New Polling Shows Voters Overwhelmingly Support Ban on Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in US Elections Posted on July 16, 2024 (July 16, 2024) Challenging Foreign Influence A new nationwide poll from Data for Progress shows strong support among voters for banning foreign-influenced corporate money in our elections. 82% of voters agree that there should be new limits on U.S. corporations spending money in our elections if the corporations have any foreign ownership. 72% of voters support a proposal to ban companiesRead More
Pro-Democracy Groups Urge Congress to Hold The Supreme Court Accountable with Week of Action Posted on July 15, 2024 (July 17, 2024) Supreme Court WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2024) – Free Speech For People, Indivisible, Women’s March, and Money Out Voters In have launched a Week of Action urging Congress to investigate corruption on the Supreme Court. Investigative reporting from ProPublica has exposed that at least two justices have accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from billionaires.Read More
Federal Trial Challenging Illegal Voter Intimidation in Colorado Begins Posted on July 15, 2024 Election Protection Trial begins today in NAACP Colorado, League of Women Voters of Colorado, and Mi Familia Vota v. United States Election Integrity Plan; plaintiffs argue that USEIP’s door-to-door intimidation campaign violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 DENVER – Trial begins today in federal court in Colorado toRead More
Free Speech For People Statement on Judge Cannon’s Ruling Posted on July 15, 2024 Challenging Corruption Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s ruling today in United States v. Donald Trump and Waltine Nauta is completely corrupt. As we highlighted in our June 14, 2023 letter to Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, at the time of Judge Cannon’s assignment to this case,Read More
Members of Congress Move to Bar Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Spending Money to Influence US Elections Posted on July 11, 2024 (July 12, 2024) Challenging Foreign Influence The Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act aims to close a loophole that allows foreign investors to influence US elections. WASHINGTON (July 10, 2024)—Congressman Jamie Raskin and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse re-introduced the Get Foreign Money Out of Politics Act today. Rep. Raskin filed H.R.8988 with 22 cosponsors. And Sen. Whitehouse filed S.4666 with 4 cosponsors. TheRead More
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito Posted on July 10, 2024 (July 17, 2024) Supreme Court The articles presented to the House Judiciary Committee argue that the Supreme Court justices’ acceptance of lavish gifts and clear conflicts of interest constitute “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” under Article II of the Constitution. WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2024) – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) introduced articles of impeachment in the US House of Representatives todayRead More
Alexandra Flores-Quilty, Free Speech For People’s Campaign Director, Featured Speaker at the ‘Power Back to the People’ rally outside the Supreme Court Posted on July 4, 2024 Supreme Court Free Speech For People joined United For Democracy, a coalition of 140+ national organizations outside the Supreme Court, to call out extreme corruption and demand accountability. Speaking at the rally, Alexandra cast a spotlight on the current crisis of American democracy: The United States Supreme Court, our highest judicial institution, is mired in corruption andRead More
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Bars Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Interfering in State Elections Posted on July 1, 2024 (July 1, 2024) Challenging Foreign Influence HARRISBURG, PA (July 1, 2024)—Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB2433 with bipartisan support. The bill bans foreign-influenced corporations from spending money to influence state and local elections. If passed by the State Senate and signed into law, this bill would close a significant loophole to preserve American self-government and to strengthen democracy inRead More
In dangerous ruling, the Supreme Court leaves open the question of Trump’s immunity and further delays federal prosecution for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election Posted on July 1, 2024 Supreme Court BREAKING: In a dangerous ruling, the Supreme Court today left open the question of Donald Trump’s immunity for crimes that he committed while in office. Rather than confirming that Trump is not immune from prosecution for his crimes while serving as President of the United States, the Court has manufactured an unprecedented concept of presidentialRead More
Free Speech For People’s Statement on Decision in El Koussa v. Campbell Posted on June 27, 2024 (June 28, 2024) Challenging Foreign Influence Notice: This statement has been updated as of June 28, 2024 On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued a ruling in El Koussa v. Campbell, finding that five petitions seeking to exclude app-based drivers in Massachusetts from state benefits and protections comply with Article 48 of the Massachusetts Constitution, which governsRead More