William Barr is Not America’s Attorney General: FSFP Board Member Jennifer Taub Addresses Attorney General William Barr’s Abuse of Power In New Op-ed. Posted on June 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020) Impeachment FSFP Board Member Professor Jennifer Taub recently penned an opinion piece in Newsweek addressing William Barr’s assault on the rule of law and his abuse of power as Attorney General of the United States. In her new piece, Professor Taub points to testimony from a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the DepartmentRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Indiana Lawsuit Requesting Election Security Documents on The BradCast. Posted on June 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020) Election Protection FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss a recent court ruling we won in our public records lawsuit seeking communications between Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson and the National Association for Secretaries of State (NASS) pertaining to election security. During the discussion, Fein discussed the importance of public oversightRead More
Susan Greenhalgh presents paper on best practices for online balloting options amid COVID-19 pandemic Posted on June 29, 2020 (July 2, 2020) Election Protection As States grapple with the additional challenges of holding elections during the novel coronavirus pandemic, election administrators are exploring and implementing technology to increase capacity to deliver blank ballots electronically and to provide necessary accessible ballot marking options for voters with disabilities. Free Speech For People Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh and Dr.Read More
FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Discusses Major Flaws with Los Angeles County Voting System. Posted on June 24, 2020 (June 24, 2020) Election Protection FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh was recently featured in a new piece highlighting major flaws with Los Angeles County’s voting system. The article references a recent independent review which found that LA county’s Voting Solutions for All People 2.0 (VSAP) election system failed to sync with the county’s voter database in MarchRead More
Court orders Indiana Secretary of State to produce election security documents for examination in chambers Posted on June 24, 2020 (June 24, 2020) Election Protection An Indianapolis judge granted on Tuesday the National Election Defense Coalition’s motion to order the Indiana Secretary of State to produce, for confidential in chambers review, dozens of communications with an outside group pertaining to election security. The documents—which may not be specific to Indiana—were sought by NEDC in a public records request for communicationsRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses John Bolton’s Book and The Broader Case for Impeachment on Rising Up with Sonali. Posted on June 22, 2020 (June 23, 2020) Impeachment Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz recently appeared on Rising Up With Sonali to discuss former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s book detailing more alleged impeachable conduct by Donald J. Trump. During the discussion with host Sonali Kolhatkar, Bonifaz addressed the need for Congress to reconvene its impeachment inquiry and force John Bolton toRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Discusses the Dangers of Online Voting on NPR. Posted on June 19, 2020 (June 19, 2020) Election Protection FSFP’s Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh was recently featured in an NPR piece about the dangers of utilizing internet voting systems. The article details Delaware state officials canceling the use of a cloud-based internet option for returning ballots due in part to the security risks involved. “Internet voting vendors and proponents have beenRead More
Juneteenth and democracy Posted on June 19, 2020 (June 19, 2020) Defending Key Reforms For a century and a half, many Black Americans have observed Juneteenth (June 19) as the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Today, we all recognize Juneteenth not just as a celebration of the end of slavery, but as a call to action to finally move our country to true racialRead More
Challenging Unsafe and Unequal State Election Rules During a Pandemic, Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit on Behalf of the Pennsylvania NAACP Posted on June 18, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection HARRISBURG, PA (June 18, 2020) — Today, Free Speech For People and the law firm Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on behalf of the Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP challenging a broad range of Pennsylvania election practices as unsafe and unequal during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Complaint alleges thatRead More
Supreme Court Will Have Chance to Review Case Seeking to End Super PAC Spending in U.S. Elections Posted on June 18, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Super PACs Federal lawmakers are petitioning the Supreme Court to review a lawsuit challenging SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 appeals court ruling that created super PACs WASHINGTON, DC (June 18, 2020) – The Supreme Court will have the chance to review a lawsuit filed by Members of Congress and congressional candidates that seeks to abolishRead More