First Amendment

Former RPV General Counsel Lee Goodman pushes back against anti-free speech abuses by Democrats on the Federal Elections Commission

The Republican Party of Virginia is now a party to litigation initially brought against the State Board of Elections to stop implementation of the GOP’s affiliation statement. This litigation will—and must—fail.

Bullies with government power always seem to know how to be creative in censoring their critics, which is one reason why we have the First Amendment as part of our nation’s fundamental and paramount law over government itself.

On May 19, 2015 the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a gag order placed on The Radiance Foundation and Ryan Bomberger for referring to the NAACP as the National Association for the Abortion of Colored People. [read_more] Ryan Bomberger and his wife Bethany founded and…

For the gentleman from Augusta, retirement may be the biggest favor he could do for his fellow incumbents—regardless of who succeeds him.[read_more] Hanger is, by all accounts, a man universally liked by his colleagues. However, his reputation for collegiality and a genial disposition among his…

Kirby Delauter, a councilmember from across the Potomac in Frederick County, Maryland, is about to have his name go down in infamy.  If our next generation of politicians do not want to be Delautered, following a few simple rules may help. [read_more] Kirby Delauter has…