Read the latest information and opinion from IFS experts in defense of the First Amendment.
Protests on a range of sensitive issues have roiled college campuses across the nation this year, reigniting debates about the scope and limits of ...
A $92 million war chest and unclear regulations highlight the need for reform to protect political speech.
Freedom of speech and assembly are not only for the bold. Timid citizens also have a right to speak and assemble, without putting their ...
President Biden’s sudden and unprecedented withdrawal with just a few months remaining in the 2024 presidential race raises a host of issues. One key question is how ...
It’s time for Ohio to join the many states that protect speakers with UPEPA laws. Since 2022 alone, eight states have enacted or improved ...
To protect political expression, trademark registration should be limited to commercial purposes.
Sometimes it's foolish to speak publicly and anonymity is warranted.
The United States Supreme Court issued a major free speech decision expanding the protections for political speech against regulatory intimidation by New York state. ...
As a former Ohio judge, former Ohio deputy attorney general, and a current free-speech litigator, I want our state’s laws to offer strong protection ...
One of the few politically unifying events of the past year was the shared response to then-presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s plan to abolish anonymity on social ...
The Institute urges Supreme Court to acknowledge that Americans are entitled to recover their attorney fees when they “prevail” over the government in court
The Institute’s brief explains that the law violates the First Amendment by banning political speech from American companies mislabeled as "foreign-government influenced"
Court enjoins enforcement of Kansas campaign finance laws pending September trial in case involving government threats of jail time for exercising political speech rights
The Institute for Free Speech brought the case on Gilley’s behalf after the University of Oregon’s Division of Equity and Inclusion blocked him on ...
The brief argues that the provisions violate the First Amendment by forcing drug companies to say that the government-set drug prices are “fair” and ...
Attorneys for the Institute for Free Speech filed suit to end disclosure of small donations made through online "conduits" like WinRed or ActBlue
Institute for Free Speech attorneys filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Fresh Vision OP to challenge laws that threaten jail time for exercising ...
The decision, years in the making, affirms that candidates have a First Amendment right to discuss issues and policies without fear of penalty for ...
The recently-won settlement ensures that Yolo County (CA) Public Library can’t silence views that conflict with library officials’ ideology
The lawsuit, filed by Institute for Free Speech attorneys, aims to halt viewpoint discrimination by New York City public schools
We’re Hiring! Senior Attorney – Institute for Free Speech – Washington, DC or Virtual Office The Institute for Free Speech is hiring a Senior Attorney with ...
In the News Washington Times: Lawsuit accuses Georgia school board of censoring moms at meetings By Sean Salai Two mothers have sued a Georgia school board ...
New from the Institute for Free Speech Forsyth County Schools Sued for Censorship at Board Meetings Concerned parents in Forsyth County want school officials ...
Congress People United for Privacy: PUFP Letter in Response to the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration’s July 19 hearing on “The DISCLOSE Act” ...
The Courts Washington Free Beacon: Court Overrules School District That Banned Father Who Exposed Obscene Library Books By Elizabeth Troutman A federal judge on Wednesday ...
In the News Epoch Times: Every Senate Dem but Sinema Backs Bill to Compromise First Amendment Freedom of Speech By Mark Tapscott First introduced in ...
In the News Bucks County Courier Times: Pennsbury settles free speech lawsuit. What it could mean to other districts By Peg Quann The impact of ...
In the News Insider: Ted Cruz: Democrats used to support free speech, but ‘unfortunately, that time has long since passed’ By Hanna Kang David Keating, ...
We’re Hiring! Senior Attorney – Institute for Free Speech – Washington, DC or Virtual Office The Institute for Free Speech is hiring a Senior Attorney with ...
In the News Philadelphia Inquirer: The Pennsbury School District will pay $300,000 to settle lawsuit over four men’s curtailed public comments By Maddie Hanna The ...