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Third Parties Are Excluded from the Presidential Debates – And Punished by Campaign Finance Laws
October 22, 2020   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , , ,

It’s not just the debates that advantage major party candidates: The entire campaign finance ecosystem has been purposefully crafted to maintain the two-party duopoly. ...

Facebook and Twitter Become Arbiters of Truth
October 16, 2020   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

After years of claiming otherwise, Facebook and Twitter have succumbed to partisan pressure and begun openly deciding what is and is not true by ...

Just in Time for Halloween: The Social Dilemma Frightens with the Fictional Monsters of Big Tech
October 15, 2020   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  ,

The Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, is making waves. The main takeaway is that tech companies are stealthily controlling us by using sneaky product ...

No Evidence of Scandal at ActBlue
October 14, 2020   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Take Back Action Fund recently peddled a so-called “preliminary computer analysis” of contributions made through ActBlue, arguing that ActBlue is misreporting donor information. ActBlue ...

Facebook’s Political Ad Ban Will Harm Challengers and Block Useful Information
October 5, 2020   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , ,

Facebook’s recent decision to ban any new political and issue ads from running the week before Election Day is a predictable result of elected ...

Recent Panel Ruling Involving Judge Barrett Rejects First Amendment Claim but No Firm Conclusions Can Be Drawn from the Opinion
September 29, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , , ,

Judge Amy Coney Barrett has participated in few cases with First Amendment-related claims as a Seventh Circuit judge. One recent case, however, sheds some ...

Should Campaign Consultants and Public Opinion Polls Decide Which Political Speech Receives First Amendment Protection?
September 28, 2020   •  By Barnaby Zall   •  , , ,

There’s a new book out by Professors David Primo and Jeffrey Milyo on a fundamental issue in First Amendment law. The authors find that ...

Three Seventh Circuit Cases Showcase Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Willingness to Expand Free Speech Protections in Certain Contexts
September 23, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit is on the short list to be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the ...

Despite 14 Years on State and Federal Courts of Appeal, Judge Barbara Lagoa Has Ruled on Few First Amendment-Related Cases
September 22, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , , ,

According to news reports, Judge Barbara Lagoa, currently serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, is on the President’s ...

Free Speech in the Balance: Analyzing the First Amendment Record of Judge Amy Coney Barrett
September 22, 2020   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

The Institute for Free Speech published a series of analyses on the First Amendment record of Judge Amy Coney Barrett and others nominees on ...

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