Hobby Lobby Ruling Fuels Amendment Push Posted on July 3, 2014 (July 22, 2014) A recent article in Roll Call, Hobby Lobby Ruling Fuels Amendment Push, highlights the national amendment movement to overturn Citizens United. The article also features a quote from Free Speech For People President, John Bonifaz. It begins: In its recent ruling to confer religious liberties on closely held corporations, the Supreme Court makes no mention of its 2010 Citizens United v.Read More
Statement By Justice James Nelson On The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Ruling Posted on July 2, 2014 (July 22, 2014) STATEMENT BY JUSTICE JAMES NELSON ON THE SUPREME COURT’S HOBBY LOBBY RULING Justice Nelson is a former Justice of the Montana Supreme Court and a Member of Free Speech For People’s Legal Advisory Committee The only Constitutional Rights with which Corporations as “persons” have been endowed, are those created from whole cloth by the SCOTUS. Trustees of DartmouthRead More
Campaign Contribution Limits Under Fire in Montana Posted on July 2, 2014 (July 22, 2014) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 2, 2014 Contact: Ed Erikson, (202) 420-9947 or Ryan O’Donnell, (413) 335-9824 [email protected] Campaign Contribution Limits Under Fire in Montana Legal Advocacy Group Says American Political Equality is at Stake Free Speech For People, a national non-profit legal advocacy and public education organization, is joining the defense of Montana’s existingRead More
FSFP Submits Amicus Brief In Lair v. Motl Posted on July 1, 2014 (July 6, 2015) Free Speech For People is joining the defense of Montana’s existing campaign contribution limits now under fire in the Lair v. Motl case.Read More
Senator Markey on SCOTUS Hobby Lobby Decision: Damaging for Women’s Health and Constitutional Rights Posted on June 30, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the a statement today after the Supreme Court ruled that for-profit “closely held” corporations with religious objections have the right to deny providing contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act.Read More
Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Cases Posted on June 30, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power Today, the Supreme Court issued a sharply-divided decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell. In these cases, large for-profit corporations argued that they have religious freedom that is violated by federal Affordable Care Act rules requiring insurance plans to cover contraception.Read More
The Hobby Lobby Supreme Court Case is About More Than Just Birth Control Posted on June 27, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power On Monday June 30th the Supreme Court will make a decision in the Conestoga Wood and Hobby Lobby Supreme Court Cases.Read More
Standing up against wealth in our politics Posted on June 26, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Democracy Amendments Read this moving and important op-ed from in Montana about why we must get big money out of our politics. It begins: We are losing what’s left of our democracy. Read More
‘Corporate Religion’ Threatens Everyone Posted on June 18, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power In FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein’s new Huffington Post piece, ‘Corporate Religion’ Threatens Everyone he begins with with the following question and statement; "What religion does ExxonMobil observe? How about Cargill, or Ford? If the question seems absurd, that’s because it is — corporations don’t have religions." Read More
It’s Time to Overrule the Supreme Court on Money in Politics Posted on June 17, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Democracy Amendments Read this new article by FSFP President John Bonifaz being featured in Roll Call, It’s Time to Overrule the Supreme Court on Money in Politics. Read More