Taking on Citizens United: Short and Long-term Strategies To Restore Our Democracy Posted on October 11, 2016 (May 29, 2020) Challenging Super PACs Presented by the Stetson Law Chapter of the American Constitution Society THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2712PM – 1PM The Great Hall of the Gulfport Campus at Stetson University College of Law This panel brings together some of the country’s boldest campaign finance reformers for a vibrant discussion on how to connect our current constitutional moment and theRead More
Jasmine Gomez: Big Money in Politics Threatens Political and Racial Equality Posted on October 8, 2016 (July 20, 2023) Our Democracy Honors Fellow, Jasmine Gomez is featured in TruthOut discussing the role of big money in the pursuit for racial and political equality.Read More
ACS Blog: Putting Political Equality Before The Courts In Campaign Finance Cases Posted on October 6, 2016 (October 6, 2016) Ron Fein guest posts on the American Constitution Society blog, discussing how to put political equality before the Courts in cases of campaign finance reform. Read More
Free Speech For People Defends Contribution Limits on Political Equality Grounds Posted on October 5, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Free Speech For People is continuing to help defend Montana’s existing campaign contribution limits under fire from some of the same activists who served as architects of the Supreme Court’s infamous 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision.Read More
Scott Greytak on the Thom Hartmann Show Posted on October 1, 2016 (November 29, 2018) On Friday, September 30, our counsel Scott Greytak appeared on the Thom Hartmann show to discuss the road ahead of millennials and our democracy. Read More
The Hill: We the Millennials, In Order To Form a More Perfect Democracy Posted on September 30, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Free Speech For People’s counsel and resident millennial, Scott Greytak, is published in The Hill, explaining how and why millennials will take leadership in restoring our democracy.Read More
FSFP Welcomes Fall 2016 Interns To Our Legal Advocacy Program Posted on September 29, 2016 (September 30, 2016) Free Speech For People is proud to announce our new 2016 Fall Law Clerks. We welcome these scholars to our Legal Advocacy Program and we look forward working with them in the coming months.Read More
“St. Pete, let’s take a bite out of Citizens United” Posted on September 26, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Read the latest on our work in St. Petersburg, to end super PACs and foreign-influenced corporate spending.Read More
Watch FSFP & Allies Support YES on CA 59 To Overturn Citizens United Posted on September 23, 2016 (September 29, 2016) On Friday, September 23, YES On Prop. 59 coalition members held a press briefing and Q/A session to educate California voters on the ballot initiative calling on state Representatives to overturn Citizens United with a constitutional amendment.Read More
LA Times: The Story of CA’s Prop 59 Ballot to Overturn Citizens United Posted on September 21, 2016 (September 21, 2016) Today, The Los Angeles Times, tells the story of how California’s Proposition 59, The Overturn Citizens United measure, came to be and how it landed on this November’s ballot. Read More