Update On Hobby Lobby From Inside The Supreme Court Posted on March 25, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power On March 25th Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Ron Fein sat in to hear legal arguments on the Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius Supreme Court Case in addition to the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Supreme Court Case. Outside were hundreds of protesters from both sides eager to voice their divided opinions about the case. [Photo: Emily Brandon] Read More
The Hobby Lobby & Conestoga Wood Supreme Court Cases Posted on March 24, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power Tomorrow, March 25th, the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments from both Hobby Lobby and Conestoga and will ultimately decide if corporations may assert the right of religious freedom, along with the “free speech right” to spend unlimited corporate money in our elections, as the Court ruled in the 2010 Citizens United case. Read More
Free Speech For People Interview on Between The Lines To Discuss Justice Stevens’ Money & Politics Amendment Posted on March 20, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments Click here to listen to a new interview with Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz on Between The Lines to discuss Justice Stevens’ new advocacy of a Constitutional Amendment to reform the current campaign finance system. Read More
#McConnelling His Way To 18 Million+ In Campaign Contributions Posted on March 18, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Defending Key Reforms Heard of the #McConnelling trend from the recent The Daily Show? episode? If not, TPM sums it up pretty nicely here: Read More
Two Supreme Court Justices Come Out Against Money In Politics Posted on March 14, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments This week Free Speech For People highlighted the fact that Justice John Paul Stevens has called for an amendment to get big money out in his new book. However, as our friends at Public Campaign pointed out, he wasn’t the only SCOTUS Justice to come out against the current campaign finance system. Read More
Justice Stevens Calls For Constitutional Amendment To Get Money Out Of Politics In New Book Posted on March 6, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments Justice John Paul Stevens has written a new book, and in it, he proposes six potential amendments to the Constitution — including one to reform the current campaign finance system. It reads: Neither the First Amendment nor any other provision of this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the Congress or any state from imposing reasonable limits on the amount of money that candidates for public office, or their supporters, may spend in election campaigns. Read More
Free Speech For People Receives $48,622 from CREDO! Posted on March 6, 2014 (August 20, 2021) FSFP Updates CREDO, America’s only progressive phone company, announced recently that it is donating $48,622 to Free Speech For People for our work to overturn Citizens United and related court cases. Thanks to you, our supporters and CREDO action members who voters, this has been made possible. Read More
License-reader firm says new law curbs free speech rights gained from 2010 Citizens United decision Posted on February 26, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Read More
Elections for sale: Campaign spending, free speech and hamstrung voters Posted on February 23, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments Read this new op-ed from Free Speech For People Co-Founder John Bonifaz and Free Speech For People’s Legal Advocacy Member James G. Exum Jr. Justice Exum is also a distinguished professor of the Judicial Process at Elon University School of Law, and served as a justice on the N.C. Supreme Court, from 1975-1994, including as chief justice, from 1986-1994. It reads: Read More
Local Ballots Matter! Posted on February 18, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments Check out this new video we created of Ellen R. from New Hampshire. In the video, she takes on her town council and effectively turns a "No" into a "Yes" about getting a local resolution passed to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics. Click below to watch. Read More