Latest Developments

Jessica Kwong of Newsweek discusses our new book, The Constitution Demands It, and the case for beginning impeachment proceedings against the President. Congress, which has the authority to begin impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump has been reluctant to act, awaiting the results of special counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation, among other things. But in
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On August 8, 2018, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James introduced a proposed local law that prohibits foreign-influenced entities from spending money in New York City elections. We worked closely with the NYC Public Advocate’s office in drafting this legislation, modeled off of a similar law we recently helped to enact in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Alyssa Milano, actress and activist, penned a letter to our supporters calling on Congress to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against the President. The President’s policy of separating immigrant children is yet another gross violation of the Constitution on top of many other abuses of power.  Ms. Milano recommends our new book, The Constitution Demands It,
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July 28 marked the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The 14th Amendment not only granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, but it granted all people equal protection of the laws. The historical context surrounding its creation and ratification bears striking
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On July 27, 2018, Free Speech For People joined with over a dozen public interest groups to urge the Internal Revenue Service to pursue an investigation of the Trump Foundation for possible criminal acts. “Our laws grant tax-exempt status to foundations and other charitable organizations on the condition that they operate exclusively for charitable purposes—not
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Free Speech For People Board Chair Ben Clements joined Tom Steyer, Founder of Need to Impeach, at a Town Hall event in Boston on July 14 to discuss the grounds for impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump and to announce the new book, The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump, now
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Today, July 25th, 2018, Free Speech For People and United for a Fair Economy co-released the report Blackout in Puerto Rico: How 120 years of corporate dominance and political inequality stifles self-determination today. Read the report here! This report discusses the history of political inequality and corporate dominance in Puerto Rico, and also analyzes how
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Ben Clements, Board Chair of Free Speech For People, and William Weinreb, former acting U.S attorney, join Jim Braude on WGBH: Greater Boston to discuss the upcoming trial of former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and the impact of the first case of the Russia investigation on Trump.
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In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, Free Speech For People Legal Director Ron Fein challenges the notion that launching impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump must wait until the conclusion of the investigation conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller. Contrary to a common misunderstanding, impeachment does not require evidence that the president committed a federal
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