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Free Speech For People and Clean Elections Minnesota File Amicus Brief to Uphold Minnesota’s Ban on Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in Elections
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Challenging Foreign Influence

On August 16, Free Speech For People and the Minnesota law firm, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, on behalf of Clean Elections Minnesota, filed an amicus brief in federal court in support of the State of Minnesota and its landmark law prohibiting foreign-influenced corporations from spending money in state elections. The law, which protects Minnesota voters and
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Free Speech For People and Center For American Progress Release Video on The Get Foreign Money Out of US Elections Act Featuring Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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Challenging Foreign Influence

Congressman Jamie Raskin and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse are featured in a new video about their new bill to end foreign-influenced corporate spending in US elections.  The Get Foreign Money Out of Politics Act was reintroduced in July with 22 cosponsors in the House (H.R. 8988) and 4 cosponsors in the Senate (S.4666). The bill would
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Free Speech For People’s Statement on Tina Peters’ Conviction
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Election Protection

Tina Peters’ conviction underscores the need for a federal investigation into the multistate conspiracy by Trump allies to breach voting machines and take voting system software. The software taken from Mesa County, Colorado, could be used to try to contest election results. While Tina Peters’ conviction may suggest that the system is holding accountable Trump’s
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MUST READ: Maine Should Be Able to Protect Self-Government From Foreign Influence
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Challenging Foreign Influence

A new op-ed in the Portland Press Herald by Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Courtney Hostetler and Counsel Amira Mattar makes the case that Maine voters have the right to prohibit foreign government-influenced corporations from spending money to try and sway Maine’s elections. They write: The ballot measure passed in Maine effectively puts an
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Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in New Hampshire AI Robocall Lawsuit Defending the Right of Plaintiffs to Sue Under the Voting Rights Act
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Election Protection

As reported in the Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer before the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire. The DOJ supports the plaintiffs’ right to sue under the Voting Rights Act to challenge the use of intimidating robocalls to
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Free Speech For People Endorses Constitutional Amendment to Overturn The Supreme Court’s Ruling In Trump V. United States
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Democracy Amendments

Free Speech For People strongly endorses Rep. Joe Morelle’s newly introduced constitutional amendment that will ensure that no officer of the United States—including the president— is above the law. The amendment prevents U.S. officers from asserting immunity on the grounds that the alleged criminal act was within the constitutional authority of their office or related
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New Polling Shows Voters Overwhelmingly Support Ban on Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in US Elections
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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 companies
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Pro-Democracy Groups Urge Congress to Hold The Supreme Court Accountable with Week of Action
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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.
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