Ron Fein on Rising Up With Sonali: What Does the End of the Mueller Probe Mean? Posted on April 3, 2019 Last week, Free Speech For People Legal Director, Ron Fein, sat down with Sonali Kolhatkar, on Rising Up With Sonali, to discuss the end of the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and its implications for Trump’s future. In his summary, Attorney General William Barr quotes Mueller’s report directly: “while this report does not concludeRead More
Ron Fein and Larry Tribe for the New York Daily News: Close N.Y.’s double jeopardy loophole before Trump starts issuing pardons Posted on April 2, 2019 (April 10, 2019) In an editorial for the New York Daily News, Free Speech For People Legal Director, Ron Fein, and Harvard Law Professor, Laurence Tribe, discuss the urgent need for the New York Legislature to close a double jeopardy loophole in state law which may currently allow certain defendants pardoned by the president for their federal crimesRead More
Campaign Finance Without Facts: McCutcheon v. FEC on its Fifth Anniversary Posted on April 2, 2019 (April 2, 2019) Democracy Amendments April 2 is the five-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. In that case, the Court struck down contribution limits that limited any one person from giving more than $123,200 to all federal campaigns, parties, and political committees combined. The Court dismissed as “divorced from reality” concerns about howRead More
Help Close the Double-Jeopardy Loophole in New York State for Defendants Pardoned by the President Posted on April 1, 2019 (May 13, 2020) Challenging Corruption Join Free Speech For People for a call with the New York Attorney General’s office to learn more about the bill pending in the New York Legislature to close the double jeopardy loophole in New York state. The loophole that exists currently makes it difficult, if not impossible, for New York prosecutors to hold defendantsRead More
Trump’s hush money payments to influence the election are grounds for impeachment Posted on April 1, 2019 (April 1, 2019) Impeachment President Trump has been directly implicated—by his own personal lawyer—in a criminal conspiracy to illegally influence the election. This justifies an impeachment investigation. Facts On August 21, 2018, President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges. Two of those charges stem directly from criminal actions that he took at the directionRead More