Free Speech

Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation join amicus brief in Americans For Prosperity Foundation v. Xavier Becerra.

February 1, 2017

Similar to the New York Attorney General, the California Attorney General is demanding that non-profit organization operating in California disclosure the names, addresses and contribution amounts of their most valuable donors to his office. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently enjoined the California Attorney General from imposing the disclosure obligation […]

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Capital Gazette: Right Stuff: Freedom of speech should be for all

April 7, 2015

Last week the legislatures in Indiana and Arkansas passed their own Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRA), similar to the laws in 19 other states and the federal government. Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence, was pummeled on national television and Indianapolis became ground zero for protesters. Opponents of Indiana’s RFRA have claimed it will legalize discrimination against […]

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DNC Platform Seeks to Overturn Our 1st Amendment

September 5, 2012

The 2012 DNC Platform is a document bought and paid for by those whose goal is to stifle free speech in America. Their far Left positions on campaign finance reform are nothing more than an attempt to protect incumbents who are desperate to save their jobs and to hide their true record from the voters. […]

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Politico: Are political families ‘buying’ elections?

July 25, 2012

As I have stated in this space many times, the Citizens United decision restored free speech to Americans wanting to participate in the political process. Read more at Politico here.

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U.S.News & World Report: Should There Be Less Disclosure in Campaign Finance?

June 21, 2012

CU President David Bossie answers the Debate Club question: Campaign Finance Disclosure Is a Burden That Restricts Independent Speech Proponents of disclosure argue that it is necessary to provide important information to voters. In reality, the information provided does little if anything to enlighten a voter. The current disclosure regime requires federal political committees to […]

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Politico: A constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United?

June 19, 2012

To quote President Reagan, “There they go again.” The crazed leftists in Congress have brought forth 12 resolutions and counting calling to amend the Constitution in order to limit free speech and counter the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission. Congressman Adam Schiff’s latest amendment, like the others, will go […]

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Seattle Times: A look at the Citizens United decision

January 5, 2012

A snapshot of the Citizens United v. FEC decision: ….When his case reached the Supreme Court, the conservative justices voiced alarm that the government could restrict such a movie, or perhaps a book, simply because it was paid for with corporate money, and decided to broadly consider the issue of corporate-funded election ads. Chief Justice […]

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WSJ: The Super PAC Boomerang

January 3, 2012

Today’s Wall Street Journal points out “Campaign-finance scolds denounce the system they created”: In the common media wisdom, super PACs are a result of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling. This is said to have created a “loophole” that the super PACs have exploited to evade campaign-finance restrictions on the money that candidates can […]

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First Amendment Center: Amendment to undo Citizens United won’t do

September 21, 2011

Gene Policinski of the First Amendment Center effectively tackles the problems with Reps. John Conyers and Donna Edwards’ proposed amendment to overturn our Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC: …Few likely would debate the motive that Conyers and Edwards say is behind the proposed amendment: fair elections, honest government. But good intentions don’t […]

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Bloomberg: Election Spending to Exceed $6 Billion Thanks Partly to Jim Bopp

An article today about Jim Bopp, one of our attorneys for Citizens United v. FEC and a warrior for free speech: “It’s so complicated to win big victories that you have to go after these cases piecemeal,” said David Bossie, president of Citizens United, the Washington-based advocacy group that hired Bopp to bring the case […]

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Politico Video: What would you ask the Republican candidates?

September 7, 2011

David Bossie, President of Citizens United, asks about the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision on free speech. Read more at Politico here. Don’t Miss Out Subscribe to our free email newsletter and get all the latest sent directly to your inbox. Your Email Address Thank you for subscribing! Something went wrong. Please try […]

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WSJ: Stephen Colbert’s Free Speech Problem

May 19, 2011

First Amendment attorneys Steve Simpson and Paul Sherman point out the unintentional comedy of Stephen Colbert’s failed attempts to mock Citizens United v. FEC. …”Why does it get so complicated to do this? I mean, this is page after page of legalese,” Mr. Colbert lamented. “All I’m trying to do is affect the 2012 election. […]