Over 50,000 People Urge The Department Of Justice To Create A Special Task Force To Investigate Former President Trump. Posted on March 30, 2021 Challenging Corruption The petitioners demand Attorney General Merrick Garland “investigate any potential federal criminal or civil violations that may have been committed by Trump, members of his administration, or his campaign, business, or other associates.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than fifty thousand people have joined a growing coalition call to Investigate Trump, urging Attorney General Merrick GarlandRead More
Government Watchdog Sues U.S. Election Assistance Commission to Disclose Communications with Voting Machine Companies Posted on March 29, 2021 (March 29, 2021) Election Protection After failure to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request, Free Speech For People files a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission WASHINGTON, D.C. – Free Speech For People filed a federal lawsuit in the District of Columbia today under the Freedom of Information Act, challenging the federal U.S. Election Assistance Commission’sRead More
Take Action: Ban Surveillance Advertising Posted on March 24, 2021 (May 7, 2021) Defending Key Reforms Most people who use the internet are familiar with personalized advertisements. But the big internet platforms aren’t selling you products. They are selling you and the troves of information they have collected about you to advertisers and others seeking to manipulate what you see on the internet. For companies such as Facebook and Google, thisRead More
Utah Scientists Educate Lawmakers to Reject Insecure Online Voting. Posted on March 23, 2021 Election Protection The scientific evidence is conclusive: voting over the internet is not secure and cannot be made secure with the tools and features available today. Working with partners, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the U.S. Technology Policy Committee (US TPC) of the Association for Computing Machinery, we helped local Utah computerRead More
New FSFP Oped Published By Moyers On Democracy On The Fight Against Growing Threats To Voting Rights And Passing The For The People Act And The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Posted on March 22, 2021 (April 5, 2021) Defending Key Reforms Moyers On Democracy recently published a new oped by FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein, FSFP President John Bonifaz, and FSFP Board Chair and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements on the growing threats to voting rights across the country and the urgent need to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting RightsRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Submits Testimony on Proposed Bill to Limit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced Corporations in Colorado. Posted on March 19, 2021 (May 23, 2022) Challenging Foreign Influence On Thursday, March 18, Legal Director Ron Fein submitted written testimony on a proposed bill that could limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations in Colorado. The bill, SB21-177, provides a productive starting point for comprehensive legislation to challenge foreign-influenced corporations from interfering in Colorado state elections. Fein’s remarks detail a number of amendments that wouldRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses The City of Seattle’s Clean Campaigns Act and The Fight to End Political Donations By Foreign-Influenced Corporations on Democracy Nerd. Posted on March 18, 2021 Challenging Foreign Influence FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on Democracy Nerd to discuss the city of Seattle’s Clean Campaigns Act and the fight to end political spending by foreign-influenced corporations. “The Citizens United decision described corporations as associations of citizens, which is not really true of most publicly traded corporations,” said Fein. Last year the SeattleRead More
FSFP Joins Coalition of Advocacy Groups Urging Democratic Senators To Publicly Commit To Recommending Public Interest Lawyers For Judgeships. Posted on March 17, 2021 (March 19, 2021) Defending Key Reforms On Tuesday, Free Speech For People joined a coalition of advocacy organizations in a letter urging Democratic Senators to publicly commit to recommending public interest lawyers for judicial vacancies. The coalition, led by Demand Justice, references an earlier letter written by White House Counsel Dana Remus to Senators specifying that the Biden administration is “focusedRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Political Spending By Foreign-Influenced Corporations And The Fight To Get Money Out of Our Political System on Maine Challenge. Posted on March 17, 2021 (May 23, 2022) Challenging Foreign Influence FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on Maine Challenge to discuss foreign-influenced corporate spending in elections and the fight to get money out of our political system. “One of the issues that we at Free Speech For People have been working on is this issue of corporate political spending in those cases where theRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein To Testify On Proposed Bills To Limit Political Spending By Foreign-Influenced Corporations in Maine. Posted on March 15, 2021 (May 23, 2022) Challenging Foreign Influence On Monday, March 15, Legal Director Ron Fein will provide live testimony on a number of proposed bills that could limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations in Maine. One of the proposed bills, LD 479, provides a productive starting point for comprehensive legislation to challenge foreign-influenced corporations from interfering in Maine state elections. Fein’s remarksRead More