The Corporate Takeover of the First Amendment: Eyes on the Bay Area Posted on June 13, 2015 (October 1, 2018) Ellen P. Goodman, Professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law and Free Speech For People Legal Advocacy Committee Member, writes on the recent corporate takeover of the First Amendment in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read More
Arkansas Approves Ballot Initiative to Let Voters Decide on Citizens United Posted on June 11, 2015 (June 11, 2015) A coalition of public interest groups today celebrated State Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s approval of language for a ballot measure that would allow Arkansas voters to limit the influence of money in state elections.Read More
Why Personhood Matters: Professor Tamara Piety to Truthout Posted on June 10, 2015 (November 29, 2018) Professor Tamara Piety, whom we are honored to have on our Legal Advisory Committee at Free Speech For People, tells it like it is in this must-read Truthout piece on why corporate personhood matters. Read More
Cracking Down on Corrupt Campaign Cash: Ron Fein to The Blaze Posted on June 4, 2015 (October 1, 2018) Free Speech For People Legal Director, Ron Fein explains to The Blaze why Hillary Clinton’s donor problem shows a need for lasting campaign finance reform. Fein identifies the big money system as the root problem facing Hillary’s campaign, and nearly all other candidates running for public office.Read More
Doris Kearns Goodwin To The Ed Show: History On Our Side to Overturn Citizens United Posted on June 2, 2015 (November 29, 2018) Democracy Amendments “People say that amending the constitution is ‘too hard’, but history suggests otherwise,” explained Doris Kearns Goodwin on The Ed Show on May 29th. When asked about the 2010 SCOTUS ruling, Kearns Goodwin explained that a 28th Amendment is viable and possible solution to overturn Citizens United.Read More
When the Supreme Court is This Wrong, it’s Time to Overrule Them Posted on June 2, 2015 (October 1, 2018) Free Speech For People co-founder and “Corporations Are Not People” author, Jeff Clements joined presidential historian and Pulitzer prize-winning author, Doris Kearns Goodwin to assess the historical implications of the Court’s 2010 ruling. Of Citizens United, Clements and Kearns Goodwin write, “It is time for Americans of all political viewpoints to come together to win the 28th amendment—and to renew U.S. democracy again.” Read More
Is Hobby Lobby a Tool for Limiting Corporate Constitutional Rights? Posted on June 1, 2015 (June 1, 2015) Jennifer Taub, Vermont Law School professor and author, recently published an article exploring how the Supreme Court further expanded corporate personhood in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Taub’s article offers an alternative to the current reading, by suggesting Hobby Lobby might provide a tool to limit “previously recognized corporate constitutional rights.”Read More
Actress Debra Winger Joins Congressman Jim McGovern In Cambridge Calling For A 28th Amendment To Reclaim Democracy Posted on May 28, 2015 (May 28, 2015) (From left to right: Jeff Clements, FSFP’s Co-Founder and Board Chair; John Bonifaz, FSFP’s Co-Founder and President; Debra Winger; and Congressman Jim McGovern) Last night, Free Speech For People held an event in Cambridge, Massachusetts with the acclaimed actress Debra Winger and Congressman Jim McGovern, a leader in the US Congress for the call forRead More
Federal Appeals Court Sends Montana’s Contribution Limits Back To Lower Court Posted on May 27, 2015 (June 15, 2016) On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sent a challenge to Montana’s campaign contribution limits back to a federal trial court for another look. This could be good news or bad news; it’s too soon to tell.Read More
FSFP And Partners File Joint Brief In US Court of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit Defending Seattle Wage Law Posted on May 22, 2015 (June 27, 2016) Seattle’s living wage law should be upheld against claims by the International Franchise Association and other industry trade groups that it violates alleged rights of corporations under the U.S. Constitution, Free Speech For People, Courage Campaign, Equal Justice Society, and Demos argue in an amicus brief filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Read More