Institute for Free Speech
@InstFreeSpeech
Institute for Free Speech: The nation’s largest organization dedicated solely to protecting political speech, press, assembly, and petition rights.
NEW, via @WSJ, the always-excellent All Things with @KimStrassel highlights the recent @InstFreeSpeech victory in Maine. "...Judge Wolf’s opinion makes a persuasive case that the High Court has already settled these questions—in favor of free speech." wsj.com/opinion/a-russ…
Hate to see banks and payment processors trending in this direction. Flashback to J.P. Morgan Chase allegedly debanking a religous nonprofit three years ago for their political opinions, via @DailyCaller: dailycaller.com/2022/10/28/don…
Hi, @Stripe. Are we still doing this de-banking thing? Was it something I said? If we say that men can’t be women, if we donate to pro-life charities, if we oppose two men buying eggs, renting wombs, and commoditizing babies… Does that come at the cost of de-banking?
NEW, via @campusreform, more coverage of the @InstFreeSpeech lawsuit on behalf of Professor Daymon Johnson, who is challenging DEIA policies in California. The Ninth Circuit recently delivered a favorable ruling that will allow the suit to continue: campusreform.org/article/court-…
How do campaign finance laws affect nonprofits and their donors? Join us Wednesday at 12 PM ET to learn from Allen Dickerson, former chair of the @FEC and partner at @BakerHostetler. events.zoom.us/ev/AiBF_FpBQbI…
We're suing Oregon....again.
🚨LAWSUIT FILED: The Oregon-approved viewpoint is that trans-identifying males = females and therefore should be allowed to compete in girls sports. So when these brave young women objected to that belief by refusing to share a podium with a boy, the official shutdown their…
My op-ed in today's Trentonian (NJ). Paywalled, but the thrust is simple--as NJ lawmakers consider measures to assure legslator privacy after the shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers, they should not forget that their constituents also have legit reason for privacy regarding their…
In Europe, thousands are being convicted for the crime of criticizing their own governments. This Orwellian message won't fool the United States. Censorship is not freedom.
#EuropeProtects #DSAProtects #DemocracyNotAlgoracy
Protecting your freedom of speech
In a victory for transparency and free speech, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled in X’s favor to limit the U.S. government’s ability to issue gag orders. These gag orders prevent X from notifying the public when it receives government search warrants and…
Brilliant!
. @AmericanEdge Board Member Brad Smith (@CommishSmith) statement on @WhiteHouse AI Action Plan
NEW, via @JustTheNews, @gregpiper reports on the recent settlement victory in the @InstFreeSpeech case Samimiat v. Smallshaw. The settlement helps secure the right of Golden West College students to speak freely on political issues. Details HERE: justthenews.com/nation/free-sp…
🎙️ NEW EPISODE of @InstFreeSpeech "Free Speech Arguments" podcast: Can states ban ballot speech by lawful permanent residents? Access resources and hear the full oral argument from today's OPAWL v. Dave Yost case from the Sixth Circuit HERE: ifs.org/blog/free-spee…
Thank God for the First Amendment. 🇺🇸
At first they said it was only polite to refer to someone by their preferred pronounds. Then, they demanded social media censorship. Now, governments are fining, and may soon jail, people who deny the lie that men can become women. This is as terrifying as anything in "1984."