FSFP Joins Protect Democracy to Urge Judge to Allow Appeal of Constitutional Issues in Arpaio Pardon Posted on October 16, 2017 (October 18, 2017) Free Speech for People joined Protect Democracy and others in urging U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton to take action to allow for an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of the novel constitutional issues raised by President Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Arpaio.Read More
NEWSWEEK: Is Trump A Moron? Watchdogs file Freedom of Information Requests to Find Out Posted on October 13, 2017 (October 13, 2017) Government watchdog groups are pressing the Trump administration to release documents that would shed light on whether President Donald Trump’s cabinet is covering up his mental state. Read More
The Intercept: A Federal Judge upheld Joe Arpaio’s pardon, but the legal challenge isn’t over yet Posted on October 12, 2017 The Intercept reports with an update on our amicus brief calling out Trump’s pardon of former Sheriff Arpaio as unconstitutional. Read More
Free Speech For People Calls For Urgent Release of Government Information on Whether Trump is a Moron Posted on October 12, 2017 (October 3, 2018) We submitted a Freedom of Information Act request with the United States Department of State to obtain any records related to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s comments about Trump’s mental capacity, including any references to the President as a moron or imbecile, to determine whether Cabinet members are attempting to cover up the diminished mental capacity of a President who is unfit to serve.Read More
Our Letter Urging Chief Justice Roberts to Reprimand Justice Gorsuch For His Speech at Trump International Hotel Posted on October 12, 2017 (October 3, 2018) Read our open letter to Chief Justice Roberts, detailing ethical conflicts associated with Justice Gorsuch’s speech at a hotel owned by the President of the United States.Read More
Recap: Our Victory in St. Pete to End Super PACs Posted on October 10, 2017 (October 11, 2017) It’s almost been an entire week since St. Pete made history! Check out all of the highlights from victory to end super PACs and abolish foreign influenced corporate money. Read More
Tampa Bay Times: Is the Sunshine City headed to the U.S. Supreme Court? Posted on October 5, 2017 (February 7, 2018) After four hours of debate, the St. Petersburg City Council voted to become a pioneer in local campaign finance reform Thursday and likely invited a legal challenge that could end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.Read More
St. Petersburg City Council Votes to Abolish Super PACs and Limit Foreign Corporate Money in Local Elections Posted on October 5, 2017 (October 6, 2017) The St. Petersburg City Council voted to abolish super PACs and prohibit spending by foreign-influenced corporations in city elections. St. Petersburg is the first community in the country to pass a law of this kind.Read More
Statement By Free Speech For People On The Criminal Investigation By The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Into Donald Trump Jr. And Ivanka Trump Posted on October 4, 2017 (October 3, 2018) In response to today’s news story about a criminal investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office into Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump for criminal fraud arising from the Trump SoHo project, Free Speech For People issues the following statement. Read More
TIME: Ron Fein and Nixon Lawyer – Donald Trump Abused Pardon Power When He Freed Joe Arpaio Posted on October 3, 2017 (October 3, 2018) In an op-ed posted online to TIME, co-authored by our Legal Director Ron Fine and John W. Dean, White House counsel to President Richard M. Nixon from 1970 to 1973, outline Trump’s abuse of power by pardoning former Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Read More