Victory for Contribution Limits: Supreme Court Allows Ninth Circuit’s Lair Decision to Stand Posted on January 14, 2019 Today the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear a challenge to Montana’s political contribution limits in a case that Free Speech For People has been working on since 2014. The history of the Lair case dates back to September 2011. The plaintiffs alleged that Montana’s campaign contribution limits are unconstitutionally low and violate the First Amendment.Read More
John Bonifaz joins John Iadarola on The Damage Report Posted on January 10, 2019 (January 10, 2019) Free Speech For People President, John Bonifaz, joined John Iadarola of The Damage Report to discuss the recent op-ed, authored by John Bonifaz and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, in the Detroit Free Press, ‘Now is the Time to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against President Trump‘, and to discuss why we do not need to wait for theRead More
Supreme Court Rejects Exxon’s Frivolous Appeal Posted on January 7, 2019 Today the Supreme Court dealt a harsh blow to Exxon’s latest attempts to derail investigations into whether the company committed fraud by misleading consumers and investors about climate change. While the decision is unsurprising given the legal infirmity of Exxon’s claims – challenging the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Attorney General – it is a welcomeRead More
Bipartisan Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Introduced Posted on January 4, 2019 (January 4, 2019) Free Speech For People is proud to join Public Citizen, Common Cause, People for the American Way, and American Promise, in support of the re-introduction of the Democracy for All Amendment, to get big money out of politics and overturn the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC. Free Speech For People was foundedRead More
A Turning Point for Impeachment Posted on January 3, 2019 (January 7, 2019) Free Speech For People President, John Bonifaz, joins Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib in an op-ed for the Detroit Free Press detailing the case for impeachment proceedings against the President. Read More
Ben Clements Joins Frances Rivera on Weekends with Alex Witt Posted on January 2, 2019 On December 29, 2018, Free Speech For People Board Chair, Ben Clements, joined MSNBC’s Frances Rivera on Weekends with Alex Witt to discuss the latest on the investigation of the President by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the investigation of Trump’s business interests, including the Trump Organization. Free Speech For People recently renewed our callRead More