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
Voting Rights Advocates Win Motion To Expedite Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Case Challenging Unsafe and Unequal Elections in Texas During a Pandemic. Posted on September 21, 2020 (September 21, 2020) Election Protection Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP, and an individual Texas voter won a motion to expedite their appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case challenging unsafe and unequal elections in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic. Free Speech For People, the law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann &Read More
Coalition Of National Organizations Declares Any Trump Nomination To Supreme Court Illegitimate Following Death Of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Posted on September 18, 2020 (October 8, 2020) Challenging Corruption September 18, 2020 — Following the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Free Speech For People and a coalition of national organizations released tonight this joint statement: “Any Trump nomination to the Supreme Court this year would be illegitimate and must be rejected.” See the list of all signatories to this statement here.Read More
FSFP Senior Counsel Courtney Hostetler Discusses Lawsuits To Challenge Unsafe And Unequal Voting Practices in Texas, North Carolina and Pennsylvania On The BradCast. Posted on September 17, 2020 Election Protection Free Speech For People Senior Counsel Courtney Hostetler recently appeared on the BradCast to discuss various lawsuits in Texas, North Carolina and Pennsylvania to challenge unsafe and unequal voting practices during the COVID19 pandemic. “Because of the socioeconomic burdens that have been placed on marginalized communities in this country – that run along racial andRead More