Free Speech For People Announces New Grant Award from Craig Newmark Philanthropies Posted on October 18, 2023 (October 18, 2023) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People is honored to receive a new grant award from Craig Newmark Philanthropies. The funds from the award will go towards our work to challenge corruption, secure free and fair elections, and defend our democracy! Craig Newmark Philanthropies works to protect the values that America aspires to: fairness, opportunity, and respect. WeRead More
Free Speech For People Statement on Cenk Uygur’s Presidential Candidacy Posted on October 12, 2023 Cenk Uygur, a naturalized citizen, has announced he is running for president. Under article II, section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, “[n]o Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.” Since Uygur isRead More
Public Interest Groups Urge US Commission on Civil Rights to Not Reappoint Election Denier Cleta Mitchell to Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors Posted on October 10, 2023 Election Protection Cleta Mitchell’s term ends on November 3, 2023, and her involvement in Donald Trump’s actions to overturn the 2020 presidential election are incompatible with the purpose and mandate of both commissions. WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 10, 2023) – Free Speech For People and Generation Vote are urging the US Commission on Civil Rights not to reappointRead More
Amicus briefs filed in Minnesota Supreme Court challenge to Trump’s eligibility Posted on October 6, 2023 (December 18, 2023) Challenging Corruption Today, the following amicus (friend of the court) briefs were submitted to the Minnesota Supreme Court in Growe v. Simon, our lawsuit to bar Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Previously, the Court had requested briefing on “(1) justiciability, including standing and ripeness; and (2) the legal construction of SectionRead More
New Briefs Filed in Minnesota Supreme Court in Case Challenging Trump’s Eligibility under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause Posted on October 5, 2023 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People and our co-counsel at Lockridge Grindal Nauen filed two briefs before the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday, October 4th in Growe v. Simon, challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause. Our brief on threshold legal issues The Minnesota Supreme Court previously ordered the petitioners to brief “(1)Read More
Free Speech For People Statement on US Supreme Court’s denial of review of Castro v. Trump Posted on October 2, 2023 Challenging Corruption On October 2, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in a pro se lawsuit filed by John Anthony Castro against Donald Trump, concerning whether Castro, apparently a Republican presidential candidate, has standing to challenge Trump’s candidacy in federal court under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The federal district court ruled that federal courts doRead More
“Trump is Legally Barred from the Ballot” Michigan Voters Challenge Trump’s Eligibility Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause Posted on September 29, 2023 Challenging Corruption Led by Free Speech For People, a nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, the lawsuit argues the former president is disqualified from holding public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment for his role in inciting and facilitating the January 6th insurrection. LANSING, MI (September 29, 2023) – Free Speech For People and Michigan attorney MarkRead More
FSFP Counsel Amira Mattar Discusses the Trump Is Disqualified Campaign on YES Presents: Rising Up With Sonali Posted on September 28, 2023 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People Counsel Amira Mattar recently appeared on YES Presents: Rising Up With Sonali to discuss the Trump Is Disqualified Campaign and the ongoing effort to ensure chief election officials bar Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment based on his involvement in the Jan 6 insurrection. Mattar discussedRead More
Minnesota Supreme Court Schedules Briefing to Hear Oral Arguments in Legal Challenge Seeking to Bar Trump from the Ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment Posted on September 22, 2023 (September 27, 2023) Challenging Corruption Minnesota’s highest court this week signaled that it will hear oral arguments on a legal petition filed by Free Speech For People on behalf of a group of Minnesota voters to bar former president Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause. The hearing isRead More
Victory: Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Provisions of Anti-Voter Arizona Law Posted on September 20, 2023 (September 20, 2023) Election Protection Washington, D.C. – In a victory for Arizona voters, a federal judge struck down last week numerous discriminatory, anti-voter provisions of two recently enacted Arizona laws, H.B. 2492 and H.B. 2243, that undermined Arizonans’ freedom to vote and violated federal law. Notably, the U.S. District Court’s decision prevents Arizona from rejecting voter registration forms submittedRead More