Free Speech For People Welcomes Amira Mattar and Lisa Chang to the Staff Posted on May 19, 2023 FSFP Updates Free Speech For People is excited to welcome Amira Mattar, as our new Counsel, and Lisa Chang as our new Director of Development. Prior to joining the staff of Free Speech For People, Amira served as Staff Attorney for Manhattan Legal Services, where she challenged displacement of low-income communities and advocated for safe housing conditions.Read More
Free Speech For People’s Statement on Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling in Case Challenging Super PACs Posted on May 16, 2023 Challenging Super PACs Today the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts dismissed Herrmann v. Attorney General, the lawsuit brought by Free Speech For People and Equal Citizens on behalf of ten Massachusetts voters challenging the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office decision to reject a ballot initiative petition to end super PACs in Massachusetts elections. The ballot petition proposed a limitRead More
Briefing: FSFP and Coalition For Good Governance Discuss Evidence of Multistate Plot by Trump Operatives to Breach Voting Systems Posted on May 3, 2023 (May 3, 2023) Election Protection Free Speech For People Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh and Coalition for Good Governance Executive Director Marilyn Marks recently presented at a briefing on the multistate plot by Trump operatives to access and copy voting system software. The briefing was titled, “Why did Trump Operatives Copy Voting Systems Software and What Will TheyRead More
Conclusions in FSFP Letter Detailing Trump’s Ties to a Multistate Effort to Unlawfully Copy and Covertly Distribute Voting Software Affirmed by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and January 6th Committee Staff on MSNBC’s Deadline: Whitehouse with Nicolle Wallace Posted on April 28, 2023 (April 28, 2023) Election Protection MSNBC recently aired a segment on Deadline: Whitehouse with Nicolle Wallace which centered on a letter, sent by Free Speech For People, to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Special Counsel Jack Smith and FBI Director Chris Wray. The letter foregrounds evidence from the January 6th Committee that indicates Donald Trump was aware of the unlawful planRead More
Minnesota becomes first state in the nation to pass legislation prohibiting foreign-influenced corporations from spending money in elections Posted on April 27, 2023 Challenging Foreign Influence The Minnesota Senate passed the Democracy for the People Act on Wednesday, which includes a provision that prohibits foreign-influenced corporate spending in state and local elections. The bill now moves to the Governor who has pledged to sign it into law. MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 26, 2023) – The Minnesota Senate voted today to pass majorRead More
Democracy and Gender Equality Advocates Urge President Biden to Take Executive Action to Certify The Equal Rights Amendment Posted on April 26, 2023 Democracy Amendments The Equal Rights Amendment, first introduced in 1972, met the criteria for publication in January 2020, when Virginia became the 38th state to ratify it. WASHINGTON, DC (April 26, 2023) A coalition of democracy and gender equality advocates issued a letter to President Biden today urging him to instruct the Acting Archivist of theRead More
“States Must Act,” Read this New Oped by Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Why Donald Trump is Disqualified from Future Public Office and Must be Barred From the Ballot Posted on April 25, 2023 Challenging Corruption The Guardian recently published a new op-ed by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on why Donald Trump’s incitement of the January 6 insurrection disqualifies him from future public office under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment. He goes on to make the case for why Secretaries of State across the country must bar the formerRead More
Free Speech For People’s Campaign to Uphold Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and Bar Trump from the Ballot Featured in New Washington Post Piece Posted on April 24, 2023 Challenging Corruption The Washington Post recently published a new piece entitled, “Trump team prepares to fight efforts to block him from ballots over Jan. 6”. The article discusses Free Speech For People and Mi Familia Vota’s joint 14point3 campaign, and details our efforts across the country to uphold Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and bar theRead More
Legal Advocacy Group Free Speech For People: Testimony from the J6 Committee Ties Trump to the Multistate Plot to Copy Voting System Software Posted on April 21, 2023 (April 21, 2023) Election Protection WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2023) Free Speech For People has sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Special Counsel Jack Smith and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Wray, detailing evidence uncovered by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol which shows that Donald Trump’s attorneys Sidney PowellRead More
In Bid to Be First-in-the-Nation, Minnesota House Votes to Bar Multinational Corporations from Interfering in State Elections Posted on April 14, 2023 Challenging Foreign Influence The Minnesota House of Representatives passed the Democracy for the People Act on Thursday, which includes a provision that will effectively ban foreign-influenced corporate spending in state and local elections. The bill now moves to the state senate. MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 12, 2023) – The Minnesota House of Representatives voted today to pass a landmarkRead More