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SUMMARY:Institute for Free Speech 20th Anniversary Reception
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we commemorate two decades of successful litigation\, advocacy\, and education in support of free political speech. \nLocation: Willard Room\, Willard Hotel\, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC 20004\nDate and time: Wed\, Nov 5\, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nQuestions? Reach us at (202) 301-1134 or info@ifs.org \nYou must register by 10/29 using the link below to secure your place. \nWe hope you can join us on November 5th!
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LOCATION:Private: Willard Room\, The Willard Hotel\, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Past and Future of Buckley v. Valeo
DESCRIPTION:On January 30\, 1976\, the United States Supreme Court handed down Buckley v. Valeo\, still its most important decision at the intersection of campaign finance and the First Amendment. The Court brought forth a per curiam opinion that invalidated significant parts of the 1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act. The Buckley Court denied Congress the power to limit campaign spending. But not completely. The same Court decided Congress could restrict contributions to candidates to prevent quid pro quo corruption or “the appearance of corruption.” Giving citizens an “equal voice” in elections\, however\, could not justify suppressing speech. \nBuckley v. Valeo pleased few. Free speech advocates lamented the limits on spending imposed through contribution limits. Later they would criticize the ever-broadening concept of corruption used to justify ever more restrictions on speech. Advocates of regulation thought money had little to do with speech\, but a lot to do with inequality. Political realists thought unlimited spending funded by limited contributions would eventually prove unworkable. \nYet Buckley did not fall. It remains a vital precedent that restrains and empowers Congress. But should Buckley be considered a First Amendment failure? Or did it embrace inevitable compromises that were both worse and better than everyone desired? How does Buckley affect the law and American politics and campaigning today? Does the decision have a future? \nOn January 26\, 2016\, the Center Competitive for Politics and the Cato Institute hosted a joint conference to examine the landmark decision. Please watch the videos of the event below to hear our panelists’ take on these essential questions of First Amendment law and politics. \nWhy the Buckley Decision Matters | Watch video >>\nMatea Gold\, TheWashington Post (Interviewer)\nBradley Smith\, Center for Competitive Politics\nFloyd Abrams\, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP \nThe Impact of Buckley on Campaigns and Elections | Watch video >>\nDavid Keating\, Center for Competitive Politics (Interviewer)\nJeffrey Milyo\, University of Missouri\nJay Goodliffe\, Brigham Young University \nWhat is Living and What Is Dead in Buckley v. Valeo? | Watch video >>\nDavid Savage\, Los Angeles Times (Interviewer)\nJohn Samples\, Cato Institute\nJan Baran\, Wiley Rein LLP
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SUMMARY:Tenth Anniversary Gala
DESCRIPTION:On December 2\, 2015\, the Center for Competitive Politics held its Tenth Anniversary Gala. Over the last decade\, the Center has worked tirelessly to fulfill its mission to promote and defend First Amendment rights to free political speech\, assembly\, and petition. The Gala celebrated that decade of accomplishment and looked forward to the many successful years to come. Below are some highlights from that event. \nA History of CCP\n \nOpening Remarks\nBradley A. Smith\, CCP Chairman and Founder\n\n \nPresident’s Remarks\nDavid Keating\, CCP President\n\n \nJames Madison Freedom of Speech Award\nSen. Mitch McConnell\, U.S. Senate Majority Leader\n\n \nKeynote Address\nGeorge F. Will\, Washington Post Columnist
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SUMMARY:Citizens United v. FEC after Five Years
DESCRIPTION:Should the government have the power to ban a book if it contains any political advocacy? It took that position\, until the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. FEC that Congress could not take away citizen’s political speech rights when they band together in corporations and unions. On the fifth anniversary of the Citizens United ruling\, top journalists will interview a variety of experts to explore the impact of the case on politics\, liberals and the future of the First Amendment. \nThe Story Behind the Lawsuit\nDavid M. Drucker\, Senior Congressional Correspondent\, The Washington Examiner (Interviewer)\nMichael Boos\, General Counsel\, Citizens United \n \nThe Impact on Parties in the Age of Citizens United: Are Changes Needed?\nPeter Overby\, NPR News (Interviewer)\nJoel Gora\, Professor of Law\, Brooklyn Law School\nNeil Reiff\, Founding Partner\, Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock\, P.C.\nPeter J. Wallison\, Arthur F. Burns Fellow\, American Enterprise Institute \n \nShould Liberals Support Citizens United?\nStuart Taylor\, Jr.\, Author\, freelance writer\, and Brookings Institution Nonresident Senior Fellow (Interviewer)\nIra Glasser\, former Executive Director\, ACLU\nWendy Kaminer\, Author\, lawyer\, social critic\, and contributing editor of The Atlantic\nGabe Rottman\, Legislative Counsel and Policy Advisor\, ACLU \n \nBeyond Citizens United: The Future of Campaign Finance Jurisprudence\nMatea Gold\, The Washington Post (Interviewer)\nBobby R. Burchfield\, Partner\, McDermott Will & Emery LLP\nRichard H. Pildes\, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law\, New York University School of Law\nBradley A. Smith\, Chairman and Founder\, Center for Competitive Politics\, Judge John T. Copenhaver Visiting Endowed Chair of Law at the West Virginia University\, former FEC Chairman
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