IFS Cases

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Can a campaign contribution restriction be based solely on the time of year it was given under the guise of fighting corruption, or do ...