Appeals Court Upholds SEC Rule Limiting Contributions by Investment Managers Posted on August 27, 2015 (November 29, 2018) On Tuesday, a three-judge panel on the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld a five-year long SEC rule that limits contributions by investment managers, in a case brought forward by the New York Republican State Committee and the Tennessee Republican Party.Read More
WhoWhatWhy: Court’s “Joke” Benefits Corporations While Others Suffer Posted on August 26, 2015 (August 27, 2015) Today, Ron Fein is quoted in a piece by Klaus Marre on WhoWhatWhy.Org, discussing why the myth of corporate personhood continues to challenge our democracy and gain grounds in the federal courts.Read More
Ron Fein Joins AM950 Of Minnesota To Discuss Conflict Mineral Case Posted on August 25, 2015 (September 27, 2015) On August 21, Ron Fein joined Minnesota radio program, AM950 to discuss a critical ruling in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in favor of businesses and their “first amendment” right not to disclose whether their minerals are sourced from conflict-torn areas, like the Congo.Read More
End-of-summer Reflection: Money, Politics, Corporations, and the Constitution Posted on August 25, 2015 (August 26, 2015) It’s been a busy summer for those of us fighting in the courts against constitutional challenges by big money interests and corporations seeking to strike down laws on everything from campaign contribution limits to the minimum wage. We’ve seen some important victories and we have been reminded there’s still work to be done. Read More
U.S. Court of Appeals Reaches Decision in National Association of Manufacturers v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Posted on August 18, 2015 (June 15, 2016) Today, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion holding that publicly-traded corporations have a First Amendment right to hide whether their products contain conflict minerals from the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo. (See here for background on the case and our amicus brief.) Read More
Corporate Constitutional Litigation Beats A Hasty Retreat In Los Angeles Posted on August 17, 2015 (November 29, 2018) The American Hotel & Lodging Association, which is challenging Los Angeles’s new living wage law for hotel workers, has voluntarily withdrawn 9 of the 10 claims in its complaint. This came just three weeks after Free Speech For People (along with co-signers Courage Campaign, Equal Justice Society and Western Center on Law and Poverty) filed an amicus brief in support of the City of Los Angeles.Read More
Summer Campaign Highlights Posted on August 13, 2015 (August 13, 2015) Democracy Amendments We are making great strides in our campaign to restore democracy to ‘we the people.’ Check out our summer highlights from our work to overturn Citizens United and end the myth of corporate personhood. Read More
A Look At The Voting Rights Act Anniversary Posted on August 6, 2015 (August 12, 2015) Today, marks the 50 year anniversary since the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which ensured that all Americans be provided equal opportunity to voice their opinions at the polls. Our partner, Democracy Initiative created a Storify to capture the momentum online from this historic date.Read More
Ron Fein: Don’t Let The Koch Brothers Be Kingmakers Posted on August 5, 2015 (October 2, 2018) In a piece posted today on The Blaze, Ron Fein responds to Charles Koch’s recent warning that “America is done for” if conservative mega-donors don’t rally in 2016. Fein argues that the “cure that Mr. Koch proposes is worse than the disease.” Read More
Free Speech For People to Hire Staff Attorney Posted on August 5, 2015 (October 21, 2015) Attorney: Counsel, Democracy Program Seeking public interest lawyer, preferably with campaign finance and/or election law experience, for joint project by two cutting-edge non-profits, Free Speech For People and Represent.Us. Organizations Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization, was founded on the day of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision. We’re workingRead More