Patriot Not Partisan Post: Here are Three Key Ways You Can Help Fight Trump Corruption and Defend Our Constitution Posted on October 25, 2017 (November 29, 2018) We shared with Patriot Not Partisan our three anti-corruption initiatives that you can join right now. Click here to read more. Read More
Victory for campaign finance reform in Montana Posted on October 23, 2017 (November 29, 2018) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling and upheld Montana’s campaign contribution limits. Free Speech For People had submitted a series of amicus briefs in support of Montana’s limits as the case developed in the Ninth Circuit. Read More
WaPo: Federal judge refuses to erase Joe Arpaio’s conviction despiteTrump pardon Posted on October 21, 2017 (October 24, 2017) On Thursday, October 19, A Federal Judge shot down former sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bid to sweep his criminal record clean. Read More
WIRED: “EquixFax Deserves the Corporate Death Penalty” Posted on October 20, 2017 (October 3, 2018) EQUIFAX is in trouble, says our Legal Director Ron Fein in his newest op-ed in WIRED. Read More
PODCAST: John Bonifaz, Abolishing super PACs, one city at a time Posted on October 19, 2017 (October 19, 2017) John Bonifaz joined Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly for a conversation on our St. Pete victory and how we can abolish super PACs. Read More
New twist in the lawsuit that could end super PACs Posted on October 18, 2017 Can the Federal Election Commission enforce existing federal laws restricting contributions to political committees if those committees promise to make only “independent” expenditures? Read More
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