MUST READ: Sweeping Section Three under the Rug: A Comment on Trump v. Anderson Posted on September 17, 2024 (September 17, 2024) Challenging Corruption A new law review article, titled Sweeping Section Three under the Rug: A Comment on Trump v. Anderson, revisits the March 2024 Supreme Court decision that states cannot enforce Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment (the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause) against federal candidates seeking to appear on their state ballots. Written by renowned legal scholars WilliamRead More
Supreme Court Requires Temporary Enforcement of an Unlawful Anti-Voter Law in Arizona While Case is Pending in Ninth Circuit Posted on September 11, 2024 Election Protection Phoenix, AZ – The U.S. Department of Justice and several voting rights organizations appeared before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, to defend voters’ rights against an appeal by the state of Arizona, two Arizona legislators, and the Republican National Committee, who seek to reinstate a voterRead More
Elon Musk’s super PAC is trying to suppress the vote. He must be held accountable Posted on September 4, 2024 Corporate Abuse of Power Voter suppression shouldn’t be a campaign strategy. Social media giants shouldn’t be trying to suppress the vote of people who might not vote for their owners’ or advertisers’ preferred candidates. But that is exactly what is happening. And it is why Congress must act now to pass the Big Tech Accountability Act. A recent newsRead More
Free Speech For People Endorses Maine Ballot Initiative to End Super PACs Posted on August 27, 2024 (September 9, 2024) Challenging Super PACs Free Speech For People is proud to endorse and support a citizen initiative to abolish super PAC spending in state elections in Maine. The ballot initiative committee, led by Maine Citizens to End Super PACs collected over 76,000 signatures in support of a referendum to limit annual contributions to super PACs from individuals, businesses, andRead More
Free Speech For People Endorses Legislation to Overturn the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Trump v. United States Posted on August 22, 2024 (August 22, 2024) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People strongly endorses the “No Kings” bill, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Schumer and joined by 29 co-sponsors, which will undo the Supreme Court’s damaging and wrongly decided ruling in Trump v. United States and ensure that neither the President nor Vice President is above the law. The proposed law provides thatRead More
Free Speech For People and Clean Elections Minnesota File Amicus Brief to Uphold Minnesota’s Ban on Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in Elections Posted on August 20, 2024 (August 21, 2024) Challenging Foreign Influence On August 16, Free Speech For People and the Minnesota law firm, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, on behalf of Clean Elections Minnesota, filed an amicus brief in federal court in support of the State of Minnesota and its landmark law prohibiting foreign-influenced corporations from spending money in state elections. The law, which protects Minnesota voters andRead More
Free Speech For People and Center For American Progress Release Video on The Get Foreign Money Out of US Elections Act Featuring Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Posted on August 19, 2024 Challenging Foreign Influence Congressman Jamie Raskin and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse are featured in a new video about their new bill to end foreign-influenced corporate spending in US elections. The Get Foreign Money Out of Politics Act was reintroduced in July with 22 cosponsors in the House (H.R. 8988) and 4 cosponsors in the Senate (S.4666). The bill wouldRead More
Free Speech For People’s Statement on Tina Peters’ Conviction Posted on August 19, 2024 Election Protection Tina Peters’ conviction underscores the need for a federal investigation into the multistate conspiracy by Trump allies to breach voting machines and take voting system software. The software taken from Mesa County, Colorado, could be used to try to contest election results. While Tina Peters’ conviction may suggest that the system is holding accountable Trump’sRead More
MUST READ: Maine Should Be Able to Protect Self-Government From Foreign Influence Posted on July 30, 2024 Challenging Foreign Influence A new op-ed in the Portland Press Herald by Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Courtney Hostetler and Counsel Amira Mattar makes the case that Maine voters have the right to prohibit foreign government-influenced corporations from spending money to try and sway Maine’s elections. They write: The ballot measure passed in Maine effectively puts anRead More
Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in New Hampshire AI Robocall Lawsuit Defending the Right of Plaintiffs to Sue Under the Voting Rights Act Posted on July 29, 2024 Election Protection As reported in the Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer before the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire. The DOJ supports the plaintiffs’ right to sue under the Voting Rights Act to challenge the use of intimidating robocalls toRead More