Watch the St. Petersburg City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Posted on November 4, 2016 (November 17, 2016) On October 27, 2016, the St. Petersburg City Council convened for a Committee of the Whole meeting to consider our proposed ordinance to abolish super PACs and ban foreign corporate money in local elections. Free Speech For People, American Promise-Tampa Bay, the League of Women Voters of St. Petersburg, and other allies played a criticalRead More
Washington Post: Legal team seeking to undo super PACs files suit to push FEC to act Posted on November 4, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Matea Gold of The Washington Post reports on our lawsuit against the FEC, calling for an end to super PACs.Read More
FSFP Files Federal Lawsuit Against the FEC to Abolish Super PACs Posted on November 4, 2016 (October 2, 2018) On Friday, November 4, 2016, Free Speech For People, on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress and 2016 congressional candidates, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission to abolish super PACsRead More
Jasmine Gomez: Citizens United, the First Amendment, and the Ballot Posted on November 3, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Our Democracy Honors Fellow, Jasmine Gomez published an op-ed today to Common Dreams, on “Citizens United, the First Amendment, and the Ballot.” In Jasmine’s latest piece, she rebuts the critics of a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, and reminds us all of our democracy’s aim for “political equality” — that is before the Court’s Buckley v. Valeo ruling. Jasmine writes, Read More
Bill Moyers & Co: “The Long Path to Reversing Citizens United” Posted on October 28, 2016 (October 28, 2016) A new article posted to Bill Moyers & Co., refers to our work pursuing legal strategies to push back against super PACs and SpeechNow are highlighted as part of a “long path to reversing Citizens United.” Read More
Our Stetson Law Panel: Taking on Citizens United Posted on October 27, 2016 (October 28, 2016) Free Speech For People and the Stetson Law Chapter of the American Constitution Society presented a panel on short- and long-term strategies to overturn Citizens United, featuring FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub.Read More
New Developments: The St. Petersburg Campaign to Defend Democracy from Super PACs and Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending Posted on October 26, 2016 (November 19, 2016) Free Speech For People is headed to St. Petersburg for a “Committee of the Whole” hearing on our proposed “Defend Our Democracy” Ordinance. Click for more.Read More
FSFP Releases Two New Research Reports on Super PACs and Foreign Money in U.S. Elections Posted on October 26, 2016 (December 12, 2016) Free Speech For People released two new reports today: “Quantifying Foreign Institutional Block Ownership at Publicly Traded U.S. Corporations” and “The SpeechNow Case and the Real World of Campaign Finance.”Read More
The Fight to Overturn Citizens United and Reclaim Our Democracy Posted on October 25, 2016 (May 13, 2020) Democracy Amendments A Conversation With Free Speech For People Co-Founder and President, John BonifazPresented By Cornell Law School NOVEMBER 2, 20166:00 – 7:00PM This event is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by ACS chapter at Cornell Law School. In the midst of the most expensive election in thisRead More
Millennials and Money in Politics Posted on October 20, 2016 (November 29, 2018) On October 19, the Washington D.C. Lawyer chapter of the American Constitution Society presented a conversation on: Millennials and Money in Politics. Read More