Free Speech For People Statement on US Supreme Court’s denial of review of Castro v. Trump Posted on October 2, 2023 Challenging Corruption On October 2, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in a pro se lawsuit filed by John Anthony Castro against Donald Trump, concerning whether Castro, apparently a Republican presidential candidate, has standing to challenge Trump’s candidacy in federal court under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The federal district court ruled that federal courts doRead More
“Trump is Legally Barred from the Ballot” Michigan Voters Challenge Trump’s Eligibility Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause Posted on September 29, 2023 Challenging Corruption Led by Free Speech For People, a nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, the lawsuit argues the former president is disqualified from holding public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment for his role in inciting and facilitating the January 6th insurrection. LANSING, MI (September 29, 2023) – Free Speech For People and Michigan attorney MarkRead More
FSFP Counsel Amira Mattar Discusses the Trump Is Disqualified Campaign on YES Presents: Rising Up With Sonali Posted on September 28, 2023 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People Counsel Amira Mattar recently appeared on YES Presents: Rising Up With Sonali to discuss the Trump Is Disqualified Campaign and the ongoing effort to ensure chief election officials bar Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment based on his involvement in the Jan 6 insurrection. Mattar discussedRead More
Minnesota Supreme Court Schedules Briefing to Hear Oral Arguments in Legal Challenge Seeking to Bar Trump from the Ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment Posted on September 22, 2023 (September 27, 2023) Challenging Corruption Minnesota’s highest court this week signaled that it will hear oral arguments on a legal petition filed by Free Speech For People on behalf of a group of Minnesota voters to bar former president Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause. The hearing isRead More
Victory: Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Provisions of Anti-Voter Arizona Law Posted on September 20, 2023 (September 20, 2023) Election Protection Washington, D.C. – In a victory for Arizona voters, a federal judge struck down last week numerous discriminatory, anti-voter provisions of two recently enacted Arizona laws, H.B. 2492 and H.B. 2243, that undermined Arizonans’ freedom to vote and violated federal law. Notably, the U.S. District Court’s decision prevents Arizona from rejecting voter registration forms submittedRead More
New Letters Urge Chief Election Officials to Abide by the Constitution and Bar Trump from the Ballot in Arizona and Maine Posted on September 18, 2023 Challenging Corruption Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, Trump’s incitement of the January 6th insurrection bars him from holding public office. Free Speech For People (FSFP) and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFVEF) issued letters today to Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, urging them to abide by theRead More
Minnesota Voters Challenge Trump’s Eligibility to Appear on Primary Ballot Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause Posted on September 12, 2023 (September 22, 2023) Challenging Corruption Led by Free Speech For People, a nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, the lawsuit argues the former president is disqualified from holding public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment for his role in inciting and facilitating the January 6th insurrection. PAUL, MN (September 12, 2023) – Free Speech For People, on behalf of aRead More
Free Speech For People’s Statement on Florida Caplan v. Trump ruling Posted on September 1, 2023 (September 4, 2023) Challenging Corruption On August 31, a federal judge in Florida dismissed a lawsuit filed by a tax attorney, representing himself pro se, who challenged Donald Trump’s eligibility for office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court ruled, unsurprisingly, that federal courts do not have jurisdiction over such claims, which (in federal court) require plaintiffs toRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Discusses Coffee County Voting System Software Breach on The Ron Show Podcast Posted on August 31, 2023 Election Protection FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh recently appeared on The Ron Show Podcast to discuss the Trump campaign’s multi-state plot to access and steal copies of voting system software from Coffee County, Georgia, and the lack of a federal investigation into the matter. The following is an excerpt from the discussion: The informationRead More
“Trump is Ineligible to Appear on the Presidential Primary Ballot,” Letters Urge Chief Election Officials to Abide by the Constitution and Bar Trump from the Ballot Posted on August 30, 2023 (August 30, 2023) Challenging Corruption Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, Trump’s incitement of the January 6th insurrection bars him from holding public office. BOSTON, MA (August 30, 2023) – Free Speech For People (FSFP) and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFVEF) issued letters today to Secretaries of State and chief election officials in five states, urging them toRead More