Citing Pattern of “Violently Suppressing Opposition, Sabotaging a Free and Fair Election, and Rejecting a Peaceful Transfer of Power,” Voting Rights Group Sues President Trump and Top Administration Officials For Voter Intimidation Posted on October 21, 2020 Election Protection Mi Familia Vota Education Fund and individual plaintiffs sue President Trump, Attorney General Bill Barr, and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf for voter intimidation in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Ku Klux Klan Act, and the U.S. Constitution WASHINGTON, DC (October 20, 2020) – Latino civic engagement organization MiRead More
Citing “Attempts to Sabotage Free and Fair Elections,” Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Private Mercenary Contractor Posted on October 20, 2020 (October 20, 2020) Election Protection Council on American-Islamic Relations — Minnesota and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota sue Atlas Aegis for plans to deploy armed ex-soldiers to polling places across Minnesota. MINNEAPOLIS (October 20, 2020) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota (CAIR-MN) and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit today againstRead More
35,000 New Voters Registered in Arizona due to Free Speech For People Case Posted on October 19, 2020 (November 9, 2020) Election Protection As we shared recently, on October 5, 2020, we won a major victory for Arizona voters and for our democracy. A federal judge issued a ruling in response to our lawsuit to extend the voter registration deadline by over two weeks to October 23 in Arizona in the midst of the pandemic.Read More
The Palm Beach Post Features Letter from Leading Computer Security Experts on Wireless Modems in Voting Systems. Posted on October 16, 2020 Election Protection FSFP Steered the Organizing of the Letter FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh organized a letter signed by over two dozen computer and election security experts outlining the dangers of using wireless modems to transmit election results. The letter was sent to election officials in states that use modems and was featured inRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Submits Declaration In A Lawsuit Opposing The Use of Internet Voting. Posted on October 15, 2020 Election Protection Free Speech For People Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh recently submitted a written declaration in support of seven state defendants, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New York, Texas, Kentucky and Georgia, in a lawsuit Harley v. Kosinski. The suit was brought by overseas voters seeking to require the states to allow them to vote overRead More
STATEMENT OF THE PLAINTIFFS IN MI FAMILIA VOTA V. HOBBS ON THE OCTOBER 13, 2020 RULING BY THE US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Posted on October 14, 2020 (October 16, 2020) Election Protection Tonight, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in our case and reduced the amount of time the US District Court had provided for voters in Arizona to register to vote during this pandemic. While we are disappointed in this ruling, we are proud that we stood up for theRead More
Federal Judge Issues Order Extending Voter Registration Deadline in Arizona in the Midst of the Pandemic Posted on October 6, 2020 (October 8, 2020) Election Protection Voting Rights Advocates Celebrate Victory Which Will Allow Thousands More to Register In Advance of the November 2020 Election PHOENIX — In response to a voting rights lawsuit, a federal judge in Arizona issued an order tonight extending the voter registration deadline in the state to October 23, given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemicRead More
Progressive Organizations Launch Emergency Coalition to Block Trump’s Supreme Court Nomination Posted on October 5, 2020 (October 8, 2020) Challenging Corruption Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Be A Hero Fund, Demand Progress, Equal Justice Society, Free Speech For People, and Women’s March have formed a coalition to block action on Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 5, 2020) – A group of progressive organizations has announcedRead More
Election Security Experts Urge Michigan Attorney General To Initiate Inquiry Into Electronic Voting Machine Vendor’s Misrepresentation Of Insecure Wireless Modems Posted on October 5, 2020 Election Protection Experts say the Election Systems & Software (ES&S) system’s use of wireless modems could needlessly expose voting systems to cyber attacks in the state of Michigan. LANSING, MI (October 5, 2020) – Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy group, issued a letter today to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urging her officeRead More
A Statement on Trump’s Illegitimate Supreme Court Nomination from FSFP Board Chair Ben Clements. Posted on September 22, 2020 (October 8, 2020) Challenging Corruption On Friday, with the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we lost an American hero, one who overcame deeply entrenched gender discrimination in our society and our legal system to become one of the most important and influential civil rights lawyers, judges, and Supreme Court justices in our nation’s history. Her life’s workRead More