Thomas v. Bright

January 22, 2018   •  By IFS staff   •  , , ,

Can a state force you to tear down your billboard because they don’t like the content of the message? That is the question at ...

Federal Election Commission v. Jeremy Johnson and John Swallow

John Swallow
October 23, 2017   •  By IFS staff   •  , , ,

Can the FEC punish an individual for giving advice? That is the question at the core of Federal Election Commission v. Jeremy Johnson and John ...

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. Brown

December 15, 2016   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Can state legislators overturn the will of the people in order to institute tax-financed campaigns? Under California law, the Institute for Free Speech believes ...

The November Team, et al., v. Joint Commission on Public Ethics

JCOPE2
March 8, 2016   •  By IFS staff   •  , , , , ,

The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) issued a final advisory opinion in January 2016 that would expand the definition of ...

Lake Travis Citizens Council v. Ashley

Lake Travis
November 26, 2015   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Lake Travis Citizens Council (LTCC) is a small nonprofit corporation located in Travis County, Texas. The Council’s stated goal is “to make life better ...

Utah Taxpayers Association v. Cox

November 9, 2015   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

When a state decides to regulate the speech of citizen groups, it must specify in an understandable way what speech triggers regulation and detailed ...

Compulsory Donor Disclosure: When Government Monitors Its Citizens

November 3, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

The right of every American to support causes in which he or she believes is under attack through compulsory disclosure laws. These excessive disclosure laws do ...

Calzone v. Missouri Ethics Commission

August 31, 2015   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Can a state government fine you simply for talking to state legislators? That is the question at the center of Calzone v. Missouri Ethics ...

Independence Institute v. Williams

September 30, 2014   •  By IFS staff   •  , , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Colorado think tank saying that state campaign finance disclosure laws are unconstitutional ...

Independence Institute v. FEC

September 30, 2014   •  By IFS staff   •  , , , ,

Can a think tank run ads advocating for public policy without first disclosing its donors to the federal government? That is the question at ...

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