The Gospel of Citizens United: Hobby Lobby Posted on March 28, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power A new report, The Gospel of Citizens United: In Hobby Lobby Corporation pray for the right to Deny Workers Contraceptions released by People For the American Way Senior Fellow, Jamie Raskin chronicles what’s really at stake in the Hobby Lobby case: Read More
New Partnership With Take Back St. Louis Posted on March 26, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power [Image: Take Back St. Louis] Read More
Update On Hobby Lobby From Inside The Supreme Court Posted on March 25, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power On March 25th Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Ron Fein sat in to hear legal arguments on the Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius Supreme Court Case in addition to the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Supreme Court Case. Outside were hundreds of protesters from both sides eager to voice their divided opinions about the case. [Photo: Emily Brandon] Read More
The Hobby Lobby & Conestoga Wood Supreme Court Cases Posted on March 24, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power Tomorrow, March 25th, the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments from both Hobby Lobby and Conestoga and will ultimately decide if corporations may assert the right of religious freedom, along with the “free speech right” to spend unlimited corporate money in our elections, as the Court ruled in the 2010 Citizens United case. Read More
Free Speech For People Interview on Between The Lines To Discuss Justice Stevens’ Money & Politics Amendment Posted on March 20, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments Click here to listen to a new interview with Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz on Between The Lines to discuss Justice Stevens’ new advocacy of a Constitutional Amendment to reform the current campaign finance system. Read More
#McConnelling His Way To 18 Million+ In Campaign Contributions Posted on March 18, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Defending Key Reforms Heard of the #McConnelling trend from the recent The Daily Show? episode? If not, TPM sums it up pretty nicely here: Read More
Two Supreme Court Justices Come Out Against Money In Politics Posted on March 14, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments This week Free Speech For People highlighted the fact that Justice John Paul Stevens has called for an amendment to get big money out in his new book. However, as our friends at Public Campaign pointed out, he wasn’t the only SCOTUS Justice to come out against the current campaign finance system. Read More
Justice Stevens Calls For Constitutional Amendment To Get Money Out Of Politics In New Book Posted on March 6, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments Justice John Paul Stevens has written a new book, and in it, he proposes six potential amendments to the Constitution — including one to reform the current campaign finance system. It reads: Neither the First Amendment nor any other provision of this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the Congress or any state from imposing reasonable limits on the amount of money that candidates for public office, or their supporters, may spend in election campaigns. Read More
Free Speech For People Receives $48,622 from CREDO! Posted on March 6, 2014 (August 20, 2021) FSFP Updates CREDO, America’s only progressive phone company, announced recently that it is donating $48,622 to Free Speech For People for our work to overturn Citizens United and related court cases. Thanks to you, our supporters and CREDO action members who voters, this has been made possible. Read More