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| founder = [[Bradley Smith (law professor)|Bradley A. Smith]]
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The '''Institute for Free Speech''' ('''IFS'''), formerly called the '''Center for Competitive Politics''', is a conservative<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanders |first=Katie |title=Is IRS Obama's Watergate? |url=https://www.politifact.com/article/2014/apr/18/is-the-irs-scandal-the-next-watergate/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=[[Politifact]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news |last1=Ackley |first1=Kate |date=26 June 2020 |title=FEC set to lose its quorum again |url=https://rollcall.com/2020/06/26/fec-set-to-lose-its-quorum-again/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[Roll Call]] |quote="the conservative Institute for Free Speech"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Joseph P. |date=12 Feb 2018 |title=The Right’s First Amendment Push |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2018-02-12/conservatives-use-the-first-amendment-to-push-social-agenda |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |quote=the Institute for Free Speech, a right-leaning public policy center}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Steve |title=How Tax-Exempt Nonprofits Skirt U.S. Law to Turn Out the Democrat Base in Elections {{!}} RealClearInvestigations |url=https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/12/12/how_tax-exempt_nonprofits_skirt_the_us_tax_code_to_turn_out_the_democrat_base_on_election_day_997388.html |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=www.realclearinvestigations.com |date=12 December 2023 |language=en |quote=the conservative Institute for Free Speech}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Carpenter |first1=Tim |date=6 October 2023 |title=Conservative think tank argues Kansas law defining PACs 'unquestionably' unconstitutional • Kansas Reflector |url=https://kansasreflector.com/2023/10/06/conservative-think-tank-argues-kansas-law-defining-pacs-unquestionably-unconstitutional/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[Kansas Reflector]] |quote=A conservative campaign-finance reform organization}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lonas |first1=Lexi |date=20 October 2023 |title=‘No credibility’: Critics cry foul as colleges press for free speech amid Israel-Hamas conflict |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4265290-no-credibility-critics-foul-colleges-free-speech-israel-hamas-conflict/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[The Hill]] |quote=the conservative-leaning Institute for Free Speech}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=David Keating, leader for the right on campaign finance laws - The Fulcrum |url=https://thefulcrum.us/david-keating |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=thefulcrum.us |date=20 Sep 2020 |language=en |quote=one of the foremost conservative forces in the money-in-politics debate}}</ref> [[501(c)(3)]] non-profit organization formerly headquartered in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], and now in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Warren |first1=Michael |date=2014-06-05 |title=The Disclosure Police Target Walmart |url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/disclosure-police-target-walmart_794382.html |accessdate=11 August 2014 |work=[[Weekly Standard]] |publisher=}}</ref> IFS' stated mission is to "promote and defend the First Amendment rights to freely speak, assemble, publish, and petition the government through strategic litigation, communication, activism, training, research, and education."<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Institute for Free Speech|date=23 October 2007 |url=http://www.ifs.org/about/|publisher=Institute for Free Speech|accessdate=2 December 2017}}</ref> It has worked to oppose limits on [[Campaign finance in the United States|political donations]] and other campaign regulations.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Beckel |first=Michael |date=2016-01-20 |title=What Is "'Dark Money' and Is It Bad? |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-dark-money-why-do-so-many-people-think-it-n499731 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website= |publisher=[[Center for Public Integrity]] |language=en |via=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name="desmog" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ackley |first=Kate |date=2022-09-21 |title=Senators to seek action on Democratic political disclosure bill |url=https://rollcall.com/2022/09/21/senators-to-seek-action-on-democratic-political-disclosure-bill/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=[[Roll Call]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
The '''Institute for Free Speech''' ('''IFS'''), formerly called the '''Center for Competitive Politics''', is a [[501(c)(3)]] [[nonprofit organization]] headquartered in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanders |first=Katie |title=Is IRS Obama's Watergate? |url=https://www.politifact.com/article/2014/apr/18/is-the-irs-scandal-the-next-watergate/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=[[Politifact]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news |last1=Ackley |first1=Kate |date=26 June 2020 |title=FEC set to lose its quorum again |url=https://rollcall.com/2020/06/26/fec-set-to-lose-its-quorum-again/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[Roll Call]] |quote="the conservative Institute for Free Speech"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lonas |first1=Lexi |date=20 October 2023 |title=‘No credibility’: Critics cry foul as colleges press for free speech amid Israel-Hamas conflict |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4265290-no-credibility-critics-foul-colleges-free-speech-israel-hamas-conflict/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |quote=the conservative-leaning Institute for Free Speech}}</ref> IFS' stated mission is to "promote and defend the First Amendment rights to freely speak, assemble, publish, and petition the government through strategic litigation, communication, activism, training, research, and education."<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Institute for Free Speech|date=23 October 2007 |url=http://www.ifs.org/about/|publisher=Institute for Free Speech|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> It has worked to oppose limits on [[Campaign finance in the United States|political donations]] and other campaign regulations.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Beckel |first=Michael |date=2016-01-20 |title=What Is "'Dark Money' and Is It Bad? |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-dark-money-why-do-so-many-people-think-it-n499731 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website= |publisher=[[Center for Public Integrity]] |language=en |via=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Leathle |first1=Emma |date=November 1, 2017 |title=Congress Holds Hearings On Online Political Ads |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-holds-hearings-on-online-political-ads_us_59f8d71fe4b0b7f0915f6273 |access-date=2 December 2017 |work=[[HuffPost]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref name="desmog" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ackley |first=Kate |date=2022-09-21 |title=Senators to seek action on Democratic political disclosure bill |url=https://rollcall.com/2022/09/21/senators-to-seek-action-on-democratic-political-disclosure-bill/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=[[Roll Call]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Center for Competitive Politics was founded in 2005 by former [[Federal Election Commission]] Chairman [[Bradley Smith (law professor)|Bradley A. Smith]]. Smith founded the organization with the goal of "challenging the current campaign finance system in both federal court and the court of public opinion."<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Cummings |first1=Jeanne |date=2008-08-12 |title=Conservatives plot on campaign finance |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12460.html |accessdate=11 August 2014 |work=[[Politico]] |publisher=}}</ref> In October 2017, the organization changed its name to the Institute for Free Speech,<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Leathle |first1=Emma |date=November 1, 2017 |title=Congress Holds Hearings On Online Political Ads |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-holds-hearings-on-online-political-ads_us_59f8d71fe4b0b7f0915f6273 |accessdate=2 December 2017 |work=[[HuffPost]] |publisher=}}</ref> with an emphasis on "protecting First Amendment political speech rights".<ref name="update">{{cite web |title=Welcome to The Institute for Free Speech {{!}} Your Rights: The Institute for Free Speech is here to defend your First Amendment rights |url=https://www.ifs.org/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=Institute for Free Speech |publisher=}}</ref><ref name=desmog/><ref name=charity/>
The Center for Competitive Politics was founded in 2005 by former [[Federal Election Commission]] Chairman [[Bradley Smith (law professor)|Bradley A. Smith]], a 2000 [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] appointee who had been selected by congressional Republican leaders.<ref name=":0" /> Smith founded the organization with the goal of "challenging the current campaign finance system in both federal court and the court of public opinion."<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Cummings |first1=Jeanne |date=2008-08-12 |title=Conservatives plot on campaign finance |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12460.html |access-date=11 August 2014 |work=[[Politico]] |publisher=}}</ref>


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The organization represented the plaintiffs in ''[[Citizens United v. FEC#SpeechNow v. FEC|SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission]]'', Court of Appeals decision that authorized the creation of [[Super PACs]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Court Case That Led to the Creation of Super PACs |url=http://uspolitics.about.com/od/Money-In-Politics/fl/SpeechNoworg-v-Federal-Election-Commission.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084332/http://uspolitics.about.com/od/Money-In-Politics/fl/SpeechNoworg-v-Federal-Election-Commission.htm |archive-date=2014-08-19 |access-date=2014-08-18 |website=[[About.com]]}}</ref>
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[[Allen Dickerson]], legal director of the institute, became a member of the the [[Federal Election Commission]] in 2020 after being nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] and confirmed by a vote of 49 to 47 in the U.S. Senate.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Michelle Ye Hee |date=December 9, 2020 |title=Senate confirms three FEC commissioners, restoring full slate for the first time since 2017 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-election-commission-vote/2020/12/09/68584e22-3a3e-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>


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In 2014, the organization challenged California's requirement that nonprofit groups must turn over their donor lists to the state in order to receive a license to solicit contributions from residents of the state.<ref>{{cite news |date=2014-07-22 |title=Give Us Your Donors, or Else |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/give-us-your-donors-or-else-1406070490 |access-date=11 August 2014 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher=}}</ref>
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==Activities==
The Institute for Free Speech has been particularly active in criticizing campaign finance regulations, taxpayer-financed political campaigns, and restrictions on referendums and ballot initiatives. The organization publishes various studies and reports on campaign finance and political speech matters, and provides pro bono legal counsel to parties in suits challenging the constitutionality of campaign finance statutes. It has also defended the right of independent groups to participate freely in the electoral process.<ref>[http://www.campaignfreedom.org/blog "Center for Competitive Politics blog"], ''CCP'', Retrieved on 2009-07-10.</ref>{{Third-party inline|date=April 2024}}


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In 2014, the organization stated its opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would give Congress more power to regulate political spending.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Newlin Carney |first1=Eliza |date=2014-07-02 |title=Hobby Lobby Ruling Fuels Amendment Push |url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/beltway-insiders/hobby-lobby-ruling-fuels-amendment-push/?dcz= |access-date=11 August 2014 |work=[[Roll Call]] |publisher=}}</ref> It has also opposed proposed [[Internal Revenue Service]] guidelines that would redefine tax rules for social welfare organizations that engage in political advocacy as a secondary activity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Josh |date=2014-06-18 |title=IRS to propose specific limits on nonprofits' political activities |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/irs-to-propose-specific-limits-on-nonprofits-political-activities/2014/06/18/d362ecaa-f728-11e3-a606-946fd632f9f1_story.html |access-date=11 August 2014 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>
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The organization represented the plaintiffs in ''[[Citizens United v. FEC#SpeechNow v. FEC|SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission]]'', the Court of Appeals decision that authorized the creation of [[Super PACs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Court Case That Led to the Creation of Super PACs |url=http://uspolitics.about.com/od/Money-In-Politics/fl/SpeechNoworg-v-Federal-Election-Commission.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084332/http://uspolitics.about.com/od/Money-In-Politics/fl/SpeechNoworg-v-Federal-Election-Commission.htm |archive-date=2014-08-19 |access-date=2014-08-18 |website=[[About.com]]}}</ref>


In October 2017, the organization changed its name to the Institute for Free Speech,<ref name=":1" /> with an emphasis on "protecting First Amendment political speech rights".<ref name="update">{{cite web |title=Welcome to The Institute for Free Speech {{!}} Your Rights: The Institute for Free Speech is here to defend your First Amendment rights |url=https://www.ifs.org/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=Institute for Free Speech |publisher=}}</ref><ref name="desmog" /><ref name="charity" />
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In 2014, the Institute challenged California's requirement that nonprofit groups must turn over their donor lists to the state in order to receive a license to solicit contributions from residents of the state.<ref>{{cite news |date=2014-07-22 |title=Give Us Your Donors, or Else |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/give-us-your-donors-or-else-1406070490 |accessdate=11 August 2014 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher=}}</ref>


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[[Allen Dickerson]], legal director of the institute, became a member of the [[Federal Election Commission]] in 2020, after being nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] and confirmed by a vote of 49 to 47 in the U.S. Senate.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Michelle Ye Hee |date=December 9, 2020 |title=Senate confirms three FEC commissioners, restoring full slate for the first time since 2017 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-election-commission-vote/2020/12/09/68584e22-3a3e-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
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In 2014, the organization stated its opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would give Congress more power to regulate political spending.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Newlin Carney |first1=Eliza |date=2014-07-02 |title=Hobby Lobby Ruling Fuels Amendment Push |url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/beltway-insiders/hobby-lobby-ruling-fuels-amendment-push/?dcz= |accessdate=11 August 2014 |work=[[Roll Call]] |publisher=}}</ref> It has also opposed proposed [[Internal Revenue Service]] guidelines that would redefine tax rules for social welfare organizations that engage in political advocacy as a secondary activity.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hicks|first1=Josh|title=IRS to propose specific limits on nonprofits' political activities|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/irs-to-propose-specific-limits-on-nonprofits-political-activities/2014/06/18/d362ecaa-f728-11e3-a606-946fd632f9f1_story.html|accessdate=11 August 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|date=2014-06-18}}</ref>

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==Activities==
The Institute for Free Speech represents plaintiffs in free speech cases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pazniokas |first1=Mark |title=Court explores whether CT’s campaign law violates free speech |url=https://ctmirror.org/2023/09/13/ct-citizens-election-program-lawsuit-dannel-malloy-mailer/ |access-date=8 April 2024 |work=[[The Connecticut Mirror]] |date=September 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander et al v. Sutton et al |url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/52862340/Alexander_et_al_v_Sutton_et_al |website=pacermonitor.com |publisher=PacerMonitor, LLC |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Belin v. Nelson |url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/52062725/Belin_v_Nelson |website=pacermonitor.com |publisher=PacerMonitor, LLC |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref> It has been particularly active in criticizing campaign finance regulations, taxpayer-financed political campaigns, and restrictions on referendums and ballot initiatives. The organization publishes various studies and reports on campaign finance and political speech matters, and provides pro bono legal counsel to parties in suits challenging the constitutionality of campaign finance statutes. It has also defended the right of independent groups to participate freely in the electoral process.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mahony |first1=Edmund |title=CT Supreme Court rules that state ban on some political ads infringes on political free speech |url=https://www.courant.com/2024/05/20/ct-supreme-court-rules-that-state-ban-on-some-political-ads-infringes-on-political-free-speech/ |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=Hartford Courant |date=20 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mays |first1=Jeffery C. |title=Gays? Palestinians? Speaking Your Mind Can Spell Trouble on the City Council |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/nyregion/nyc-city-council-free-speech.html |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=23 April 2019}}</ref>


The organization has a Free Speech Arguments Podcast that reviews oral arguments from First Amendment free political speech cases across the country, and represents plaintiffs in free speech cases.<ref name=update/><ref>{{cite web |title=Staff |url=https://www.ifs.org/ifs-staff/ |website=ifs.org |publisher=Institute for Free Speech |access-date=6 April 2024}}</ref>{{Third-party inline|date=April 2024}}
The organization has a Free Speech Arguments Podcast that reviews oral arguments from First Amendment free political speech cases across the country.<ref name="update" />


In 2024, the organization released a study of states’ laws regarding free speech protection against frivolous lawsuits.<ref name=update/>{{Third-party inline|date=April 2024}}
In 2024, the organization released a study of state laws regarding free speech protection against frivolous lawsuits.<ref name=update/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=Ronald K.L. |title=Robert Post: ‘There is growing pessimism about the future of free speech in the United States’ — First Amendment News 407 {{!}} Institute for Free Speech report on frivolous lawsuits |url=https://www.thefire.org/news/blogs/ronald-kl-collins-first-amendment-news/robert-post-there-growing-pessimism-about-future |access-date=8 April 2024 |work=FIRE Newsdesk |publisher=[[Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression]] |date=January 10, 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/203676886/popup/1 Organizational Profile] – [[National Center for Charitable Statistics]] ([[Urban Institute]])
* [http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/203676886/popup/1 Organizational Profile] – [[National Center for Charitable Statistics]] ([[Urban Institute]])


Latest revision as of 08:10, 31 July 2024

Institute for Free Speech
Formation2005
FounderBradley A. Smith
Type501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization
Purpose"To defend the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, press, assembly, and petition."[1][2][3]
Location
Region
United States
Websitewww.ifs.org
Formerly called
Center for Competitive Politics

The Institute for Free Speech (IFS), formerly called the Center for Competitive Politics, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.[4][5][6] IFS' stated mission is to "promote and defend the First Amendment rights to freely speak, assemble, publish, and petition the government through strategic litigation, communication, activism, training, research, and education."[7] It has worked to oppose limits on political donations and other campaign regulations.[8][9][10][2][11]

History

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The Center for Competitive Politics was founded in 2005 by former Federal Election Commission Chairman Bradley A. Smith, a 2000 Clinton appointee who had been selected by congressional Republican leaders.[8] Smith founded the organization with the goal of "challenging the current campaign finance system in both federal court and the court of public opinion."[8]

The organization represented the plaintiffs in SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission, Court of Appeals decision that authorized the creation of Super PACs in 2010.[12]

In 2014, the organization challenged California's requirement that nonprofit groups must turn over their donor lists to the state in order to receive a license to solicit contributions from residents of the state.[13]

In 2014, the organization stated its opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would give Congress more power to regulate political spending.[14] It has also opposed proposed Internal Revenue Service guidelines that would redefine tax rules for social welfare organizations that engage in political advocacy as a secondary activity.[15]

In October 2017, the organization changed its name to the Institute for Free Speech,[10] with an emphasis on "protecting First Amendment political speech rights".[16][2][3]

Allen Dickerson, legal director of the institute, became a member of the Federal Election Commission in 2020, after being nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by a vote of 49 to 47 in the U.S. Senate.[5][17]

Activities

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The Institute for Free Speech represents plaintiffs in free speech cases.[18][19][20] It has been particularly active in criticizing campaign finance regulations, taxpayer-financed political campaigns, and restrictions on referendums and ballot initiatives. The organization publishes various studies and reports on campaign finance and political speech matters, and provides pro bono legal counsel to parties in suits challenging the constitutionality of campaign finance statutes. It has also defended the right of independent groups to participate freely in the electoral process.[21][22]

The organization has a Free Speech Arguments Podcast that reviews oral arguments from First Amendment free political speech cases across the country.[16]

In 2024, the organization released a study of state laws regarding free speech protection against frivolous lawsuits.[16][23]

References

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  1. ^ "Your Rights | The Institute for Free Speech defends your First Amendment right to freedom of speech, press, assembly, and petition". Institute for Free Speech. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Institute for Free Speech". DeSmog. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Institute for Free Speech". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ Sanders, Katie. "Is IRS Obama's Watergate?". Politifact. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  5. ^ a b Ackley, Kate (26 June 2020). "FEC set to lose its quorum again". Roll Call. Retrieved 6 April 2024. the conservative Institute for Free Speech
  6. ^ Lonas, Lexi (20 October 2023). "'No credibility': Critics cry foul as colleges press for free speech amid Israel-Hamas conflict". The Hill. Retrieved 6 April 2024. the conservative-leaning Institute for Free Speech
  7. ^ "About the Institute for Free Speech". Institute for Free Speech. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. ^ a b c Cummings, Jeanne (2008-08-12). "Conservatives plot on campaign finance". Politico. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. ^ Beckel, Michael (2016-01-20). "What Is "'Dark Money' and Is It Bad?". Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 2024-04-06 – via NBC News.
  10. ^ a b Leathle, Emma (November 1, 2017). "Congress Holds Hearings On Online Political Ads". HuffPost. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  11. ^ Ackley, Kate (2022-09-21). "Senators to seek action on Democratic political disclosure bill". Roll Call. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  12. ^ "The Court Case That Led to the Creation of Super PACs". About.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  13. ^ "Give Us Your Donors, or Else". The Wall Street Journal. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  14. ^ Newlin Carney, Eliza (2014-07-02). "Hobby Lobby Ruling Fuels Amendment Push". Roll Call. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  15. ^ Hicks, Josh (2014-06-18). "IRS to propose specific limits on nonprofits' political activities". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  16. ^ a b c "Welcome to The Institute for Free Speech | Your Rights: The Institute for Free Speech is here to defend your First Amendment rights". Institute for Free Speech. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  17. ^ Lee, Michelle Ye Hee (December 9, 2020). "Senate confirms three FEC commissioners, restoring full slate for the first time since 2017". The Washington Post.
  18. ^ Pazniokas, Mark (September 13, 2023). "Court explores whether CT's campaign law violates free speech". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Alexander et al v. Sutton et al". pacermonitor.com. PacerMonitor, LLC. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Belin v. Nelson". pacermonitor.com. PacerMonitor, LLC. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  21. ^ Mahony, Edmund (20 May 2024). "CT Supreme Court rules that state ban on some political ads infringes on political free speech". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  22. ^ Mays, Jeffery C. (23 April 2019). "Gays? Palestinians? Speaking Your Mind Can Spell Trouble on the City Council". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
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