Constitutional Lawyers Call for Criminal Investigations into Paramount and Skydance’s Multi-Million Dollar Payments to Trump Posted on July 31, 2025 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People (FSFP) has formally requested that the Attorneys General of California and New York and the District Attorneys of Manhattan and Los Angeles initiate criminal investigations into Donald Trump’s scheme to obtain millions of dollars from Paramount Global and Skydance Media and to force changes to the news and entertainment content ofRead More
“Attack on the Rule of Law,” Public Interest Group Calls for Criminal Investigations into Trump’s Extortion of Law Firms in California, Illinois, and Massachusetts Posted on July 15, 2025 (July 29, 2025) Challenging Corruption New Letters Follow Similar Letters Free Speech For People Issued to State and Local Prosecutors in New York and Pennsylvania (BOSTON, MA) – Free Speech For People, a national non-profit legal advocacy organization, submitted letters today to the Attorneys General of California, Illinois, and Massachusetts, and the relevant district attorneys in each jurisdiction, to launchRead More
Rep. Al Green Introduces New Article of Impeachment over Trump’s Usurping of Congressional Authority in Iran Attack Posted on June 24, 2025 (June 26, 2025) Impeachment WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 24, 2025) – Rep. Al Green (TX-09) introduced a new article of impeachment against President Trump today for Trump’s direct violation of the War Powers Clause of the US Constitution in his military attack on Iran without congressional authorization. Trump’s unilateral decision to strike without congressional authority or any imminent threat fromRead More
Free Speech For People Calls for Criminal Investigations into Trump’s Extortion of Law Firms in New York and Pennsylvania Posted on June 24, 2025 (June 26, 2025) Challenging Corruption (New York, NY) – Free Speech For People, a national non-profit legal advocacy organization, filed formal requests with the Attorneys General of New York and Pennsylvania, and the District Attorneys of Manhattan and Philadelphia to launch criminal investigations into President Donald Trump’s extortion and coercion of nearly $1 billion in legal services from at leastRead More
New Op-Ed: Criminal investigation needed of ICE seizure of Rümeysa Öztürk Posted on June 17, 2025 (June 17, 2025) Challenging Corruption John Bonifaz and Alexandra Flores-Quilty have a new op-ed in Mass Live urging Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan to investigate whether the abduction and detention of Rümeysa Öztürk violated Massachusetts criminal law. They write: During a recent appearance on GBH’s Boston Public Radio, AG Campbell stated thatRead More
Free Speech For People Files Amicus Brief in Support of Birthright Citizenship Posted on June 6, 2025 (June 9, 2025) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People and pro bono co-counsel Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP yesterday filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of plaintiffs who are challenging Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to strip citizenship from American-born children on the basis of their parents’ immigration status, in clear defiance ofRead More
80+ Organizations Release Statement Warning of Trump Administration’s Actions Regarding the Arrest of WI Judge Posted on April 28, 2025 Challenging Corruption Broad Coalition Sounds the Alarm on the Administration’s Politicization of Law Enforcement and Attacks on Judicial Independence WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan by the Trump administration, Free Speech For People joined over 80 organizations and released the following statement warning about the administration’s dangerous politicization of lawRead More
FSFP Legal Director Courtney Hostetler Joins “Lights On with Jessica Denson” to Discuss Our Call for a Criminal Investigation into the Kidnapping of Rümeysa Öztürk Posted on April 18, 2025 (April 21, 2025) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People Legal Director Courtney Hostetler joined Lights On with Jessica Denson on Thursday to discuss our call for a criminal investigation into the unlawful kidnapping of Rümeysa Öztürk and other U.S. residents by the Trump administration. Free Speech For People issued a formal request to review the case via a detailed letterRead More
Free Speech For People and Somerville for Palestine Release Joint Petition Calling for a Criminal Investigation into the Kidnapping of Rümeysa Öztürk Posted on April 9, 2025 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People has formally requested a review of the case in a letter to the Massachusetts Attorney General and the Middlesex County District Attorney SOMERVILLE, MA (April 9, 2025) – Free Speech For People and Somerville for Palestine have launched a joint petition calling for a criminal investigation into the kidnapping of RümeysaRead More
Over 80 Organizations Warn of “Unprecedented Constitutional Danger” As Trump Allies Attack U.S. Courts Posted on April 3, 2025 Challenging Corruption In response to President Trump and his allies’ sweeping and dangerous assault on judicial independence and the rule of law, Free Speech For People joined a broad coalition of more than 80 national and local organizations representing millions of Americans released an urgent open letter warning that the United States faces “a moment of unprecedentedRead More