Email from The Institute for Free Speech The Latest News from the Institute for Free Speech November 25, 2025 Click here to subscribe to the Daily Media Update. This is the Daily Media Update published by the Institute for Free Speech. For press inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Ed. note: The Media Update will return Monday, Dec. 1. In the News So to Speak (FIRE): Ep. 258: Donor disclosure and campaign finance at SCOTUS Hosted by Nico Perrino .....The Institute for Free Speech’s Bradley Smith and Brett Nolan join the show to discuss two upcoming Supreme Court arguments involving donor disclosure (First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin) and political party contributions to candidates (National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC). The conversation also explores the broader landscape for political speech and campaign regulation, what legal battles may be next for the Supreme Court, and how both guests found their way into First Amendment advocacy. New from the Institute for Free Speech Speech Under Fire: How Gender Ideology Threatens Free Speech .....Sex-based rights activists Glenna Goldis and Kara Dansky join IFS Senior Attorney Del Kolde to discuss how gender ideology threatens free speech. IFS Senior Attorney Brett Nolan moderates the discussion. Video Institute for Free Speech Defends First Amendment Rights against IRS Donor Disclosure Law in Pivotal Case .....Can the federal government force charities to surrender their donors’ constitutional rights simply because those charities accept tax-deductible gifts? That’s a crucial question at the heart of the brief filed yesterday by the Institute for Free Speech in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The case defends the right of nonprofit organizations to protect their supporters’ privacy by preventing the IRS from unnecessarily collecting troves of confidential donor information each year. The Institute’s just-filed brief argues that the federal disclosure requirements are every bit as unconstitutional as the California scheme struck down by the Supreme Court four years ago. The Institute was the first to challenge California’s demand for such information and is proud to lead the fight against the root of the problem at the IRS. Free Speech Arguments – Can the White House Exclude Journalists From Limited-Access Events Based on Viewpoint? (Associated Press v. Taylor Budowich, et al.) .....Associated Press v. Taylor Budowich, et al. argued en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on November 24, 2025. Argued by Yaakov M. Roth, Principal Deputy Attorney General of the United States (on behalf of Taylor Budowich, et al.) and Charles D. Tobin (on behalf of the Associated Press). Case Background, from the Memorandum and Order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: Donor Privacy NTUF (Webinar): Speaking of Taxpayers: Your Guide to New Charitable Tax Rules and the Latest Developments in Donor Privacy .....Get the latest on what you need to know about charitable giving and donor privacy before Giving Tuesday. Tax law and donor privacy experts Joe-Bishop Henchman and Tyler Martinez will share all the insight you need December 1. Register The Courts The Sentinel: Federal court rules Salina violated Cozy Inn’s First Amendment rights in UFO-themed mural case By David Hicks .....The City of Salina unconstitutionally restricted the free speech of a century-old hamburger restaurant when it decided UFO-themed artwork on the outside wall of the Cozy Inn was a sign subject to city code, instead of an unregulated mural. The decision by U. S. District Judge Toby Crouse was hailed by free speech advocates, Cozy Inn owner Steve Howard, and the Kansas Justice Institute (KJI), like The Sentinel, a subsidiary of the Kansas Policy Institute. Trump Administration New York Times: Trump Moves Toward Labeling Parts of Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorists By Chris Cameron and Edward Wong .....President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that took a step toward designating parts of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terror organizations, which would impose broad travel and economic restrictions, resuming an effort he began during his first term. The executive order took no immediate action against the targeted chapters, and the full scope of the order was unclear. Mr. Trump instead directed cabinet officials to submit a report and then “take all appropriate action” against parts of the influential Islamist political movement, including against branches located in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan. Independent Groups Wired: A $100 Million AI Super PAC Targeted New York Democrat Alex Bores. He Thinks It Backfired By Maxwell Zeff .....It turns out that when an AI-friendly super PAC with $100 million in backing from Silicon Valley bigwigs identifies you as its first target, it ends up generating a lot of attention. “I want to thank [the PAC] for their partnership in raising up the issue of how we regulate an incredibly powerful technology so that the future is one that benefits all of us,” says Alex Bores, a New York Assembly member and Democratic congressional candidate, in an interview with WIRED. “I couldn't imagine a better partner this week.” Online Speech Platforms New York Times: X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts By Yan Zhuang .....X launched a feature over the weekend that displays users’ locations, renewing scrutiny of the provenance of many accounts, including those that post frequently about American politics. The new feature displays the country or region an account is based in, as well as when it was created and how many times its username was changed. It was announced by Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, in a post on the social media site on Saturday. “This is an important first step to securing the integrity of the global town square,” Mr. Bier said, adding that the platform was working on more ways for users to verify the authenticity of content on the platform. Users in countries where freedom of speech is limited can choose to show only their region, Mr. Bier said, in order to protect themselves from retribution. He added that location data will be updated “periodically,” on a “delayed and randomized schedule to preserve privacy.” Read an article you think we would be interested in? Send it to Tiffany Donnelly at [email protected]. For email filters, the subject of this email will always begin with "Institute for Free Speech Media Update." 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