Free Speech For People’s Statement on the Federal District Court of Maine’s Decision to Block Parts of Maine’s Ban on Foreign Government-Influenced Corporate Political Spending Posted on October 16, 2026 (October 16, 2026) On September 31, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine ruled on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, filed by the corporate plaintiffs who are seeking to block Maine’s ban on foreign government-influenced corporate political spending. The judge partially granted this motion, permanently blocking important parts of the law law butRead More
Free Speech For People’s Statement on the Politically Motivated Search of Representative Omar’s Home By Federal Agents. Posted on October 15, 2026 Impeachment Free Speech For People condemns the search of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s home on October 12, 2026 by federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security. This targeted investigation is a politically- and racially-motivated attempt to silence Representative Omar, who has been a frequent critic of the Trump administration’s abuses of power. Congress cannot stand idlyRead More
Statement Of Plaintiff’s Counsel On First Circuit’s Denial Of Stay In Coalition For Open Democracy v. Scanlan Posted on October 14, 2026 (October 15, 2026) Election Protection We applaud the First Circuit’s ruling today, which blocks the state of New Hampshire’s attempt to suppress further the vote of young people on the eve of the November 2026 election. The First Circuit denied the government’s motion to stay the district court’s October 2 partial preliminary injunction ruling, which correctly allows election workers inRead More
Ramirez Introduces the Reimagining Safety Act, Legislation to Dismantle DHS, Abolish ICE, Reimagine Community Safety Posted on October 14, 2026 (October 14, 2026) Challenging Corruption The previously announced introduction follows a weekend filled with DHS-related incidents, including the DHS agents shooting of an immigrant in New York in front of his 5-year-old child, running over an immigrant in Houston, Texas, and raiding the home of Congresswoman Omar. Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of aRead More
Statement on FSFP’s Support of #StopSexualViolence: From The Frat House To The White House Day of Action Posted on October 8, 2026 (October 8, 2026) On October 8, 2026, survivors of sexual assault and their allies are coming together in a day of action to demand justice for people who have suffered sexual violence. Free Speech For People join in support of this Day of Action and stand behind the organizers’ specific demands: Justice for Cornell’s Jane Doe and KendallRead More
Statement of Plaintiff’s Counsel in Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan on the Federal District Court’s October 2, 2026 Order Posted on October 4, 2026 (October 5, 2026) Election Protection Background Under New Hampshire’s voter ID law, which has been in place since 2012, voters present photo identification twice: once when registering to vote (along with other evidence of age, citizenship, and residence); and once when they obtain their ballot. The law lists types of photo ID that election officials must accept as a validRead More
Free Speech For People Sues DOJ to Enforce FOIA Requests for Records of Justice Department Investigation Conducted by Trump Operatives to Target Political Opponents Posted on October 1, 2026 (October 7, 2026) Challenging Corruption Lawsuit Seeks Records about Kurt Olsen’s Work, Including Communications with the White House Amid Concerns about Potential Retaliatory Use of Federal Investigative Authority Boston — Free Speech For People filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), seeking to compel the release of records that could shed light on a reported investigationRead More
FIEL Houston and Free Speech For People Call on Houston Officials to Investigate Violent Crimes by Federal Agents Posted on October 1, 2026 (October 1, 2026) Challenging Corruption In light of the recent killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by federal immigration agents, Free Speech For People (FSFP) and FIEL (“Familias Inmigrantes y Estudiantes en la Lucha” or “Immigrant Families and Students in the Fight”) today sent letters requesting that Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare take steps toRead More
Trey Beck: “Ending the Citizens United nightmare . . . without ending Citizens United” Posted on September 29, 2026 (September 29, 2026) Challenging Super PACs The following is an excerpt from Trey Beck’s Substack, Brass Tactics. Read the full article here. In collaborating on some of the same democracy projects, I’ve become friendly with Lawrence Lessig, one of the nation’s most eminent scholars of constitutional law and the founder of the democracy advocacy group Equal Citizens. Larry approached me earlier thisRead More
Free Speech For People Urges State Attorneys General to Launch Criminal Investigations of Trump for Soliciting Voter Fraud Posted on September 25, 2026 (September 25, 2026) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today urged Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, as President of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for all state attorneys general, to explore the state prosecution of President Donald Trump under their respective state laws for urging his supporters to commit voter fraud inRead More