Our 2024 Annual Report reveals how we defended free speech, protected financial privacy, and pushed back against government overreach—all while shaping national debates and influencing policy. See how independent ideas are driving real change—and what’s ahead for strengthening your freedoms.
A new wave of age-verification laws for app stores and internet services like social media have been proposed at both state and federal levels. While well-meaning adults may want to protect young people from certain harms both online and off, these proposals could also threaten to chill lawful speech, compromise privacy, and set dangerous precedents. Requiring age verification for online content could open the door to broader government controls over political speech and dissent.
The US Constitution bars Congress from delegating its legislative powers to government agencies, the president, or others. Yet, for over a century, Congress has done just that in many areas, and the courts have often acquiesced. President Trump’s flood of fiats reflects the breadth of powers that Congress has handed to the executive branch.
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