Free Speech

NRLC urges Senate to defeat latest version of "DISCLOSE Act" (S. 3369) -- July 13, 2012
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NRLC letter to Senate: Reject S. J. Res. 29, "a proposed constitutional amendment that would cut the heart out of the First Amendment." -- June 25, 2012
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NRLC letter to Senate:  Reject revised DISCLOSE Act as political attack on First Amendment rights -- June 22, 2012
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NRLC urges U.S. Senate to reject "unprincipled, unconstitutional' DISCLOSE Act -- July 23, 2010 (PDF file)

National Right to Life Committee Urges U.S. House to Reject "Disclose Act" as "Unprincipled, Unconstitutional" Political Attack -- June 15, 2010

NRLC letter to U.S. House of Representatives:  Revised 'DISCLOSE Act' pernicious, unprincipled, and unconstitutional -- June 15, 2010

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NRL News:  Obama and top Hill Democrats push new bill to restrict NRLC communications to the public -- June 11, 2010 (PDF file)

Letter to U.S. House from coalition of groups opposed to the DISCLOSE Act -- June 10, 2010 (PDF file)

NRLC letter to U.S. House opposing "DISCLOSE Act" (H.R. 5175), a new Obama-backed attack on NRLC and its supporters -- May 27, 2010
 

NRLC letter to House of Representatives in opposition to restoration of the so-called "Fairness Doctrine"  To view or download the PDF version of this letter, click here.-- June 28, 2007

Congress Daily report:  House Judiciary Committee rejects Meehan Amendment -- May 17, 2007 (PDF file)

NRLC letter to U.S. House of Representatives analyzing and opposing Meehan Amendment to regulate grassroots "lobbying" -- May 4, 2007 (PDF file)

"Citizens don't need 'protection' from grassroots 'lobbying'."  Joint opinion piece by NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson and ACLU Washington Legislative Office Director Caroline Fredrickson, published in Roll Call: The Newspaper of Capitol Hill -- May 10, 2007.

NRLC, 39 other groups send letter opposing Meehan bill to regulate grassroots "lobbying" -- May 7, 2007 (PDF file)

Grassroots lobby disclosure draws fire -- May 2, 2007  (PDF file)

NRLC letter to U.S. House:  reject Meehan proposal to curb "grassroots lobbying" -- May 1, 2007
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Oral arguments before Supreme Court held in Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC --  April 25, 2007

NRLC rebuttal to e-mail sent by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer to members of the U.S. House of Representatives -- March 14, 2007

Congressman Waxman advances grave new threat to citizens' 'right to petition' government officials (H.R. 984) -- February 20, 2007 (PDF file)
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Elitist special-interest groups press Congress to curb "grassroots lobbying," as NRLC fights back -- February 1, 2007

Senate passes NRLC-backed Bennett Amendment, 55-43 -- January 18, 2007

NRLC letter to U.S. Senate against regulation of so-called "grassroots lobbying" --January 16, 2007
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Letter from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to the U.S. Senate in support of the Bennett Amendment -- January 17, 2007   (Microsoft Word file)
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Archive of documents regarding NRLC efforts to protect the right to free speech about those who hold or seek public office (1997-2002)

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