Susan Greenhalgh, FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security, Testifies Against SB 21-188 Before Colorado General Assembly Posted on April 30, 2021 Election Protection In a public hearing before the State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Colorado General Assembly, Free Speech For People’s Senior Advisor on Election Security, submitted testimony in opposition to SB 21-188, a bill which would offer insecure, unauditable, online voting to voters with disabilities. “Proponents of this bill suggest, erroneously, that secureRead More
FSFP Legal Counsel Courtney Hostetler Discusses The Equal Rights Amendment on The Damage Report. Posted on April 29, 2021 (April 30, 2021) Democracy Amendments FSFP Legal Counsel Courtney Hostetler recently appeared on The Damage Report to discuss the Equal Rights Amendment, the Constitutional amendment banning sex and gender discrimination. During the discussion with host John Iadarola, Hostetler discussed the Trump-era Department of Justice (DOJ) opinion that has, to date, blocked the publishing of the Amendment as the 28th AmendmentRead More
Free Speech For People Announces $50,000 Grant Award from Craig Newmark Philanthropies Posted on April 28, 2021 FSFP Updates Free Speech For People is honored to receive a grant award from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support our work to get big money out of politics, protect our elections, and defend our democracy! Craig Newmark Philanthropies works to protect the values that America aspires to: fairness, opportunity, and respect. We are grateful to receive thisRead More
FSFP Legal Director Submits Written Testimony To Support AB 20, The Corporate-Free Elections Act in California Posted on April 23, 2021 Corporate Abuse of Power Ron Fein, the Legal Director of Free Speech For People, submitted testimony in support of AB 20, the Corporate-Free Elections Act in California. “I am the Legal Director of Free Speech For People, a national non-partisan nonprofit organization, that works to renew our democracy and to limit the influence of money in our elections. IRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending On Maine Public Radio. Posted on April 15, 2021 (May 23, 2022) Challenging Foreign Influence Maine Public Radio recently published a segment on foreign-influenced corporate spending in elections which featured FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein. Throughout the segment, Fein discussed the need to fight against foreign influence in Maine, where a contentious ballot measure has prompted a state-wide discussion on the issue of democratic self-government. “Our position is that theRead More
Free Speech For People Endorses Judiciary Act of 2021 to Expand Supreme Court Posted on April 15, 2021 (May 27, 2024) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People supports the Judiciary Act of 2021, which would increase the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court from nine to thirteen by creating four new associate justice positions. The Constitution does not specify the number of justices who sit on the Supreme Court at a given time. Rather, Article IIIRead More
Nearly 150 Advocacy Groups Call on Majority Leader Schumer to Not Allow the Filibuster to Block the For the People Act. Posted on April 9, 2021 Defending Key Reforms New sign-on letter comes as For the People Act is set to move through the Senate in coming weeks. “We strongly urge you and the Senate Democratic caucus to do the right thing and not allow the filibuster to once again stand in the way of civil rights, voting rights, racial justice, and the strengtheningRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Co-Authors New Oped With John Brautigam In The Lewiston Sun Journal On The Need To Limit Political Spending By Foreign-Influenced Corporations In Maine. Posted on April 7, 2021 (May 23, 2022) Challenging Foreign Influence The Lewiston Sun Journal published a new oped by FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein and Maine Citizens for Clean Elections’ Attorney John Brautigam on the case for limiting political spending by foreign-influenced corporations in Maine. The article states: Most people agree that foreign entities shouldn’t be able to influence our elections. It doesn’t matter whetherRead More
COALITION URGES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO INSTRUCT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVIST TO PUBLISH THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IN THE CONSTITUTION Posted on April 7, 2021 Democracy Amendments In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, organizations call for reversing Trump-era DOJ opinion which had blocked the recording of the ERA, the Constitutional amendment banning sex and gender discrimination WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 7, 2021) – Free Speech For People, Generation Ratify, and six other organizations today issued a letter to Attorney General MerrickRead More
Free Speech For People Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Discusses Our Lawsuit Against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on The Brad Blog. Posted on April 6, 2021 Election Protection Free Speech For People Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh recently appeared on The Brad Blog to discuss our lawsuit against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) after the agency failed to produce records requested under the Freedom of Information Act, regarding the EAC’s closed-door meetings with voting machine vendors that weakened the federalRead More