Flowers Ruling 60 Years Ago Guarantees ‘We, the People’ Can Express Political Views

May 31, 2024   •  By Helen Knowles-Gardner   •  , ,

Sixty years ago, on June 1, 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark First Amendment decision in NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Flowers.

Democrats try draconian ‘For the People Act,’ take two

May 16, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Congressional Democrats in 2021 attempted to ram through a series of draconian election reforms aimed at harassing and limiting the speech of donors to their ...

A bill in the Pennsylvania house would stifle free speech with paperwork

April 22, 2024   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  , , ,

Pennsylvania’s state House State Government Committee advanced a dangerous, anti-free speech bill guaranteed to invite litigation paid for by Keystone State taxpayers. 

SCOTUS misses chance to stop campus Orwellian nightmare

April 22, 2024   •  By Brett Nolan   •  , ,

Secret investigations into thoughtcrimes–prompted by classmates surveilling and reporting each other for expressing the wrong ideas.

Government Censorship of Social Media Demands Bright-Line Rule

March 14, 2024   •  By Charles "Chip" Miller & Brett Nolan   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech attorneys say the squishy test courts currently apply to government censorship of third parties doesn’t sufficiently protect free speech, and ...

Commentary: Bill would correct a glaring weakness in SC’s free speech protections

March 10, 2024   •  By David Keating   •  ,

South Carolina currently provides no protection against a key threat to free speech: strategic lawsuits against public participation, or “SLAPPs.”

Protecting Free Speech in West Virginia

February 16, 2024   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Current West Virginia law provides no SLAPP protection whatsoever for speakers who comment on any matter of public concern.

FEC shows how (and why) bipartisanship can still work

February 16, 2024   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

It is true that the FEC’s bipartisan structure will lead it to tie votes at times. But this is a feature, not a bug.

Lawmakers should protect free speech in Pennsylvania and pass the Anti-SLAPP bill

January 31, 2024   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

State lawmakers have a golden opportunity to strengthen free speech for all Pennsylvanians this year.

Protect Free Speech Against Lawsuits

January 13, 2024   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

What can Michigan do to improve free-speech protections for its citizens?

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