IFS Cases

A California nonprofit, a political committee, and a company that provides door-knocking and signature gathering services argue that AB 5 violates the First Amendment because ...

Lakewood, Colorado city officials claim that a local watchdog group broke the law when its regularly-published newsletter reported on candidates in a recent election. ...

If the First Amendment means anything, it means that government cannot punish Americans for speaking about politics and public policy. Wyoming’s speech laws exceed ...

Kells Hetherington and the Institute for Free Speech filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Florida law that punishes candidates for nonpartisan offices from mentioning ...

New Jersey law allows candidates in primary elections for Congress to include a slogan of up to six words next to their name on ...

Disclaimers must be simple and straightforward so that viewers can remember them and speakers are not forced to read lengthy government scripts. Yet San ...

Americans have the right to support or oppose state ballot measures, even if they are not residents of the state. This is the issue ...

Can the government hijack over 20 percent of an issue ad to promote the state’s message? Can it force a speaker to name five ...

May a state government subject those who wish to publish an analysis of pending ballot measures to criminal prosecution even when such an analysis ...

Can a candidate for the Connecticut General Assembly send a mailer opposing the policies of the governor? That is the question at the center ...