John Bonifaz: “Presidential election recounts should be mandatory” Posted on November 29, 2016 (November 29, 2016) In an interview with The Recorder, our co-founder and election law expert, John Bonifaz weighs in on the importance of election recounts.Read More
A Recap of our Federal Lawsuit Against the FEC to End Super PACs Posted on November 16, 2016 (November 16, 2016) Check out a recap of coverage on our federal lawsuit against the FEC calling on an end to super PACs. Read More
Post-Election: How We Can Win Campaign Finance Reform Cases Before the Supreme Court Posted on November 9, 2016 (December 13, 2016) Read our post-election summary on how we can win campaign finance reform cases before the Supreme Court.Read More
Free Speech For People’s Post-Election Commitment to Democracy Reform Posted on November 8, 2016 (November 18, 2016) Today we have woken up to a new political reality – a reality which presents a critical moment in our fight to reclaim our democracy – a reality that shows us, in stark terms, the urgency of our mission to reclaim our democracy for we, the people.Read More
Federal judge rejects suit challenging Alaska limits on campaign donations Posted on November 8, 2016 (November 8, 2016) In what might signal a light at the end of the tunnel, a federal judge rejected a challenge to Alaska’s limits on state-level campaign contributions.Read More
The Hill: If SCOTUS won’t act to overturn Citizens United, the states will Posted on November 7, 2016 (October 2, 2018) “No one expected this kind of election season, but one glimmer of light has emerged: Voters of both parties (or no party) have come to challenge what they see as a rigged system that benefits wealthy and corporate elites.”Read More
Truthout.org: Democracy vs. the Supreme Court Posted on November 7, 2016 (November 7, 2016) Free Speech For People Democracy Honors Fellow, Jasmine Gomez is published today in Truthout with a new op-ed on democracy, the power of the people, and why the Supreme Court is not the best option for overturning Citizens United.Read More
Watch the St. Petersburg City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Posted on November 4, 2016 (November 17, 2016) On October 27, 2016, the St. Petersburg City Council convened for a Committee of the Whole meeting to consider our proposed ordinance to abolish super PACs and ban foreign corporate money in local elections. Free Speech For People, American Promise-Tampa Bay, the League of Women Voters of St. Petersburg, and other allies played a criticalRead More
Washington Post: Legal team seeking to undo super PACs files suit to push FEC to act Posted on November 4, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Matea Gold of The Washington Post reports on our lawsuit against the FEC, calling for an end to super PACs.Read More
FSFP Files Federal Lawsuit Against the FEC to Abolish Super PACs Posted on November 4, 2016 (October 2, 2018) On Friday, November 4, 2016, Free Speech For People, on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress and 2016 congressional candidates, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission to abolish super PACsRead More