Free Speech For People’s Statement on Tina Peters’ Conviction Posted on August 19, 2024 Election Protection Tina Peters’ conviction underscores the need for a federal investigation into the multistate conspiracy by Trump allies to breach voting machines and take voting system software. The software taken from Mesa County, Colorado, could be used to try to contest election results. While Tina Peters’ conviction may suggest that the system is holding accountable Trump’sRead More
MUST READ: Maine Should Be Able to Protect Self-Government From Foreign Influence Posted on July 30, 2024 Challenging Foreign Influence A new op-ed in the Portland Press Herald by Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Courtney Hostetler and Counsel Amira Mattar makes the case that Maine voters have the right to prohibit foreign government-influenced corporations from spending money to try and sway Maine’s elections. They write: The ballot measure passed in Maine effectively puts anRead More
Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in New Hampshire AI Robocall Lawsuit Defending the Right of Plaintiffs to Sue Under the Voting Rights Act Posted on July 29, 2024 Election Protection As reported in the Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer before the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire. The DOJ supports the plaintiffs’ right to sue under the Voting Rights Act to challenge the use of intimidating robocalls toRead More
Free Speech For People Endorses Constitutional Amendment to Overturn The Supreme Court’s Ruling In Trump V. United States Posted on July 29, 2024 Democracy Amendments Free Speech For People strongly endorses Rep. Joe Morelle’s newly introduced constitutional amendment that will ensure that no officer of the United States—including the president— is above the law. The amendment prevents U.S. officers from asserting immunity on the grounds that the alleged criminal act was within the constitutional authority of their office or relatedRead More
New Polling Shows Voters Overwhelmingly Support Ban on Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in US Elections Posted on July 16, 2024 (September 4, 2024) Challenging Foreign Influence A new nationwide poll from Data for Progress shows strong support among voters for banning foreign-influenced corporate money in our elections. 82% of voters agree that there should be new limits on U.S. corporations spending money in our elections if the corporations have any foreign ownership. 72% of voters support a proposal to ban companiesRead More
Pro-Democracy Groups Urge Congress to Hold The Supreme Court Accountable with Week of Action Posted on July 15, 2024 (July 17, 2024) Supreme Court WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2024) – Free Speech For People, Indivisible, Women’s March, and Money Out Voters In have launched a Week of Action urging Congress to investigate corruption on the Supreme Court. Investigative reporting from ProPublica has exposed that at least two justices have accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from billionaires.Read More
Federal Trial Challenging Illegal Voter Intimidation in Colorado Begins Posted on July 15, 2024 Election Protection Trial begins today in NAACP Colorado, League of Women Voters of Colorado, and Mi Familia Vota v. United States Election Integrity Plan; plaintiffs argue that USEIP’s door-to-door intimidation campaign violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 DENVER – Trial begins today in federal court in Colorado toRead More
Free Speech For People Statement on Judge Cannon’s Ruling Posted on July 15, 2024 Challenging Corruption Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s ruling today in United States v. Donald Trump and Waltine Nauta is completely corrupt. As we highlighted in our June 14, 2023 letter to Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, at the time of Judge Cannon’s assignment to this case,Read More
Members of Congress Move to Bar Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Spending Money to Influence US Elections Posted on July 11, 2024 (July 12, 2024) Challenging Foreign Influence The Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act aims to close a loophole that allows foreign investors to influence US elections. WASHINGTON (July 10, 2024)—Congressman Jamie Raskin and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse re-introduced the Get Foreign Money Out of Politics Act today. Rep. Raskin filed H.R.8988 with 22 cosponsors. And Sen. Whitehouse filed S.4666 with 4 cosponsors. TheRead More
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito Posted on July 10, 2024 (July 17, 2024) Supreme Court The articles presented to the House Judiciary Committee argue that the Supreme Court justices’ acceptance of lavish gifts and clear conflicts of interest constitute “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” under Article II of the Constitution. WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2024) – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) introduced articles of impeachment in the US House of Representatives todayRead More