Prof. Laurence Tribe and Elizabeth Wydra in The Boston Globe: Confederate Amnesty Act must not insulate the Jan. 6 insurrectionists Posted on March 11, 2022 Challenging Corruption In a recent Boston Globe piece, Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe and Constitutional Accountability Center President Elizabeth Wydra make the case that challenges to January 6 insurrectionists’ candidacy under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment must be allowed to proceed, rejecting any “absurd” attempts to evade accountability via the Confederate Amnesty Act. They write:Read More
North Carolina Voters File Emergency Appeal of Lower Federal Court Decision Blocking their Challenge to Madison Cawthorn Under the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause Posted on March 9, 2022 (March 11, 2022) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People serves as co-lead counsel for the voters challenging Cawthorn’s eligibility to appear on the 2022 primary ballot in North Carolina. RICHMOND, VA – North Carolina voters challenging Representative Madison Cawthorn’s eligibility to appear on the 2022 primary ballot filed today an emergency appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for theRead More
STATEMENT BY RON FEIN, LEGAL DIRECTOR FOR FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE, ON FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT RULING TODAY GRANTING REPRESENTATIVE MADISON CAWTHORN’S MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Posted on March 4, 2022 (March 4, 2022) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People serves as co-lead counsel for the voters challenging Cawthorn’s eligibility to appear on the 2022 primary ballot in North Carolina. Today’s district court ruling granting Representative Cawthorn’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the North Carolina State Board of Elections must be appealed. This ruling, by Chief Judge Richard Myers II,Read More
North Carolina Voters Refile Challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Eligibility for Reelection Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause Posted on March 2, 2022 (March 2, 2022) Challenging Corruption Following Cawthorn’s decision to seek election in North Carolina’s new 11th Congressional district, two voters file new challenge before the North Carolina State Board of Elections RALEIGH, NC – Two North Carolina voters have filed a new legal challenge to U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn’s eligibility to appear on the 2022 primary ballot, with more challengersRead More
New Politico Report: North Carolina Attorney General’s Office Affirms Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment Could Apply to Rep. Madison Cawthorn for Support of Jan 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol. Posted on February 25, 2022 Challenging Corruption According to new reporting from Politico, the North Carolina Attorney General’s office via a court filing this week argued that the State Board of Elections could bar Rep. Cawthorn from the ballot under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment if the board finds that he supported or encouraged the deadly Jan 6 attack on theRead More
Constitutional Accountability Center: Text and History Demonstrate Cawthorn Can’t Evade Accountability for January 6. Posted on February 24, 2022 (February 24, 2022) Challenging Corruption The following excerpt was originally published on the Constitutional Accountability Center Blog. On January 6, 2021, a crowd of thousands violently breached the U.S. Capitol in a bid to disrupt congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election results. This unprecedented attack resulted in five deaths, at least 140 assaults, and the most significant destruction of the CapitolRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses Our Legal Challenge To Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy For Re-election Under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause on The BradCast. Posted on February 3, 2022 Challenging Corruption FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss our legal challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy for reelection under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, based on evidence that he engaged in or gave aid or comfort to the January 6, 2021 insurrection. “This complaint is designed to defend democracy and toRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Our Legal Challenge To Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy for Reelection Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause On CNN. Posted on January 28, 2022 (January 28, 2022) Challenging Corruption FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently joined Erin Burnett Outfront on CNN to discuss our legal challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy for reelection under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, based on evidence that he helped facilitate the January 6, 2021 insurrection. “When we have Members of Congress or other officials who are takingRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Our Recent Challenge To Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s 2022 Candidacy Based On the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause on CNN. Posted on January 14, 2022 (January 14, 2022) Challenging Corruption FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein appeared on CNN to discuss our recent challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s 2022 candidacy based on the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, which bars insurrectionists from future office. “The definition of engaging in an insurrection is more than just the people who stormed the Capitol building and attacked the policeRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Our Campaign to Ban Insurrectionists from Future Office on The Young Turks. Posted on January 10, 2022 Challenging Corruption FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein appeared on The Young Turks to discuss 14point3 — our campaign urging Secretaries of State and chief election officials nationwide to abide by Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment and ban Trump and other insurrectionists from the ballot. “Just like you would have to be twenty-five years old to runRead More