University Of Washington Law School Podcast Features Legal Director Ron Fein to Discuss the 2020 Election and FSFP’s Work on Election Security. Posted on October 27, 2020 Election Protection FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on Discovery, a University of Washington Law School Podcast, to discuss this unprecedented election as well as Free Speech For People’s work on election security. “Free Speech For People as well as other non-profit organizations, and in some cases others, have brought a series of lawsuits related toRead More
New Election Incident Reporting Tool Will Make Election Incident Data Available To The Public. Posted on October 27, 2020 Election Protection Voting rights lawyers at Free Speech For People will partner with See Something, Say Something 2020 initiative to collect incidents of voter suppression and election irregularities WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 27, 2020) – With less than two weeks until Election Day and over 47 million early votes cast across the country, Free Speech For People hasRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Appears on The BradCast To Discuss The New Lawsuit Against President Trump And Other Administration Officials For Voter Intimidation. Posted on October 26, 2020 Election Protection Free Speech For People Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss a new lawsuit filed on behalf of a voting rights group against President Trump, Attorney General Bill Barr, and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf for voter intimidation. “When President Trump threatened to send sheriffs and law enforcement andRead More
Voting Rights Organizations Celebrate Important Victory in Case to Stop Illegal Voter Intimidation in Minnesota Posted on October 23, 2020 Election Protection The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota (CAIR-MN) and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota today celebrated a major victory in their federal lawsuit against a private mercenary contractor, Atlas Aegis, for voter intimidation in Minnesota. Their lawsuit alleges that Atlas Aegis’s plan to hire and deploy armed ex-soldiers to polling sites in theRead More
Fifth Circuit Court Ruling In The Case Challenging Unsafe And Unequal Election Practices In Texas During A Pandemic Featured in Law 360 Posted on October 22, 2020 Election Protection Following the ruling, plaintiffs file new motion for preliminary injunction for relief under the Voter Rights Act to require the statewide mask mandate in Texas be applied at polling locations. Law 360 recently covered the Fifth Circuit Court’s ruling in Mi Familia Vota v. Abbott — the case challenging unsafe and unequal election practices inRead More
Citing Pattern of “Violently Suppressing Opposition, Sabotaging a Free and Fair Election, and Rejecting a Peaceful Transfer of Power,” Voting Rights Group Sues President Trump and Top Administration Officials For Voter Intimidation Posted on October 21, 2020 Election Protection Mi Familia Vota Education Fund and individual plaintiffs sue President Trump, Attorney General Bill Barr, and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf for voter intimidation in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Ku Klux Klan Act, and the U.S. Constitution WASHINGTON, DC (October 20, 2020) – Latino civic engagement organization MiRead More
Citing “Attempts to Sabotage Free and Fair Elections,” Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Private Mercenary Contractor Posted on October 20, 2020 (October 20, 2020) Election Protection Council on American-Islamic Relations — Minnesota and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota sue Atlas Aegis for plans to deploy armed ex-soldiers to polling places across Minnesota. MINNEAPOLIS (October 20, 2020) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota (CAIR-MN) and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit today againstRead More
35,000 New Voters Registered in Arizona due to Free Speech For People Case Posted on October 19, 2020 (November 9, 2020) Election Protection As we shared recently, on October 5, 2020, we won a major victory for Arizona voters and for our democracy. A federal judge issued a ruling in response to our lawsuit to extend the voter registration deadline by over two weeks to October 23 in Arizona in the midst of the pandemic.Read More
The Palm Beach Post Features Letter from Leading Computer Security Experts on Wireless Modems in Voting Systems. Posted on October 16, 2020 Election Protection FSFP Steered the Organizing of the Letter FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh organized a letter signed by over two dozen computer and election security experts outlining the dangers of using wireless modems to transmit election results. The letter was sent to election officials in states that use modems and was featured inRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Submits Declaration In A Lawsuit Opposing The Use of Internet Voting. Posted on October 15, 2020 Election Protection Free Speech For People Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh recently submitted a written declaration in support of seven state defendants, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New York, Texas, Kentucky and Georgia, in a lawsuit Harley v. Kosinski. The suit was brought by overseas voters seeking to require the states to allow them to vote overRead More