Honoring the 14th Amendment and Equal Protection Under the Law Posted on June 10, 2020 (June 17, 2020) Democracy Amendments This Saturday, June 13, 2020, marks the 154th anniversary of the passage of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. The amendment reads, in relevant part: No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person ofRead More
“This president is no friend of democracy”: Bill Moyers tackles authoritarianism in the age of Donald Trump. Posted on June 9, 2020 (June 15, 2020) Challenging Corruption Excerpt from Bill Moyers’ essay We Hold This Truth to Be Self-Evident: It’s Happening Before Our Very Eyes. At 98, historian Bernard Weisberger has seen it all. Born in 1922, he grew up watching newsreels of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler as they rose to power in Europe. He vividly remembers Mussolini posturing to crowdsRead More
“Trump’s authoritarianism in the streets is being matched in the courts”: FSFP Board Member Jennifer Taub co-authors Op-Ed on Trump’s threats to our democracy and Constitution. Posted on June 5, 2020 (June 15, 2020) Challenging Corruption Free Speech for People Board Member Jennifer Taub recently co-authored an op-ed with Joshua A. Geltzer, Neal K. Katyal, and Laurence H. Tribe in the Washington Post about the Trump administration’s authoritarian response to peaceful protestors and its simultaneous push to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn via a court brief. “The brief represents aRead More
Armed Paramilitary Groups in DC, Government Watchdog Files Urgent Freedom of Information Act Request with the Department of Justice Posted on June 4, 2020 (June 24, 2020) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People files a FOIA Request with the Department of Justice for any communication regarding armed personnel who wear no uniforms or insignia but claim to be federal law enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 4, 2020) – Free Speech For People submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Justice seekingRead More
Our Statement on Recent Events Posted on June 2, 2020 (June 16, 2020) Challenging Corruption All of us at Free Speech For People are heartbroken and outraged by the recent police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. We send our deepest condolences to their families. We stand together with all Americans who are denouncing the police brutality that led to their deaths, and the racism that causes far tooRead More
Following President Trump’s incitement of violence and murder, Free Speech for People urges House Judiciary Committee to convene an impeachment inquiry Posted on May 29, 2020 (June 15, 2020) Impeachment Free Speech For People issued a letter today to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary urging Chairman Nadler and Vice Chairwoman Scanlon to convene an impeachment inquiry immediately to investigate whether to recommend articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump for counseling, commanding, inducing or inciting violence and murder. In responseRead More
FSFP Welcomes Our 2020 Summer Legal Advocacy Program Interns! Posted on May 26, 2020 (June 15, 2020) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People is pleased to announce our summer 2020 Legal Advocacy Program interns! We appreciate the talent, time, and commitment to defending our democracy that these law students bring to the Free Speech For People team. Learn more about our new Legal Advocacy Program interns below! Travis Arbon is a rising second-year studentRead More
Our Testimony in Support of Bill to Help Ensure Safe In-Person Voting During COVID-19 Pandemic Posted on May 15, 2020 (June 17, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Free Speech For People submitted written testimony in support of a new bill in the Massachusetts State House to improve election safety, security and accessibility in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Representative Tami Gouveia of the 14th Middlesex District introduced the legislation, which Free Speech For People helped develop. The bill, titled “An Act toRead More
Free Speech For People and Election Security Experts Ask Department of Homeland Security to Ensure That Remote Accessible Voting Systems, Adopted in Response to COVID-19, are Private and Secure Posted on May 14, 2020 (June 15, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People was joined by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) and over a dozen noted computer security and election integrity experts in issuing a letter to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) requesting that CISA revise and enhance guidance to state election officials regardingRead More
Election Security Advocates Host Panel To Discuss Recently Revealed Vulnerabilities Within U.S Election Systems Posted on May 12, 2020 (June 15, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People and the Electronic Frontier Foundation hosted a virtual panel featuring U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Actor and Activist Alyssa Milano, and a prominent group of panelists including filmmakers, computer scientists and election security advocates to discuss vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems revealed in a new HBO documentary – Kill Chain: The CyberRead More