A New Environmental Protection Agency Rule to Benefit Trump Inc., Public Interest Groups Urge the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to Reconsider Posted on September 27, 2017 (September 27, 2017) Over 7,000 citizens submitted comments to the EPA warning that a new proposed rule to rescind the definition of the “waters of the United States” would confer financial benefit to President Trump and would be unconstitutional.Read More
Ron Fein & Laurence Tribe in Boston Globe: How Massachusetts can fight foreign influence in our elections Posted on September 26, 2017 (October 3, 2018) The Boston Globe has just posted an op-ed by our Legal Director Ron Fein & Prof. Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School, entitled “How Massachusetts can fight foreign influence in our elections.” Read More
Constitutional Lawyers, Scholars, and Public Interest Groups Call on Justice Gorsuch Not to Speak at the Trump International Hotel Posted on September 26, 2017 (October 3, 2018) Days before Justice Gorsuch is to deliver a speech at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., a coalition of constitutional lawyers, scholars, and public interest groups re-issued an open letter urging him to cancel his speech due to conflicts of interest with appearing at a hotel owned, through LLCs and a revocable trust, by President Trump. Read More
Watch FSFP Board Chair Ben Clements on “Greater Boston” Make the Case for an Impeachment Investigation Posted on September 21, 2017 (November 29, 2018) Watch this discussion on WGBH-TV’s Greater Boston show where Free Speech For People Board Chair Ben Clements makes the case for an impeachment investigation of President Trump.Read More
Boston Globe: “An open letter to Congress: Impeach Trump” Posted on September 19, 2017 (October 3, 2018) Today, the Boston Globe published an open letter to Congress, signed by activists around Massachusetts calling for an impeachment investigation of President Trump. Read More
WaPo: “Trump’s pardon of Arpaio can — and should — be overturned” Posted on September 19, 2017 (October 3, 2018) A new Washington Post op-ed, by Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe and Free Speech For People Legal Director Ron Fein, makes the case for overturning President Trump’s pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Read More
Free Speech For People 2017 Supporter Update Posted on September 18, 2017 (October 3, 2018) We are excited to share our most recent impact update, highlighting all we’ve been able to accomplish so far in 2017 with the help of our supporters. Thank you!! Read More
Ron Fein Joins ‘Rising Up With Sonali’ to Discuss the Constitutionality of Sheriff Arpaio’s Pardon Posted on September 13, 2017 (September 13, 2017) Ron Fein speaks with Sonali Kolhatkar, on the September 13, 2017 Episode, “As Arpaio Pushes To Erase Verdict, Groups Sue Over Pardon.” Read More
Attend a Calpers Board Meeting Posted on September 13, 2017 (June 10, 2020) Challenging Corruption Can you help us urge CalPERS to divest from Trump SoHo? On Monday, September 18 and Tuesday, September 19, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System will hold its next Board meeting in Sacramento. We are urging our supporters to attend this meeting and to voice their concerns about CalPERS’ investment in the Trump SoHo HotelRead More
Free Speech For People and Allies Ask Judge in Arpaio Case to Appoint Private Attorney to Continue Prosecution of Former Sheriff Posted on September 12, 2017 (October 3, 2018) Late last night, Free Speech For People and allies filed papers in federal court in Arizona requesting that Judge Susan Bolton appoint an outside special prosecutor (known as a “private attorney”) to complete the prosecution of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio for contempt of court. Read More