Watch: Queer + Trans Concerns Around Big Money in Politics and Voter Suppression Posted on June 26, 2017 (June 27, 2017) Watch a livestream from our panel on “Queer + Trans Concerns Around Big Money in Politics and Voter Suppression.” This event took place on Sunday, June 25 in Washington DC. Read More
Truthout: Turkish Bodyguards Attacked US Demonstrators. Why Has Trump Said Nothing? Posted on June 25, 2017 (October 3, 2018) Our Legal Director Ron Fein shares analysis of President Trump’s inaction following the attack of US demonstrators by Turkish Bodyguards, while the President met with Turkish President Erdoğan.Read More
New development in the lawsuit that could end Super PACs Posted on June 23, 2017 (October 3, 2018) On Thursday, June 22, we took the next step in Lieu v. FEC, the lawsuit that could end super PACs, by directly challenging in federal court the Federal Election Commission’s refusal to enforce federal contribution limits against super PACs.Read More
Federal Election Commissioner: FEC Must “Respond Forcefully” to Foreign Election Interference Posted on June 22, 2017 (June 22, 2017) Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub today told her fellow Commissioners that the FEC must “respond forcefully” to reports of foreign attempts to influence the 2016 election. As she explained, “This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for our democracy.”Read More
BREAKING: St. Pete Votes To Move Forward Defend Our Democracy Ordinance Posted on June 22, 2017 (June 29, 2017) St. Petersburg City Council votes 5-3 to move forward a model law to abolish super PACs and limit foreign corporate money in local elections. Read our release.Read More
Ellen Weintraub to Tampa Bay Times: Defend Our Democracy Ordinance Op-Ed Posted on June 20, 2017 (October 3, 2018) Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub penned an op-ed today to the Tampa Bay Times, on our proposed ordinance in St. Petersburg to abolish super PACs and limit foreign influence in local elections. Read More
Listen : John Bonifaz & Campaign Finance Reform in St. Pete Posted on June 19, 2017 (June 20, 2017) On Friday, Radioactivity host Rob Lorei spoke with Free Speech For People co-founder John Bonifaz, on campaign finance reform in St. Pete and impeaching President Trump. Read More
Public Interest Groups to Deliver 200,000 Signatures to FEC Calling for Investigation of Russian Interference in 2016 Posted on June 15, 2017 (June 15, 2017) Today, three leading public interest organizations will hand deliver more than 200,000 petition signatures to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), calling on the agency to immediately investigate whether Russian agents and the Trump campaign violated federal campaign finance laws during the 2016 campaign.Read More
FSFP to Co-Host event: Queer+Trans Concerns Around Voting Rights and Money in Politics Posted on June 15, 2017 (October 3, 2018) Join a conversation with Angela Peoples (GetEQUAL and No Justice, No Pride), Mara Keisling (National Center for Transgender Equality), Shayla (HIPS), Candace Bond-Theriault (National LGBTQ Task Force), and Jasmine Gomez (Free Speech For People) about how our democracy does not work for many queer or trans people. Read More
FSFP Joins United to Protect Democracy & Others In Letter to IG/DOJ Posted on June 13, 2017 (June 13, 2017) Free Speech For People Joins United to Protect Democracy & Others to Sign a Letter to the Inspector General & Department of Justice: Step in Forcefully on WH/DOJ Communications, Prevent Further Damage.Read More