WBUR Boston: Massachusetts High Court Upholds Ban On Corporate Campaign Donations Posted on September 10, 2018 (September 10, 2018) On September 6, 2018, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously upheld a state law banning corporations from making contributions to candidates and political committees. The law was challenged by corporations claiming the ban violated their free speech rights, and was, therefore, unconstitutional. Free Speech For People was honored to join Common Cause in submitting aRead More
FSFP Legal Advisory Committee Member Lisa Graves: Kavanaugh Should be Impeached for Lying Under Oath Posted on September 10, 2018 Free Speech For People Legal Advisory Committee member and co-Director of Documented, Lisa Graves joined Democracy Now today to discuss her new piece for Slate, I Wrote Some of the Stolen Memos That Brett Kavanaugh Lied to the Senate About. As Lisa Graves, who served as chief counsel for nominations for the Democratic minority ofRead More
BREAKING: Free Speech For People Calls on Congress to Launch an Impeachment Investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Committing Perjury Posted on September 9, 2018 (September 9, 2018) Evidence has emerged that Judge Brett Kavanaugh lied repeatedly under oath to the US Senate Judiciary Committee in his 2004 and 2006 confirmation hearings to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and in his 2018 confirmation hearings to serve on the US Supreme Court. Kavanaugh should face impeachment proceedings forRead More
Ron Fein on the Washington State #Indivisible Podcast Posted on September 6, 2018 (September 7, 2018) On August 30, Ron Fein, Free Speech For People Legal Director and co-author of The Constitution Demands It, sat down with The Washington State #Indivisible Podcast to discuss the book and impeachment proceedings against President Trump. From podcast host, Stephan Cox, “In our wide-ranging discussion, we talk about what the framers intended with impeachment, andRead More
Free Speech For People Calls on the New York Attorney General to Dissolve Trump’s Company and Revoke Its Corporate Charter Posted on August 30, 2018 (September 20, 2018) Free Speech For People announced today that it delivered a letter to New York State Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood on August 24, 2018, calling for an investigation into whether to revoke the corporate charter of the Trump Organization under a New York law that authorizes her to dissolve a corporation for persistently illegal conductRead More
FSFP Answers SF Ethics Commission Call for Comments Posted on August 27, 2018 (August 27, 2018) San Francisco has long been on the front lines of advancing campaign finance reforms. The city boasts an impressive public financing program, and has been recognized as a leader for its disclosure requirements. Still, outside money has poured into local elections at increasing rates since the federal appeals court decision, SpeechNow v. FEC, opened the floodgatesRead More
Ron Fein for Democracy Now: Impeachment is Overdue Posted on August 23, 2018 (November 29, 2018) Free Speech For People Legal Director Ron Fein joined Congressman Al Green and Democracy Now to discuss the latest in the legal case for Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, including our newest ground for impeachment, illegal hush money payments made in violation of the Federal Campaign Finance Act at the request of Trump,Read More
Ben Clements on Weekends with Alex Witt: The Time For Impeachment Is Now Posted on August 23, 2018 (November 29, 2018) Ben Clements, Free Speech For People Chair of the Board and co-author of ‘The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump,’ joined Weekends with Alex Witt, to discuss our new book and the legal grounds for impeachment proceedings against the President. Read More
Free Speech For People Statement on Cohen’s Guilty Plea to Eight Criminal Charges Posted on August 21, 2018 Free Speech For People issued today a statement in response to the personal attorney to Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, pleading guilty on eight criminal charges. These charges include violations of the Federal Campaign Finance Act for hush money payments made at the request of Donald Trump for the purpose of influencing the 2016 election. MichaelRead More
In the News: Our New Book, ‘The Constitution Demands It’ Posted on August 17, 2018 (August 28, 2018) Our new book The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump, was released Tuesday, August 14th. You can purchase the book now here. The book was written by Free Speech For People Legal Director Ron Fein, Co-Founder and President John Bonifaz, and Chair of the Board of Directors Ben Clements, with aRead More