Free Speech For People Featured On WHMP Radio Posted on February 10, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Listen to this new podcast from The Bill Newman Show featuring Executive Director John Bonifaz and Legal Director Ron Fein discuss Free Speech For People’s Amicus Brief in the Contestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius Supreme Court Case. Tune in here. Click here to read the brief. Read More
Is Nebraska on its way to being the 17th State to call for a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United? Posted on February 3, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments Recently proponents to overturn the 2010 Citizens United decision gathered at the State Capitol in Nebraska to demonstrate support for a legislative resolution that asks Congress to overturn the decision with a constitutional amendment. Read more: Proponents of election spending limits urged Nebraska to join a national effort Thursday to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision. Four years ago, the high court ruled political spending is a form of free speech. Read More
Free Speech For People’s Amicus Brief Featured in Roll Call Posted on January 29, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments In a new article from Melissa Attias at CQ Roll Call "Contraception Case Spurs Legal Briefs From Dozens of Members of Congress" our Legal Advisory Director Ron Fein was quoted in regards to our new amicus brief we submitted in the Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius Supreme Court Case. The segment reads, Read More
Free Speech For People’s Amicus Brief in Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius Supreme Court Case Posted on January 27, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments Today, Free Speech For People is submitting an amicus (friend of the court) brief to the Supreme Court in the Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius court case. Click here to read the brief in full. Read More
Corporations are claiming WHAT?! Posted on January 27, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION! Read More
NEWS: Groups Challenge Corporate Claim to Religious Rights in Supreme Court Case Posted on January 27, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ryan O’Donnell – (413) 335-9824 [email protected] Groups Challenge Corporate Claim to Religious Rights in Supreme Court Case Read More
8 Ways To Get Involved On The Anniversary of Citizens United Posted on January 21, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments 1. Sign our joint petition with Represent.Us. Read More
Four years later, Citizens United is about more than money in politics Posted on January 20, 2014 (July 28, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Tuesday January 21st, 2014 will mark the fourth anniversary of the Citizens United ruling. A new op-ed by FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein, published recently in McClatchy, talks about how this ruling means far more than solely an increase of big money’s influence in our politics. Check out the piece below. Read More
Together We’re Making It Happen – New Joint Petition With Represent.Us Posted on January 17, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments It’s been four years this month since the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision that equated corporations with people and allowed unlimited corporate spending in our elections. Since the ruling, corporations and big money interests have flooded our elections, at the local, state, and national levels, with an unprecedented amount of campaign expenditures. Read More
The McCutcheon Ruling: What You Can Do Posted on January 13, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments Free Speech for People, along with our allies at Public Citizen, hosted an online conversation featuring Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and superstar activist for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to secret corporate money in elections). Read More