Equal protection for people, not corporations Posted on June 4, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Ron Fein and Retired Associate Justice of Hawaii, Steven Levinson, have recently published this op-ed, Equal protection for people, not corporations in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. It begins, As court after court strikes down bans on same-sex marriage, people in Hawaii could be forgiven for thinking that this has nothing to do with genetically engineered soybeans. But in Honolulu, agribusiness corporations are arguing otherwise. Read More
Blood Gold And Free Speech Posted on May 20, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power "What do blood gold, cigarette warning labels, and employee “know your rights” posters have in common? The answer lies in a series of recent court decisions that suggest that some judges don’t see a difference between a Jehovah’s Witness and a multinational corporation" writes Ron Fein, Free Speech For People’s Legal Director in this new piece in the Daily Caller. Click here to read it in full. Read More
Polluting Our Democracy And Our Environment Posted on April 23, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power In light of Earth Day on April 22nd, The Sierra Club has released a must-read report Polluting Our Democracy And Our Environment that draws out the parallels between big money’s influence in politics and the impact those same interests also have on the environment. It reads, Read More
4 Years Later: Remembering Massey Energy Mining Victims Posted on April 4, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power Four years ago, one of the worst coal-mining accidents in U.S history occurred. 3:57PM on April 5th, 2010, in Raleigh County, West Virginia, the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch coal mine located in Montcoal exploded and killed 29 of the 31 miners on site. Read More
Free Speech For People Goes To St. Louis Posted on April 1, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power This week Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Ron Fein traveled to St. Louis MO to join Take Back St. Louis as Legal Co-Counsel on behalf of their claim against Peabody Energy. On March 31st, St. Louis Circuit Judge Robert Dierker was set to rule on a permanent injunction, after granting a temporary restraining order earlier this year. Read More
The Gospel of Citizens United: Hobby Lobby Posted on March 28, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power A new report, The Gospel of Citizens United: In Hobby Lobby Corporation pray for the right to Deny Workers Contraceptions released by People For the American Way Senior Fellow, Jamie Raskin chronicles what’s really at stake in the Hobby Lobby case: Read More
New Partnership With Take Back St. Louis Posted on March 26, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power [Image: Take Back St. Louis] Read More
Update On Hobby Lobby From Inside The Supreme Court Posted on March 25, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power On March 25th Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Ron Fein sat in to hear legal arguments on the Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius Supreme Court Case in addition to the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Supreme Court Case. Outside were hundreds of protesters from both sides eager to voice their divided opinions about the case. [Photo: Emily Brandon] Read More
The Hobby Lobby & Conestoga Wood Supreme Court Cases Posted on March 24, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power Tomorrow, March 25th, the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments from both Hobby Lobby and Conestoga and will ultimately decide if corporations may assert the right of religious freedom, along with the “free speech right” to spend unlimited corporate money in our elections, as the Court ruled in the 2010 Citizens United case. Read More
License-reader firm says new law curbs free speech rights gained from 2010 Citizens United decision Posted on February 26, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Read More