Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces Senate companion bill to Rep. Summer Lee’s legislation to abolish super PACs Posted on May 20, 2026 Challenging Super PACs WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to abolish super PACs by restoring limits on contributions to political committees making independent expenditures in federal elections. The legislation serves as a Senate companion to legislation introduced in the House by Representatives Summer Lee and Ro Khanna. The Sanders-LeeRead More
Free Speech For People Statement on Trump’s Corrupt and Illegal $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Posted on May 20, 2026 Challenging Corruption Donald Trump has created a thoroughly corrupt and unconstitutional $1.8 billion slush fund for the benefit of himself and his cronies. While our country struggles under surging gas prices caused by his unconstitutional attack on Iran and under surging costs of goods and services due to his unconstitutional imposition of economy-crippling tariffs, Trump has orchestratedRead More
Free Speech For People Joins 50+ Groups in Letter to Congress Urging Supreme Court Reform Posted on May 14, 2026 Supreme Court After sweeping Supreme Court decision that could add 19 more gop house seats and impact the outcome of the midterms, 50+ groups, including Stand Up America, Free Speech For People, Take Back the Court Action Fund, National Education Association, and League of Conservation Voters, send letter to Congress urging Supreme Court reform. More than 50Read More
Northampton City Council Passes Resolution Calling on State and Local Prosecutors to Hold Federal Agents Accountable for Violations of Massachusetts Law Posted on May 8, 2026 Challenging Corruption Measure Condemns Unlawful Immigration Enforcement Tactics and Urges State Action to Protect Civil Rights NORTHAMPTON, MA (May 8, 2026) – The Northampton City Council voted unanimously last night to pass a resolution calling on Massachusetts state and local prosecutors to investigate and prosecute federal agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, when they violateRead More
Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Advances Bill Barring Multinational Corporations from Interfering in Local and State Elections Posted on May 5, 2026 Challenging Foreign Influence HARRISBURG, PA (May 5, 2026) – Today, the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee advanced HB497, model legislation which prohibits foreign-influenced corporations from spending money to influence local and state elections. If enacted, this bill would close a significant loophole to preserve American self-government and to strengthen democracy in Pennsylvania. MarchOnHarrisburg, Free Speech For People, andRead More
Free Speech For People Urges Vermont Attorney General and Chittenden County State’s Attorney to Launch Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents for Assaults and Detentions of Vermont Residents Posted on May 1, 2026 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted requests urging Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark and Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George to open criminal investigations into the unlawful actions of federal agents operating in Vermont. The submission details a series of unlawful acts by ICE agents on March 11, 2026,Read More
The Corrupt Supreme Court Guts the Voting Rights Act and Clears the Way for Racist Gerrymandering Posted on April 30, 2026 Supreme Court Yesterday, the US Supreme Court—an institution under a cloud of corruption, in which multiple justices are loyal to the interests of their monied patrons, at the expense of the rule of law—gutted what little remains of the Voting Rights Act. The majority opinion in Louisiana v. Callais is not surprising. Not because it is justRead More
Rising Up For a Healthier Democracy Posted on April 23, 2026 Challenging Corruption In a conversation with Sonali Kolhatkar on Free Speech TV, Courtney Hostetler, Legal Director at Free Speech For People, lays out a clear diagnosis of the crisis facing American democracy and a roadmap for action. Hostetler explains how billions in corporate and billionaire spending have warped the political system, shifting power away from voters andRead More
The Case for Accountability: Inside the Impeachment Symposium on Capitol Hill Posted on April 17, 2026 Impeachment At a moment of escalating constitutional crisis, a first-of-its-kind legal symposium confronted a question that Congress has failed to answer: What does accountability look like when a president defies the Constitution in plain sight? Convened by Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein and co-sponsored by Free Speech For People, RootsAction, and Essential Information, the April 8,Read More
Free Speech For People Files Ethics Complaint Against Law Firms Skadden and Kirkland Posted on April 13, 2026 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, has filed legal ethics complaints in New York against two law firms—Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP—that entered into illegal agreements with Donald Trump and his associates, and have now taken steps to fulfill those agreements. The complaints, filedRead More