Philadelphia Freedom: Businesses for 28th Amendment and Note on OccupyPhilly Posted on November 4, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments November 4, 2011Jeff ClementsI’m in Philadelphia to testify at a legislative policy committee on Citizens United and corporate political spending. Here’s a my testimony, Government of and by the People? Corporate Political Spending in America After Citizens United and the Urgent Need for the 28th Amendment.Read More November 4, 2011 Jeff Clements I’m in Philadelphia to testify at a legislative policy committee on Citizens United and corporate political spending. Here’s a my testimony, Government of and by the People? Corporate Political Spending in America After Citizens United and the Urgent Need for the 28th Amendment. Read More
Free Speech For People to Hire Legal Director Posted on October 24, 2011 (August 6, 2020) FSFP Updates October 2011Read More October 2011 Read More
Give Us Our Law Back: Montana Fights to Stop Corporate Corruption Posted on May 24, 2011 (July 15, 2020) Defending Key Reforms For nearly 100 years, Montana law prohibited corporate money in politics. Then came the Citizens United decision.by Gwen Stowe, Jeff Clementsposted May 24, 2011In Montana, corporations claim that the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission overturned a century-old anti-corruption law. Now state residents are fighting, all over again, to take their democracy back from corporations.100 Years of Regulation, GoneRead More For nearly 100 years, Montana law prohibited corporate money in politics. Then came the Citizens United decision. by Gwen Stowe, Jeff Clementsposted May 24, 2011 In Montana, corporations claim that the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission overturned a century-old anti-corruption law. Now state residents are fighting, all over again, to take their democracy back from corporations. 100 Years of Regulation, Gone Read More
Article: Free Speech Lawyer Opposes Supremes Decision Posted on April 6, 2011 (July 15, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Betsy Levinson Concord Patch April 6, 2011 A Concord attorney is raising an alarm about the influence of corporate profits in the political process, and wants to overturn the year-old Supreme Court decision, the so-called Citizens United case, that gave corporations free rein to influence public elections.Read More By Betsy Levinson Concord Patch April 6, 2011 A Concord attorney is raising an alarm about the influence of corporate profits in the political process, and wants to overturn the year-old Supreme Court decision, the so-called Citizens United case, that gave corporations free rein to influence public elections. Read More
Three questions with Jeffrey Clements Posted on June 26, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Patrick Ball/Staff Writer, GateHouse News Service Concord — The Massachusetts Corporate Political Accountability Act is strong start but doesn’t fix the problem created by the Citizens United decision, according to Concord lawyer Jeffrey Clements.Read More By Patrick Ball/Staff Writer, GateHouse News Service Concord — The Massachusetts Corporate Political Accountability Act is strong start but doesn’t fix the problem created by the Citizens United decision, according to Concord lawyer Jeffrey Clements. Read More
Massachusetts Legislators Back Free Speech for People (Not Corporate Persons) Posted on June 21, 2010 (June 30, 2020) Democracy Amendments The corporatocracy rolls on in a wave of black goo, drowning pelicans and our representative republic. Steps that could limit CEO pay or require disclosure of corporate election funding are killed or stalled. But good news exists as well and it comes from the states. Today it's Massachusetts. This is a model of how we will save this republic.Read More The corporatocracy rolls on in a wave of black goo, drowning pelicans and our representative republic. Steps that could limit CEO pay or require disclosure of corporate election funding are killed or stalled. But good news exists as well and it comes from the states. Today it’s Massachusetts. This is a model of how we will save this republic. Read More
Leaders Speak Out Against Corporate Contributions Posted on May 17, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Posted by Maxim Alter, The Little RebellionRead More Posted by Maxim Alter, The Little Rebellion Read More Elena Kagan: A Justice for Every American Posted on May 11, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments From American Constitution SocietyRead More From American Constitution Society Read More Gooey Black Corporate Greed Posted on May 5, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Corporate persons aren't like you and I. They have eternal life and legal immunity. No death, no taxes, no joy or pain or moral feeling. No sweat and no tears. When they move their mouths, out come dollars, and we call those dollars speech. But when they stub their toe and bleed, out comes thick black goo in a gusher that could turn the ocean into a dead black pit, and we call that goo petroleum.Read More Corporate persons aren’t like you and I. They have eternal life and legal immunity. No death, no taxes, no joy or pain or moral feeling. No sweat and no tears. When they move their mouths, out come dollars, and we call those dollars speech. But when they stub their toe and bleed, out comes thick black goo in a gusher that could turn the ocean into a dead black pit, and we call that goo petroleum. Read More Latest Developments Victory: Nevada Court Grants Intervention To NAACP in Voter Roll Purge Case Posted on December 19, 2024 (December 19, 2024) Election Protection On December 17, 2024, a Nevada state court ruled that the NAACP Tri-State Conference of Idaho-Nevada-Utah has “significant, protectable interests” in the outcome of a lawsuit to unlawfully purge Nevada’s voter rolls, and has granted its motion to intervene as a defendant in the case. The lawsuit was filed by the Trump campaign and RepublicanRead More U.S. Senator Gillibrand Responds to National Archivist’s Refusal to Certify The Equal Rights Amendment Posted on December 18, 2024 (December 18, 2024) Democracy Amendments U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement in response to the National Archivist’s refusal to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment. “The archivist is correct that she has a responsibility to uphold the law. Unfortunately, by refusing to certify the ERA, she is wrongfully inserting herself into a clearRead More Remote Summer 2025 Legal Internships at Free Speech For People Posted on December 17, 2024 FSFP Updates Come join the campaign to reclaim democracy for the people by fighting for free and fair elections and against abuse of power! Free Speech For People is a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization, founded in January 2010 after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision. Since then, we have worked to renew our democracy andRead More New Polling Shows Perception of Biden’s Presidency Would Soar If He Publishes the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Posted on December 11, 2024 Democracy Amendments The ERA was approved by Congress in 1972 and ratified by 38 states in 2020. A new national alliance is urging President Biden to instruct the National Archivist to certify and publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment without delay. WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2024)— Data For Progress released a new poll today showing strongRead More Senators Demand Presidential Policy Directive Against Unlawful Mobilization of Military Posted on December 6, 2024 Challenging Corruption Earlier this week, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal, both members of the Senate’s Armed Services Committee, urged President Biden to issue a policy directive to prohibit the unlawful mobilization of our military against Americans. The letter explains that a long-standing law prohibits any part of the Armed Forces from executing the law absent ConstitutionalRead More Civil Rights and Democracy Groups Join Forces to Oppose Preemptive Recess Appointments Posted on December 5, 2024 Challenging Corruption WASHINGTON D.C. – Free Speech For People joined 70 national civil rights and pro-democracy organizations in sending a joint letter to the Senate, demanding that it uphold its critical constitutional responsibility to advise and consent on presidential nominations to the executive and judicial branches. The letter delivery was organized and led by People For theRead More WATCH: Publish the ERA townhall featuring Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Posted on December 4, 2024 (December 5, 2024) Democracy Amendments Watch our national town hall featuring U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and members of the Biden Publish the ERA Alliance discuss the campaign to publish the Equal Rights Amendment. The Alliance consists of over forty non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organizations representing millions of members calling on President Biden to enshrine equal justice under the law in theRead More 46 US Senators Urge President Biden to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution Posted on December 3, 2024 (December 3, 2024) Democracy Amendments The ERA was approved by Congress in 1972 and, by 2020, ratified by 38 states. The letter asks President Biden to instruct the National Archivist to certify and publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment without delay. WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 3, 2024)—Style Weekly published yesterday an official letter to President Biden dated November 22, 2024,Read More Join Senator Gillibrand for the Biden Publish the ERA Digital Town Hall Posted on November 25, 2024 (December 4, 2024) Democracy Amendments As attacks on the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ individuals surge nationwide, a second Trump term comes with grave new threats spelled out in Project 2025. With so many freedoms on the line, President Biden has the authority, responsibility, and opportunity to certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) before his term ends. The ERARead More U.S. Department of Justice Files Amicus Brief to Support Appeal by Colorado Civil Rights Organizations in Voter Intimidation Suit Posted on November 15, 2024 (November 20, 2024) Election Protection Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in support of NAACP Colorado, League of Women Voters of Colorado, and Mi Familia Vota. These groups, represented by Free Speech For People and co-counsel Bryan Sells, filed their appeal brief last week, challenging theRead More Previous page …12 13 14 Next page 15
Elena Kagan: A Justice for Every American Posted on May 11, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments From American Constitution SocietyRead More From American Constitution Society Read More
Gooey Black Corporate Greed Posted on May 5, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Corporate persons aren't like you and I. They have eternal life and legal immunity. No death, no taxes, no joy or pain or moral feeling. No sweat and no tears. When they move their mouths, out come dollars, and we call those dollars speech. But when they stub their toe and bleed, out comes thick black goo in a gusher that could turn the ocean into a dead black pit, and we call that goo petroleum.Read More Corporate persons aren’t like you and I. They have eternal life and legal immunity. No death, no taxes, no joy or pain or moral feeling. No sweat and no tears. When they move their mouths, out come dollars, and we call those dollars speech. But when they stub their toe and bleed, out comes thick black goo in a gusher that could turn the ocean into a dead black pit, and we call that goo petroleum. Read More