Voting Rights Groups File Complaint Urging Court to Address Unconstitutional Voter Suppression Law In Texas. Posted on December 3, 2021 Election Protection On December 1, 2021, non-profit civic engagement organization Mi Familia Vota and individual voters filed an amended complaint in federal court in Texas to further address the unlawful new voter suppression law recently enacted by the State Legislature. The plaintiffs filed the complaint jointly with Houston Justice, Houston Area Urban League, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Read More
Legal Advocacy Organization Appeals Pentagon’s Denial of FOIA Request about Trump Military Parade. Posted on November 29, 2021 Challenging Corruption In a February 2018 request, Free Speech For People described the planned military parade as an “abuse of executive power” and a corrupt use of resources for electoral purposes. WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 29, 2021) – Free Speech For People, a nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today filed an administrative appeal against a decision from the DepartmentRead More
Free Speech For People Forms Coalition to Oppose Internet Voting in San Francisco; Prompts Election Commission to Call for a Halt to the Project and for an Investigation. Posted on November 29, 2021 (November 29, 2021) Election Protection A coalition of experts and organizations committed to secure, reliable elections, including Free Speech For People, California Voter Foundation, National Voting Rights Task Force, and Verified Voting, sent a letter November 16th to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors and Elections Commission urging the Board to halt a pending contract for an internet voting system andRead More
Full Transcript and Excerpted Video: FSFP Chairman and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements on The Digital Accountability Act. Posted on November 16, 2021 (November 16, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power FSFP Chairman and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements recently appeared at the Western New England Law Review Symposium and gave a presentation on the Digital Accountability Act and the urgent need to hold social media companies accountable when they amplify disinformation and threats of violence on their platforms. The following is the full transcript fromRead More
Free Speech For People Legal Team Holds Special Briefing Call To To Discuss How The Organization Is Fighting Back To Defend Our Democracy And Our Constitution. Posted on November 12, 2021 (November 12, 2021) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz recently moderated a special briefing call featuring Legal Director Ron Fein and Senior Counsel Courtney Hostetler, where the legal experts discussed how the organization is fighting back to defend our democracy and our Constitution. “Instead of celebrating the fact that our electorate has begun to better reflect theRead More
FSFP Joins Coalition of National Organizations in Letter Urging Congress to Pass Freedom to Vote Act and Protect Election Officials and Election System From Attacks and Subversion. Posted on November 9, 2021 (November 9, 2021) Election Protection Free Speech For People recently joined a coalition of more than fifty national organizations in a letter urging Members of Congress to support the Freedom to Vote Act, a piece of legislation which includes, “critical measures to safeguard elections, prevent voter intimidation, protect local election officials from partisan attacks, and protect election works and electionRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses Our Call For Attorney General Merrick Garland To Resign On The BradCast. Posted on November 8, 2021 Challenging Corruption FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss our call on Attorney General Merrick Garland to resign from his post for failing to hold former president Trump and his associates accountable for the January 6th insurrection and for all other potential federal crimes they may have committed. “We are of the viewRead More
Full Transcript: John Bonifaz on FSFP Demanding the Resignation of AG Garland. Posted on November 5, 2021 (November 5, 2021) Challenging Corruption FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared in an interview to discuss the organization’s statement urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to resign from his post for failing to hold Trump and his associates accountable for the January 6th insurrection and for other potential federal crimes. The statement, accompanied by a new petition drive, argues that AttorneyRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Investigations Into The January 6th Insurrection And Our 14Point3 Campaign on Counterpoint. Posted on November 4, 2021 Challenging Corruption FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on Counterpoint to discuss the progress of ongoing investigations into the January 6th insurrection and the goal of the organization’s 14point3 campaign. “The Department of Justice in particular has been going after the low-level individuals who stormed the Capitol…but they have not gone after any of the high-levelRead More
NONPARTISAN LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION CALLS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND’S RESIGNATION Posted on November 4, 2021 (November 4, 2021) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People cites the Attorney General’s failure to take meaningful action to hold former President Trump and his associates accountable for their involvement in the January 6th insurrection and other potential federal crimes. WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 4, 2021) – Nonpartisan legal advocacy nonprofit Free Speech For People today published a statement urging AttorneyRead More