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
Cassidy Hutchinson’s MAJOR Revelations in Tuesday’s January 6th Hearing Posted on June 30, 2022 Challenging Corruption On Tuesday, Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, presented explosive testimony before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection. She demonstrated further that Donald Trump was at the center of a seditious conspiracy to use violent and other illegal means to subvert our democracy and retainRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Our 14point3 Campaign and a Potential Legal Challenge Against Former President Trump’s 2024 Candidacy on The Dean Obeidallah Show. Posted on June 8, 2022 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on The Dean Obeidallah Show to discuss our 14point3 campaign and the prospect of filing a legal challenge against former president Trump if he were to declare a run for office in 2024. "He's more involved in the insurrection than almost anyone else."@ronfein from @FSFPRead More
Washington Post: Insurrectionists can be barred from office, appeals court says Posted on May 24, 2022 (May 26, 2022) Challenging Corruption Major victory for upholding the mandate of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause As reported in the Washington Post, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a ruling on May 24 on the appeal of a federal lawsuit filed by Representative Madison Cawthorn to block the North CarolinaRead More
GOVERNMENT WATCHDOGS ADVOCATE FOR TRANSFER OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION TO NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL Posted on May 24, 2022 Challenging Corruption The three-year criminal inquiry into the Trump Organization’s financial crimes was suspended indefinitely when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg took office in January. ALBANY, NY (May 24, 2022) – Nonprofit advocacy organizations Free Speech For People and Daily Kos have launched a petition urging New York Governor Kathy Hochul to reassign the suspended criminal investigationRead More
The Nation Features Free Speech For People’s 14Point3 Campaign in John Nichols latest Column about Insurrectionist Lawmaker and Candidate for Governor Doug Mastriano. Posted on May 23, 2022 Challenging Corruption The Nation national affairs correspondent John Nichols recently published a new article on Pennsylvania State Senator and Candidate for Governor Doug Mastriano’s involvement in the January 6th insurrection and how that disqualifies him from future office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. NEW: @NicholsUprising reports on our letter and breaks it down why theRead More