Oregon Voters File Lawsuit to Bar Donald Trump From Ballot Posted on December 6, 2023 Challenging Corruption Citing Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, the plaintiffs argue that Trump is constitutionally ineligible for public office after inciting the violent January 6th Capitol insurrection. SALEM, OR (December 6, 2023) – Free Speech For People (FSFP), along with Oregon co-counsel Jason Kafoury of Kafoury & McDougal andRead More
Voting System Software Breach Charged in Fulton County RICO Case is Part of a Multi-State Effort By Trump Allies, According to New Letter to Special Counsel Jack Smith and the DOJ Posted on December 6, 2023 Election Protection In a new letter sent on December 4, 2023, to Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Chris Wray, and Special Counsel Jack Smith, the legal advocacy organization Free Speech For People, Black Voters Matter, and a coalition of computer security and election security experts provide details connecting the voting system breach in Georgia to similar votingRead More
Free Speech For People and Clean Elections Minnesota File Amicus Brief to Protect Minnesota’s Ban on Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in Elections Posted on December 5, 2023 Challenging Foreign Influence Free Speech For People and the Minnesota law firm, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, on behalf of Clean Elections Minnesota, filed an amicus brief on Monday, December 4 in federal court in opposition to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce’s motion for preliminary injunction. The Chamber seeks to block a provision of Minnesota’s landmark democracy bill that wouldRead More
Election Denier Cleta Mitchell Will Not Return to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Board of Advisors Following Advocacy from Public Interest Groups Posted on November 29, 2023 Election Protection WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 29, 2023) – The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights today declared that its seats on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Board of Advisors are now vacant, effectively removing Cleta Mitchell, an election denier and former Trump lawyer, from that position. Her two-year term ended on November 3, 2023. The announcement followed aRead More
Free Speech For People Files Amicus Brief in Colorado Supreme Court Demonstrating Why Court Must Decide Trump’s Disqualification Under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment Posted on November 29, 2023 (November 29, 2023) Challenging Corruption On Tuesday, November 28, Free Speech For People filed an amicus brief in the Colorado Supreme Court case of Anderson v. Griswold, a challenge to Donald Trump’s eligibility under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment led by our allies at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). Our amicus brief explains why Colorado courtsRead More
Citing the Urgency of the Upcoming Election, Legal Advocates Urge Oregon’s Secretary of State to Disqualify Trump in Letter Posted on November 21, 2023 (December 18, 2023) Challenging Corruption Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, Trump’s incitement of the January 6th insurrection bars him from holding public office. SALEM, OR (November 21, 2023) – Free Speech For People (FSFP), along with Oregon co-counsel Jason Kafoury of Kafoury & McDougal and Daniel Meek, issued a letter today to the Secretary of State of Oregon,Read More
Summary of Key Points in Curling v. Raffensperger Ruling on November 10, 2023 Posted on November 17, 2023 Election Protection On Friday, November 10, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg denied the Georgia Secretary of States’ motion for summary judgment in Curling v. Raffensperger and set a trial for January 9, 2024. The lawsuit was filed in 2017 by individual voters and the Coalition for Good Governance against the Secretary of State and State Election BoardRead More
Michigan Voters File Appeal in Case to Bar Donald Trump from Ballot Posted on November 16, 2023 (November 16, 2023) Challenging Corruption Citing Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, the plaintiffs argue that former President Trump is constitutionally ineligible for public office after inciting the violent January 6th Capitol insurrection. LANSING, MI (November 16, 2023) – Today, the plaintiffs filed an appeal in LaBrant v. Benson, the lawsuit brought byRead More
Joint Statement by Free Speech For People and Mark Brewer of Goodman Acker, Co-Counsel for the Plaintiffs in LaBrant v. Benson, on Today’s Ruling by the Michigan Court of Claims Posted on November 14, 2023 (November 15, 2023) Challenging Corruption Today, the Michigan Court of Claims denied plaintiffs’ requests for declaratory and injunctive relief in LaBrant v. Benson, the lawsuit brought by Free Speech For People and election lawyer Mark Brewer of Goodman Acker P.C. on behalf of a diverse group of Michigan voters who filed a legal challenge to Donald Trump’s candidacy. The complaintRead More
Joint Statement of Free Speech For People and Lockridge Grindal Nauen, counsel for voter-petitioners in Growe v. Simon Posted on November 8, 2023 (November 8, 2023) Challenging Corruption Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a ruling in Growe v. Simon, the landmark challenge to Donald Trump’s eligibility for office under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Unfortunately, the court granted Trump’s request to stop the proceedings at the primary stage, but specifically allowed the petitioners to refile before the general election. TheRead More