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Free Speech For People’s Tribute to Bill Moyers

All of us at Free Speech For People are deeply saddened by the news of Bill Moyers’s passing. Bill was an extraordinary human being. His legendary work as a journalist for more than four decades, as a close advisor and press secretary for President Lyndon Johnson, and as a courageous champion for our democracy all
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Free Speech For People remarks on today’s House impeachment vote

Free Speech For People released a statement following today’s House impeachment vote, the first of Trump’s second term: We commend Congressman Al Green for his courage and his leadership in forcing a House floor vote on his article of impeachment against Donald Trump for directly violating the War Powers Clause of the US Constitution in
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Rep. Al Green Introduces New Article of Impeachment over Trump’s Usurping of Congressional Authority in Iran Attack

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 24, 2025) – Rep. Al Green (TX-09) introduced a new article of impeachment against President Trump today for Trump’s direct violation of the War Powers Clause of the US Constitution in his military attack on Iran without congressional authorization. Trump’s unilateral decision to strike without congressional authority or any imminent threat from
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Free Speech For People Calls for Criminal Investigations into Trump’s Extortion of Law Firms in New York and Pennsylvania

(New York, NY) – Free Speech For People, a national non-profit legal advocacy organization, filed formal requests with the Attorneys General of New York and Pennsylvania, and the District Attorneys of Manhattan and Philadelphia to launch criminal investigations into President Donald Trump’s extortion and coercion of nearly $1 billion in legal services from at least
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Susan Greenhalgh joins Jessica Denson’s show to discuss the continued fight for election security

An election lawsuit is proceeding in Rockland County where Kamala Harris won a suspect ZERO votes in some districts, as new reports emerge about election machine vulnerabilities and Trump calls for the release of criminally convicted 2020 conspirator Tina Peters. Election security expert Susan Greenhalgh of Free Speech for People joins Jessica Denson to discuss
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New Op-Ed: Criminal investigation needed of ICE seizure of Rümeysa Öztürk

John Bonifaz and Alexandra Flores-Quilty have a new op-ed in Mass Live urging Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan to investigate whether the abduction and detention of Rümeysa Öztürk violated Massachusetts criminal law. They write:  During a recent appearance on GBH’s Boston Public Radio, AG Campbell stated that
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Constitutional scholars agree: Trump has committed multiple impeachable offenses

Nearly 700,000 Americans Urge Congress to Impeach and Remove Trump.  WASHINGTON – In his column in The New York Times today, Thomas Edsall decries Trump’s unprecedented corruption and abuses of power in the first five months of his second term, consulting with several notable legal and political experts, including Michael Gerhardt, Erwin Chemerinsky, Jon Michaels,
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Free Speech For People Seeking Temporary Administrative and Development Associate

Free Speech For People seeks to hire a Temporary Administrative and Development Associate to assist in overseeing the administrative operations of the organization and to serve as a member of the development team. This is a temporary, 13-month, full time, fully benefited position. The salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. This position is
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FSFP Welcomes Our 2025 Summer Legal Advocacy Program Interns!

Free Speech For People is pleased to announce our summer 2025 Legal Advocacy Program interns! We appreciate the talent, time, and commitment to defending our democracy that these law students bring to the Free Speech For People team. Learn more about our new Legal Advocacy Program interns below! Hung-Yi Chen is a rising second-year student
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New Impeachable Offense: Public Interest Law Firm Says Trump’s Military Mobilization in Los Angeles is Further Grounds for Impeachment and Congress Must Act

On June 7, 2025, President Trump issued an order to mobilize 2,000 National Guard troops into the streets of Los Angeles, California, following protests of multiple federal immigration raids throughout the metropolitan area. In so doing, Trump trampled on the US Constitution, the rights of peaceful protesters, the constitutional authority of the state of California,
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