Impeachment needs to be on the table: Ben Clements to WGBH Greater Boston Posted on May 24, 2018 Free Speech For People’s Board Chair, Ben Clements, joins WGBH’s Greater Boston to discuss the Mueller investigation and the call for impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Talk to the American people truthfully. This president has committed impeachable offenses every day of this administration and impeachment needs to be on the table.Read More
President Trump is Not “Above the Law”: John Bonifaz to Democracy Now! Posted on May 22, 2018 (May 22, 2018) Free Speech For People President, John Bonifaz, joins Democracy Now! to discuss the normalizing of impeachable offenses committed by President Trump and the movement calling on Congress to begin impeachment proceedings. If we don’t act with respect to this President and the magnitude of impeachable offenses that grows by the day, then we are settingRead More
Join us on May 20 for #Impeach45 Posted on May 18, 2018 (May 18, 2018) Free Speech For People President, John Bonifaz, will join Representative Adriano Espaillat of NY and Representative Steve Cohen of TN on Sunday, May 20, for the event, #Impeach45. The speakers will discuss the grounds for impeachment proceedings against President Trump and how we are fighting back to defend our democracy and uphold the Constitution at this criticalRead More
Mother Jones: How a Court Ruling on Joe Arpaio Could Undermine Civil Rights and the Mueller Investigation Posted on May 15, 2018 (October 3, 2018) Check out this important Mother Jones article discussing Free Speech For People’s work with our allies in challenging the constitutionality of the Arpaio pardon. If the status quo stands, critics of the pardon argue, Trump can essentially nullify constitutional rights that conflict with his agenda and immunize officials who carry out his unconstitutional policies. As constitutionalRead More
FSFP Welcomes Summer 2018 Legal Interns Posted on May 14, 2018 (May 14, 2018) Free Speech For People is pleased to announce our summer 2018 legal interns. We welcome these law students to our Legal Advocacy Program and we look forward to working with them. Ryan Gorman just completed his first year at Harvard Law School. Prior to law school, he attended Emory University, where he majored in EconomicsRead More
A new victory for campaign finance reform in Montana! Posted on May 11, 2018 Free Speech For People has worked since 2014 to defend the state of Montana from wealthy and corporate interests challenging the historically low campaign contribution limits in the state. In October 2017, the low campaign contribution limits in Montana were upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing a previous lower court ruling onRead More
Victory for Women Candidates Running for Office! Posted on May 10, 2018 In a 4-0 decision today, the Federal Election Commission determined that candidates may use campaign funds to cover childcare expenses incurred while running for political office. The matter was brought before the FEC by Liuba Grechen Shirley, a congressional candidate requiring childcare in order to campaign for office. The FEC ruled childcare was a legitimateRead More
New Report on Impact of Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program on Candidates’ Ability to Rely on Constituents for Fundraising Posted on May 1, 2018 (May 1, 2018) Today, Free Speech For People released a new issue report on The Impact of Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program on Candidates’ Ability to Rely on Constituents for Fundraising. In 2015, Seattle voters enacted a novel democracy voucher program for public campaign financing. The objective of this analysis was to examine whether the democracy voucher program, first used in theRead More
FSFP Files Amended FEC Complaint in McDougal Case Posted on April 26, 2018 (October 3, 2018) Former Playboy model Karen McDougal may have settled her case with National Enquirer owner American Media, Inc., but the evidence that the initial payment to her from the publisher violated campaign finance laws get stronger almost daily. Today, Free Speech For People filed an amended complaint at the Federal Election Commission to reflect the stunningRead More
Bellotti at 40: Corporations, Political Spending, and the First Amendment Posted on April 26, 2018 (April 26, 2018) Democracy Amendments Today is the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti, a landmark case that paved the way for Citizens United. It’s not an anniversary to celebrate. In Bellotti, the Supreme Court (by a 5-4 margin) struck down a Massachusetts law that prohibited corporations from spending money on ballotRead More