North Carolina Voters Refile Challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Eligibility for Reelection Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause Posted on March 2, 2022 (March 2, 2022) Challenging Corruption Following Cawthorn’s decision to seek election in North Carolina’s new 11th Congressional district, two voters file new challenge before the North Carolina State Board of Elections RALEIGH, NC – Two North Carolina voters have filed a new legal challenge to U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn’s eligibility to appear on the 2022 primary ballot, with more challengersRead More
New Politico Report: North Carolina Attorney General’s Office Affirms Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment Could Apply to Rep. Madison Cawthorn for Support of Jan 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol. Posted on February 25, 2022 Challenging Corruption According to new reporting from Politico, the North Carolina Attorney General’s office via a court filing this week argued that the State Board of Elections could bar Rep. Cawthorn from the ballot under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment if the board finds that he supported or encouraged the deadly Jan 6 attack on theRead More
Constitutional Accountability Center: Text and History Demonstrate Cawthorn Can’t Evade Accountability for January 6. Posted on February 24, 2022 (February 24, 2022) Challenging Corruption The following excerpt was originally published on the Constitutional Accountability Center Blog. On January 6, 2021, a crowd of thousands violently breached the U.S. Capitol in a bid to disrupt congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election results. This unprecedented attack resulted in five deaths, at least 140 assaults, and the most significant destruction of the CapitolRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Testifies Before Hawaii State Legislature and Urges Lawmakers to Lower Thresholds For Defining Foreign-Influenced Corporations. Posted on February 17, 2022 (May 23, 2022) Challenging Foreign Influence FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared before the Hawaii State Legislature to provide testimony on why the deliberative body must consider expanding the definition of a foreign-influenced corporation as it looks to safeguard state elections. The following is an excerpt from his testimony: For a large multinational corporation, an investor that owns 1% ofRead More
Free Speech For People Leads Coalition of Organizations to Oppose the Continued Use of Electronic Voting Machines in Indiana. Posted on February 14, 2022 Election Protection Together with the Indiana League of Women Voters, Indiana Vote by Mail, and Verified Voting, Free Speech For People issued a letter on February 10 to Indiana state lawmakers to urge them to reject legislation that would continue the use of Indiana’s direct record electronic voting machines. A bill has been moving through the IndianaRead More
New Bill Seeks to Ban Multinational Corporations From Spending Money in California Elections Posted on February 7, 2022 (April 26, 2022) Challenging Foreign Influence Introduced by Assemblymember Alex Lee, the bill would prohibit spending by foreign-influenced corporations to candidates, parties, or committees (including super PACs), closing a loophole created by the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC. SACRAMENTO, CA (February 7, 2022) – California Assemblymember Alex Lee introduced today AB 1819 to bar multinational or foreign-influencedRead More
“In your name, we will keep fighting for our democracy”: FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses The Life and Legacy of Democracy Activist Doris “Granny D” Haddock. Posted on February 4, 2022 Defending Key Reforms FSFP President recently appeared in a new video commemorating the life and legacy of democracy activist Doris “Granny D” Haddock, who walked across the country at eighty-nine years old and engaged in other forms of activism to call for an overhaul of the U.S. campaign finance system. Watch the video below.Read More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses Our Legal Challenge To Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy For Re-election Under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause on The BradCast. Posted on February 3, 2022 Challenging Corruption FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss our legal challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy for reelection under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, based on evidence that he engaged in or gave aid or comfort to the January 6, 2021 insurrection. “This complaint is designed to defend democracy and toRead More
FSFP Chairman and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements Authors New Oped on Why The DOJ Must Reject Calls For Recently-Confirmed Antitrust Official to Recuse Himself from The Department’s Case Against Google. Posted on February 3, 2022 Corporate Abuse of Power Jurist recently published a new oped by FSFP Chairman and Senior Legal Adviser Ben Clements on why the Department Of Justice must reject calls for the recently-confirmed Associate Attorney General for Antitrust, Jonathan Kanter, to recuse himself from the Department’s case against Google. The following is an excerpt from the new piece: By arguing thatRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Our Legal Challenge To Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy for Reelection Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause On CNN. Posted on January 28, 2022 (January 28, 2022) Challenging Corruption FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently joined Erin Burnett Outfront on CNN to discuss our legal challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy for reelection under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, based on evidence that he helped facilitate the January 6, 2021 insurrection. “When we have Members of Congress or other officials who are takingRead More