Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Hears Argument in Key Campaign Finance Case Posted on March 6, 2018 (March 7, 2018) Massachusetts has prohibited business corporations from making political contributions since 1907. On Tuesday, March 6, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments in 126 Self Storage v. Sullivan, a challenge to the state’s longstanding ban. (In 2015, we wrote about the trial court decision in this case, back when it was known as 1A AutoRead More
FSFP Welcomes Spring 2018 Legal Interns Posted on March 5, 2018 (March 7, 2018) Free Speech For People is pleased to announce our spring 2018 legal interns. We welcome these law students to our Legal Advocacy Program and we look forward to working with them. Kourosh Azin is a first year student at Boston College Law School. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California,Read More
Congratulations to Jasmine Gomez, winner of the Rob Doyle award from the National Lawyers Guild of Massachusetts! Posted on March 5, 2018 (March 5, 2018) Free Speech For People is thrilled to announce that Jasmine Gomez, Democracy Honors Fellow, is a 2018 recipient of the Rob Doyle Award from the National Lawyers Guild – Massachusetts Chapter. As the Democracy Honors Fellow with Free Speech For People, Ms. Gomez works to challenge big money in politics, build and expand the movementRead More
Register Here for a National Conference Call on Inclusivity and Intersectionality in the Pro-Democracy Movement Posted on March 1, 2018 (May 28, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Come join our free national video call to discuss the importance of using an intersectional lens within the Pro-Democracy and Amendment Movements. The goal of these webinars is to give activists who are involved in passing the 28th amendment, or who are involved more broadly in democracy reform, tools to make our movement more intersectionalRead More
After Pentagon Stonewalls FOIA Requests for Information on Trump’s Proposed Military Parade, Free Speech For People Files New FOIA Requests to the District of Columbia Posted on March 1, 2018 (October 3, 2018) Today, Free Speech For People submitted six requests to agencies of the District of Columbia government, under D.C.’s municipal Freedom of Information Act, requesting release of documents and communications regarding President Trump’s proposed military parade through Washington, D.C. These requests seek information regarding topics such as costs, estimated budgets, parade routes, vehicles, hardware, weapons, aircraft,Read More
Free Speech For People Calls for Release of Treasury Department Records on Trump Organization’s Payments Posted on February 26, 2018 Challenging Corruption Did the Trump Organization Donate Profits from Foreign Government Patrons to the U.S. Treasury? FOIA Request Asks. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Free Speech For People submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of the Treasury, calling for the urgent release of communications, documents, and other records regarding payments made by the Trump Organization.Read More
Just Released: A short documentary on our journey to victory in St. Petersburg! Posted on February 20, 2018 (March 2, 2018) Check out this inspiring short video on our recent victory in St. Petersburg, FL. Last October, the St. Petersburg City Council passed our model law to abolish super PACs and foreign corporate money in local elections.Read More
New FEC Complaint Alleges that American Media, Inc. and Trump Campaign Violated Federal Campaign Finance Laws With “Catch and Kill” Payment for Trump Adultery Story Posted on February 20, 2018 (October 3, 2018) Free Speech For People Files FEC Complaint Against American Media, Inc. and Trump Campaign calling for “an immediate investigation” WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 20, 2018 – On Friday, February 16, 2018, Free Speech For People filed a complaint before the Federal Election Commission demanding “an immediate investigation” into a payment of $150,000 from American Media,Read More
The Hill: Trump’s ‘treason’ talk is unprecedented, un-American Posted on February 14, 2018 Democracy Amendments As a piece in The Hill today noted, President Trump recently suggested congressional Democrats were guilty of “treason” for failing to applaud his State of the Union speech. As he put it, “Can we call that treason? Why not?” Here’s why not: The Constitution specifically defines treason, and failing to applaud the president isn’t treason—not by a longRead More
Watch now: Interview by the Young Turks with Senior Counsel Shanna Cleveland on Our Recent Victory to Divest Trump SoHo Posted on February 12, 2018 (November 29, 2018) Free Speech For People Senior Counsel Shanna Cleveland recently talked with the Young Turks for a two-part interview about our campaign to divest public pension funds from Trump-owned businesses and the emergence of support for Russia in modern-day white supremacy. Part 1: Part 2: Read More