Litigation & Legislation

Free Speech Coalition Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life (March 23, 2007)

Letter from Public Citizen to FSC Regarding Grassroots Lobbying Legislation (December 21, 2006)

Letter to Public Citizen Regarding Grassroots Lobbying Legislation (December 14, 2006)

Memo Regarding Michigan and Maine — Small Regulatory Victories (July 24, 2006)

Memo Regarding FEC Won't Regulate Internet Politics (March 29, 2006)

FSC/FSDEF Comments to the FEC Regarding Definition of "Electioneering Communications" (September 30, 2005)

FEC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking re Electioneering Communications, Notice 2005-20 (August 24, 2005)

FSC Comments to the FEC Regarding Proposed Internet Communications (June 3, 2005)

FEC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking re Internet Communications, Notice 2005-10 (April 4, 2005)

FSC Victory -- New USPS Standard Mail Eligibility CSR (May 3, 2005)

New USPS Standard Mail Eligibility CSR

Business Mailers Review article, “Mailers Get Standard Mail Rule They Can Live With,” discusses the new CSR and that FSC helped draft it (May 9, 2005) Business Mailers Review subscription information can be found at http://www.businessmailersreview.com

Memo Regarding the Simplification of Lobbying Expenditure Limitation (April 8, 2005)

FSC Warning to Members Regarding Legislative Proposals of the FEC (March 31, 2005)

FSC Notice Regarding USPS Content Regulations: First Class v. Standard Mail (March 24, 2005)

How Senate Legislation Would Regulate the Grassroots: A Summary (S. 2349, Title II - Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006)

Memo Regarding Grassroots Lobbying Legislation - Inaccurate Information (July 20, 2006)

Memo - the Free Speech Slope Gets Even Slipperier (January 30, 2006)

Memo - Government Bans Use of Certain Words by Nonprofits: Living on the Slippery Slope (January 25, 2006)

Memo Regarding Lobbying Reform Legislation (January 12, 2006)

UNITED SENIORS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
 
 

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE REGULATION OF NONPROFITS
 

FSC COMMENTS TO THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (JULY 6, 2004)
 
FSC Comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (July 6, 2004) FSC submitted post-hearing comments relating to the Committee’s staff report and June 22, 2004 hearings on “Charity Oversight and Reform: Keeping Bad Things from Happening to Good Charities.” The comments point out shortcomings of many of the proposed solutions contained in the discussion draft.

LETTER TO REP. TOM DAVIS
 

RYAN v. TELEMARKETING ASSOCIATES
 

AID ASSOCIATION FOR LUTHERANS v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 

WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC., ET AL. V. VILLAGE OF STRATTON, ET AL., NO. 00-1737 (U.S. SUPREME COURT)
 
 

H.R. 577 and S. 645
 
PRESS COVERAGE OF DONOR LIST DISCLOSURE LEGISLATURE OPPOSITION
 
LETTER TO CONGRESS OPPOSING H.R. 577 AND S. 645

AMERICAN TARGET ADVERTISING, INC. v. FRANCINE A. GIANI
 
FSDEF's District Court Brief
 
ATA's Opening Brief
 
FSDEF's Supreme Court Brief

UNITED CANCER COUNCIL, INC. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE:
 
Tax Court's Opinion
 
UCC's Opening Brief
 
UCC's Reply Brief
 
Seventh Circuit Court Of Appeals Hands Victory To Nonprofits In UCC Case
 
FSDEF Press Release, Re: UCC Case
 
Fact Sheet on S.335 (The Deceptive Mail Prevention & Enforcement Act)
 
FSC's S.335 Letter to the House of Representatives
 
FSC's Testimony With Respect To S.335

"CAMPAIGN REFORM":
LET'S NOT GIVE POLITICIANS THE POWER TO DECIDE WHAT WE CAN SAY ABOUT THEM

"AMENDMENTS TO TAX CODE REGARDING NONPROFIT LOBBYING:
TAX CODE AMENDMENTS