Campaign Finance Institute Report on 2016 Election Spending Shows that Money Isn’t Everything

March 20, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

In politics, it’s easy for narratives to take hold before the facts have a chance to catch up. Political speech issues are no different. ...

A Sunshine Week Reminder: Transparency is for Government; Privacy is for People

March 16, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , ,

By now, you may be aware that it’s Sunshine Week, “the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information” organized by the American Society ...

A Government That Can Ban Ads on Public Transportation Can Restrict Other Forms of Speech Too

March 15, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

Can a subway system ban advertisements that convey a controversial political opinion? What about an ad that asks riders to “embrace humanity and inclusion”? ...

The Price of Corporate Speech Rights: Sometimes They’ll Say Things You Dislike

March 5, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

A wave of businesses distancing themselves from the National Rifle Association is increasing skepticism of corporate political power among conservatives. A recent article in ...

SCOTUS Brief in Brief: Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky

February 20, 2018   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

On February 28, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. In 2010, Minnesota prohibited a ...

Can the Clinton Campaign Be Indicted?

February 18, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s indictment of 13 Russians for various violations of U.S. law pertaining to elections is drawing a lot of quick and ...

Understanding Super PACs

February 13, 2018   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

You’ve probably heard the term tossed around over the past couple of years, but what exactly is a “super PAC”? These organizations have been ...

Campaign “Pledges” Are Often Self-Serving for Incumbents

February 8, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Members of Congress don’t get along much these days. Americans are well aware that they live in a time of great partisan division, one ...

Every American’s Ability to Speak About the President is What Really Makes America Great

January 31, 2018   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

No president in the history of the United States has ever had a 100% approval rating, and likely no president ever will. The Trump ...

Amy Klobuchar Knows Exactly What She’s Doing, and It Should Scare You

January 31, 2018   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

We have written extensively before about the dangers of the so-called “Honest Ads Act,” a bill introduced late last year by Senators Amy Klobuchar ...

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