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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

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 strong
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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 Constitutional
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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 the
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Argued less than a week after Citizens United v. FEC, and decided just two months later, the D.C. Circuit’s less-widely-reported decision in SpeechNow.org v. FEC further extended Citizens United and opened the door to what we now call Super PACs. But some argue that SpeechNow, which the Supreme Court declined to review, is not a necessary or the best interpretation of Citizens United, and that the Court might be persuaded to overrule SpeechNow in a properly presented case.

On Monday, November 16 from 12-1:30pm ET, Free Speech For People will join Harvard Law School and partners for a live stream conversation on Ending Super PACs.