Free Speech For People Welcomes New Campaign Organizers Posted on October 9, 2024 (October 9, 2024) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People is excited to welcome Jackie (Jax) Foley and Jocelyn Medearis-Viera to the staff as our new Campaign Organizers! Jackie (Jax) Foley (they/them) is the Campaign Organizer for Free Speech For People. They previously served as Communications Strategy Specialist at Amnesty International USA, amplifying strategic campaigns. Jackie’s activism is rooted in theRead More
Government Watchdogs Demand Attorneys Turn Over Evidence of Another Possible Voting System Breach by the Trump Campaign Posted on October 8, 2024 (October 8, 2024) Election Protection Represented by American Oversight and Caplan Cobb, Free Speech For People sent a letter demanding the production of a public record of an alleged voting system breach. WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 8, 2024 – Representing Free Speech For People, American Oversight and Caplan Cobb sent a demand letter today to Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS),Read More
FSFP demands investigation of Mike Lindell-backed group “Election Crime Bureau” for baiting county election officials in Georgia Posted on October 4, 2024 (October 4, 2024) Election Protection Today, Free Speech For People issued letters to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr, urging both offices to investigate the “Election Crime Bureau,” a non-governmental, extremist organization founded by election-denier and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. The private group recently posed as a law enforcement agency conducting a criminal investigation andRead More
FSFP Statement on the Indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams Posted on October 4, 2024 (October 4, 2024) Challenging Foreign Influence On September 26, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted by federal prosecutors in Manhattan on five counts including soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. The evidence presented in this indictment, if proven in court, demonstrates the clear threat to our democracy and to the promise of American self-government when foreign actors try toRead More
Victory for voting rights! Federal court ruling protects voter education canvassers in Texas Posted on September 30, 2024 Election Protection On September 28, 2024, the federal district court in San Antonio struck down a law that criminalized canvassing by voter education organizations across Texas. Free Speech For People applauds this decision, which comes at a crucial juncture before the 2024 general election. The ruling will protect civic engagement organization employees from criminal sanctions, and willRead More
Over 1.6 Million Actions Taken To Urge Congress to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against Supreme Court Justices Posted on September 30, 2024 (September 30, 2024) Supreme Court Since the calls for impeachment began, people across the country have taken action calling for Thomas and Alito to be impeached. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following revelations of corruption and abuse of power, Americans have taken over 1.6 million actions, including signing online petitions and calling their Members of Congress to demand accountability. The grassrootsRead More
MUST WATCH: The DOJ and FBI must investigate the multistate plot by Trump’s allies to illegally take voting system software Posted on September 24, 2024 (September 24, 2024) Election Protection Free Speech For People has just released a new short video with a call to action to urge Members of Congress to demand that the DOJ and FBI investigate the multistate plot, by Trump attorneys and allies, to unlawfully take copies of voting system software and share them with other election deniers. WATCH: The DOJRead More
Pro-Democracy Activists March on Harrisburg to Demand Action to Defend Democracy Posted on September 20, 2024 Challenging Foreign Influence HARRISBURG, PA—Following a three-day, 35-mile march from Lancaster to Harrisburg, on Monday, September 16th, MarchOnHarrisburg led a group of anti-corruption activists to the State Capitol Building to demand the State Senate follow the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and pass HB2433, a bill banning foreign-influenced corporations from spending money to influence state and local elections. AlexandraRead More
Pro-Democracy Group Urges Congress to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against Supreme Court Justices Posted on September 19, 2024 (September 19, 2024) Supreme Court WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 19, 2024) – Free Speech For People released a letter today to House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan and Ranking Member Jerry Nadler, urging them to support Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s impeachment articles against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito for abusing their powers to protect and advance their own personalRead More
MUST READ: Sweeping Section Three under the Rug: A Comment on Trump v. Anderson Posted on September 17, 2024 (September 17, 2024) Challenging Corruption A new law review article, titled Sweeping Section Three under the Rug: A Comment on Trump v. Anderson, revisits the March 2024 Supreme Court decision that states cannot enforce Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment (the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause) against federal candidates seeking to appear on their state ballots. Written by renowned legal scholars WilliamRead More