Curbing Corruption One Step at a Time: Taking Trump out of Trump SoHo. A Victory for Divest Trump SoHo Posted on November 27, 2017 (October 3, 2018) After months of pressure, the private equity fund that owns Trump SoHo will buy out the Trump Organization’s contract to market and manage the troubled luxury condo/hotel, breaking a chain of illegal payments from state and local pension funds to the President.Read More
FEC votes to write rules on Internet political ads; needs to also act on enforcement complaints about Russian political spending and Trump campaign coordination Posted on November 17, 2017 (November 17, 2017) The stakes for the integrity of our elections and our democracy could not be higher, and the Federal Election Commission needs to act now.Read More
FSFP Joins Protect Democracy to Urge Ninth Circuit to Appoint Private Attorney to Appeal Unprecedented Arpaio Pardon Posted on November 15, 2017 (October 3, 2018) Read the latest update on the Arpaio case.Read More
Congressman Steve Cohen and Colleagues Introduce Articles of Impeachment Posted on November 15, 2017 WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and colleagues, today introduced five Articles of Impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. Read More
Weston MA: The Constitution & Donald Trump Posted on November 15, 2017 (November 16, 2017) Our FSFP Board Member Marguerite Dorn recently gave a talk in Weston, MA, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Weston on our call for an impeachment investigation.Read More
Yes Magazine! John Bonifaz is helping to lead the impeachment movement Posted on November 14, 2017 (November 14, 2017) Yes! Magazine interviews John Bonifaz on our latest money-in-politics victory in St. Pete and the campaign to impeach President Trump.Read More
Newest grounds for impeachment hearings: pressuring law enforcement to prosecute political opponents Posted on November 14, 2017 (October 3, 2018) We have added a seventh ground for an impeachment investigation of President Trump. Read More
Law Profs Add Legal Muscle to Trump Impeachment Campaign Posted on November 7, 2017 We joined RootsAction.org to launch Impeach Donald Trump Now, a grassroots petition drive that has collected thus far more than 1.2 million signatures, Law.com reports: Read More
Allegations of Corruption Involving Trump Organization’s Top Executives Demands Investigation Posted on November 2, 2017 (October 3, 2018) Legal advocacy organization urges Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and New York Attorney General to investigate Trump Organization, District Attorney for potential violations of fraud, bribery, racketeering, and conspiracy laws.Read More
Top New York Lawyer to Defend Ordinance Abolishing Super PACs and Foreign Corporate Money In Elections, Pro Bono Posted on November 2, 2017 (November 8, 2017) Known for winning landmark Marriage Equality case before the Supreme Court, David Boies lends his firm and his expertise to new model law taking on big money in politics.Read More