PFAW and Allies Deliver 750,000 Constitutional Amendment Petitions to Congress
This morning, a group of allied organizations held a rally at the Capitol to mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. At the rally, People For the American Way and...
View Article"Hide/Seek" and the Future of Fighting Censorship
Watching "A Fire in My Belly"The National Portrait Gallery’s “Hide/Seek” exhibit closed last month, but the debate surrounding it is far from over.On Feb. 17, People For’s president, Michael Keegan...
View ArticleSupreme Court Decision Exposes Religious Right Deceit on Hate Crimes Laws
When Congress debated and ultimately passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, detractors unfairly criticized the law as a threat to free speech and religious freedom....
View ArticleWisconsin Republicans Clamp Down on the Right to Criticize Them
Wisconsin Republicans have escalated their assault on Democrats, liberals, unions, and anyone else who does not fall into line for their ideological agenda. This time, it is the right to criticize the...
View ArticleCitizens United Freed Corporations to Politically Pressure Employees
The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which allowed corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on politicking, has caused ripples of sometimes unexpected consequences – from the...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Rally Support for Campaign Finance Transparency
The Obama administration is planning to issue an executive order that would require government contractors to disclose their political contributions. This will at least shed light on whether taxpayer...
View ArticleDepartment of Education takes another stand for LGBT youth
In October and December of 2010, the Department of Education took a stand for LGBT youth by issuing guidance to address bullying in schools, especially as it relates to federal education...
View ArticleNLRB Proposed Rule is a Victory for Middle Class
Workers, labor unions, and the American people celebrated a tremendous victory for middle class values on Tuesday when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a proposed rule protecting...
View ArticleRoberts Court Strikes Down Medical Privacy Law in Gift to Pharmaceutical...
A divided Supreme Court issued two business-friendly decisions today that demonstrate why, under Chief Justice Roberts, it is frequently called the Corporate Court.In the first of these, Sorrell v. IMS...
View ArticleDon’t Speak: The Supreme Court’s New Theory of Free Speech in Elections
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations have a First Amendment right to spend as much as they want to influence elections. Yesterday, the Court ruled that wealthy candidates and campaign...
View ArticlePeople For’s Drew Courtney Discusses Supreme Court Video Game Decision
Yesterday, the Supreme Court struck down a California law that banned the sale of violent video games to minors, holding in a 7-2 decision that the ban violated the First Amendment. PFAW Foundation...
View ArticleWho's Who in Today's DOMA Hearing
Cross-posted on RIght Wing WatchSenate Republicans have called Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family, David Nimocks of the Alliance Defense Fund and Ed Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center as...
View ArticleThe Commerce Clause and American Progress
In the Tea Party, it’s all the rage these days to declare everything unconstitutional – Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, disaster relief, federal civil rights laws, health care...
View ArticleNew guidelines hit the free speech bullseye but miss the mark on bullying...
While we welcome the opportunity to keep the anti-bullying conversation going, this particular entrée has a problem.Teaser Image: While we welcome the opportunity to keep the anti-bullying...
View ArticleSarah Palin So Clueless About First Amendment Even Fox News Has to Set Her...
Palin has been pushing her flawed interpretation of the First Amendment in defense of Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson. Watch! Palin has been pushing her flawed interpretation of the First Amendment in...
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