporate Speech Ban

July 31, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute’s brief explains that the law violates the First Amendment by banning political speech from American companies mislabeled as "foreign-government influenced"

Comments to the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices

June 20, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

On June 18, 2024, the Institute for Free Speech provided comments to the Executive Director of  the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election ...

Support for Maine Legislative Document 1290 (S.P. 465)

May 6, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I write to offer our support for L.D. 1290, which wisely repeals the Maine Clean Election ...

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with Maine Legislative Document 1192 (S.P. 419)

May 6, 2015   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , , ,

L.D. 1192 imposes disclosure requirements that single out by name political contributors whose aggregate contributions exceed a certain threshold, but the disclosure appears to ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Maine Legislative Document 189

May 6, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I am writing you today to respectfully submit the following comments regarding the constitutional and practical ...

Maine Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon

April 29, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

With the 2014 elections rapidly approaching, we urge you to take quick action to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. ...

Testimony of CCP President Sean Parnell to the Maine Joint Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs

March 28, 2011   •  By Sean Parnell   •  , ,

While government-financed political campaigns are often touted as a way to reduce the influence of organized interest groups, there is little reason to believe this ...

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