FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses New Mexico Ruling Implementing Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause and Its Implications For Future 14point3 Challenges on Rising Up With Sonali Posted on September 14, 2022 (September 15, 2022) Challenging Corruption FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on Rising Up With Sonali to discuss a recent New Mexico ruling that disqualified former county commissioner Couy Griffin from public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Fein also discussed the implications of that ruling for challenges to the candidacies of other insurrectionists including former presidentRead More
Indivisible, Free Speech For People, and PA-10 Constituents File Ethics Committee Complaint Against Rep. Perry for January 6 Involvement Posted on September 9, 2022 Challenging Corruption WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, working with Indivisible and Free Speech For People, constituents from Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District filed a complaint against Representative Scott Perry with the House Committee on Ethics over his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential elections. Following yesterday’s submission, the House Committee on Ethics will decide whether to establishRead More
Free Speech For People Applauds New Mexico Ruling Implementing Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause and Congratulates CREW Posted on September 6, 2022 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People applauds the New Mexico judge’s decision in White v. Griffin, finding that the (now-former) county commissioner Couy Griffin is disqualified from public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment (the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause), and congratulates Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) for leading this case. The judge’s decisionRead More
FSFP’s Statement on Georgia Supreme Court Decision in Rowan et al. v. Raffensperger Posted on September 1, 2022 (September 1, 2022) Challenging Corruption Today, in an unsigned order without written opinion, the Georgia Supreme Court denied Free Speech For People’s appeal of the decision in the challenge to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s candidacy under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Importantly, this appeal did not involve any important federal constitutional issues. The appeal focused entirely on questions ofRead More
Free Speech For People Files Opposition to FEC’s Motion to Dismiss Russian Election Interference Case Posted on August 25, 2022 Challenging Corruption The nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations Free Speech For People (FSFP) and Campaign for Accountability (CfA) have filed their opposition to the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) motion to dismiss their case challenging the FEC’s failure to investigate a five-year-old complaint regarding the Russian government’s unlawful foreign political spending in the 2016 election, at times in coordination withRead More
FSFP Legal Fellow Ben Horton: “Trump is Disqualified from Future Public Office Under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, and State Officials Should Not Wait for Congress to Ensure That the Constitution is Enforced” Posted on August 10, 2022 (August 11, 2022) Challenging Corruption Election Law Blog recently published a new piece by FSFP Legal Fellow Ben Horton on the need for Secretaries of State across the country to abide by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and bar former president Trump from any future ballot based on his incitement of the January 6 insurrection. The following are excerptsRead More
“A heroic and democracy-saving effort,” Glenn Kirschner praises 14point3 campaign in interview with FSFP President John Bonifaz Posted on August 2, 2022 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People’s President John Bonifaz appeared on Glenn Kirschner’s Justice Matters last week to discuss the 14point3 campaign, which seeks to bar insurrectionists including Donald Trump from any future ballot. Kirschner is an NBC legal analyst and a former federal prosecutor. Under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, public officials (including the PresidentRead More
Free Speech For People’s Statement on Fulton County Superior Court Judge Brasher’s Ruling in Greene case Posted on July 25, 2022 Challenging Corruption On July 25, Judge Christopher Brasher of the Fulton County, Georgia Superior Court issued a decision upholding Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s earlier decision to allow Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to appear on the ballot. A group of Georgia voters, represented by a legal team led by Free Speech For People, had challenged Greene’s candidacyRead More
WATCH LIVE: Fulton County Superior Court To Hear Oral Arguments in Challenge to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Candidacy Under US Constitution’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause. Posted on July 14, 2022 Challenging Corruption Counsel for Georgia voters to argue that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s decision should be reversed and that Marjorie Taylor Greene is disqualified from future office under the US Constitution, based on her role in the January 6th insurrection. WHAT: Oral arguments on the Petition for Judicial Review WHEN: Monday, July 18, 2022 atRead More
Public Interest Groups Call on Secretaries of State to Sign Declaration Barring Donald Trump From the Ballot Under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Posted on July 13, 2022 Challenging Corruption WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nonprofit, nonpartisan legal advocacy group Free Speech For People and the grassroots advocacy group Our Revolution are calling on secretaries of state across the country to follow the mandate of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and sign a declaration that former president Donald Trump is barred fromRead More