FSFP Joins Coalition of Advocacy Groups Urging The Biden-Harris Administration to Treat Disinformation as a Fundamental and Intersectional Threat to Key Issues. Posted on December 22, 2020 FSFP Updates Free Speech For People recently joined a coalition of advocacy organizations in a letter urging the Biden-Harris administration to recognize and treat disinformation as a fundamental threat to our democracy and our ability to make progress on every major issue affecting the security and welfare of our people and our planet. “Your administration faces urgentRead More
Vote for Free Speech For People on CREDO’s Donation Page. The More Votes We Earn, The More Money We Receive! In Running For Portion Of $150,000 Grant From CREDO Mobile Posted on December 4, 2020 FSFP Updates For more than ten years, Free Speech For People has fought to protect and restore our democracy for we, the people. We have led the fight to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling and the falsehood that corporations are people with constitutional rights. We have taken on big money in politics and have authoredRead More
Free Speech For People Issues 2020 End Of Year Report Outlining Critical Victories For Democracy Posted on November 23, 2020 (November 23, 2020) FSFP Updates In 2020, our democracy was tested like never before. This crisis laid bare the critical and urgent need we now face to repair, rebuild, and improve our democratic processes. Free Speech For People is ready to lead the fight. With our bold, singular, and innovative actions in the courts and in legislatures across the country,Read More
FSFP Unveils New Interactive Map To Highlight Critical Victories For Our Democracy. Posted on November 17, 2020 (November 20, 2020) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People recently unveiled a new interactive map to highlight the organization’s decade of work to secure critical victories for our democracy. Map Tips: To read about our work in a certain location, click the icon. To zoom in or out, click the plus or minus sign on the bottom left-hand corner ofRead More
Free Speech For People Receives Grant Award from Craig Newmark Philanthropies! Posted on September 1, 2020 (September 1, 2020) FSFP Updates We are thrilled to announce that Free Speech For People is a recipient of a grant award from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support our work to get big money out of politics and to fight for free and fair elections for all! Craig Newmark Philanthropies works to protect the values that America aspires to: fairness,Read More
FSFP Welcomes New Special Counsel Gillian Cassell-Stiga Posted on July 22, 2020 FSFP Updates We are excited to welcome Gillian Cassell-Stiga to the Free Speech For People team as our new Special Counsel. Before joining Free Speech For People, Ms. Cassell Stiga was an associate at Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP in New York, where she litigated federal civil rights cases nationally, with particular focus on speech and assembly,Read More
FSFP Welcomes Our 2020 Summer Legal Advocacy Program Interns! Posted on May 26, 2020 (June 15, 2020) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People is pleased to announce our summer 2020 Legal Advocacy Program interns! We appreciate the talent, time, and commitment to defending our democracy that these law students bring to the Free Speech For People team. Learn more about our new Legal Advocacy Program interns below! Travis Arbon is a rising second-year studentRead More
Free Speech For People to Hire Director of Organizational Development Posted on February 20, 2020 (June 18, 2020) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People employs legal strategies to renew our democracy and defend our United States Constitution: we stand in support of “we the people.” Founded on the day of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, Free Speech For People envisions a reinvigorated democracy in which all people have an equal voice and an equal vote. We advanceRead More
Summer 2020 legal internships at Free Speech For People Posted on January 6, 2020 (June 18, 2020) FSFP Updates Come join the campaign to reclaim democracy for the people! Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization, was founded in 2010 after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision. We’re working to renew our democracy and reclaim our Constitution for We the People, not big money and corporate interests, and to challenge President Trump’s unprecedentedRead More
FSFP Welcomes New Counsel Courtney Hostetler Posted on September 26, 2019 (June 18, 2020) FSFP Updates We are thrilled to welcome Courtney Hostetler to the Free Speech For People team as our new Counsel. Before joining Free Speech For People, Ms. Hostetler served as staff attorney for South Coastal Counties Legal Services, where she helped low-income clients recover damages for wage theft and employment discrimination, and obtained special education services forRead More