FSFP demands investigation of Mike Lindell-backed group “Election Crime Bureau” for baiting county election officials in Georgia Posted on October 4, 2024 (October 4, 2024) Election Protection Today, Free Speech For People issued letters to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr, urging both offices to investigate the “Election Crime Bureau,” a non-governmental, extremist organization founded by election-denier and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. The private group recently posed as a law enforcement agency conducting a criminal investigation andRead More
Victory for voting rights! Federal court ruling protects voter education canvassers in Texas Posted on September 30, 2024 Election Protection On September 28, 2024, the federal district court in San Antonio struck down a law that criminalized canvassing by voter education organizations across Texas. Free Speech For People applauds this decision, which comes at a crucial juncture before the 2024 general election. The ruling will protect civic engagement organization employees from criminal sanctions, and willRead More
MUST WATCH: The DOJ and FBI must investigate the multistate plot by Trump’s allies to illegally take voting system software Posted on September 24, 2024 (September 24, 2024) Election Protection Free Speech For People has just released a new short video with a call to action to urge Members of Congress to demand that the DOJ and FBI investigate the multistate plot, by Trump attorneys and allies, to unlawfully take copies of voting system software and share them with other election deniers. WATCH: The DOJRead More
Supreme Court Requires Temporary Enforcement of an Unlawful Anti-Voter Law in Arizona While Case is Pending in Ninth Circuit Posted on September 11, 2024 Election Protection Phoenix, AZ – The U.S. Department of Justice and several voting rights organizations appeared before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, to defend voters’ rights against an appeal by the state of Arizona, two Arizona legislators, and the Republican National Committee, who seek to reinstate a voterRead More
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
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
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
FSFP Legal Director Courtney Hostetler Joins Webinar on Digital Threats to Democracy Posted on June 6, 2024 Election Protection Courtney Hostetler, Legal Director at Free Speech For People, joined the League of Women Voters for “Let’s Talk About Digital Threats to Democracy” to discuss how AI was used to intimidate and deceive voters in New Hampshire, what we’re doing about it, and how we can protect voters and elections against future abuses of AIRead More
Amended Federal Lawsuit Challenges Use of Artificial Intelligence in U.S. Elections to Deceive Voters Posted on May 31, 2024 (May 31, 2024) Election Protection The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWV-US), the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire (LWV-NH), and individual voters have filed an amended complaint in their lawsuit against Steven Kramer and several corporations that orchestrated and disseminated deceptive, intimidating robocalls to thousands of New Hampshire voters ahead of the state’s January 2024Read More
Plaintiffs Ask Federal Court to Immediately Halt Defendants’ Use of Artificial Intelligence in U.S. Elections to Undermine Voting Rights Posted on April 30, 2024 Election Protection The League of Women Voters has filed a nationwide preliminary injunction in League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer to block the defendants from further use of AI technology to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or deceive voters. MANCHESTER, NH – (April 30, 2024) The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWV-US), theRead More