Cell phone industry loses First Amendment challenge to consumer protection law Posted on July 9, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power On July 2d, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld mandatory consumer safety warnings for cell phones against a corporate First Amendment challenge by the cell phone industry’s lobbying group. For more details on the background of this case, see our blog post from 2015. The following blog post about the newRead More
Supreme Court Defeat For Corporations Raising Constitutional Challenge to Seattle Minimum Wage Posted on May 6, 2016 (November 29, 2018) This week, the Supreme Court announced that it would not hear an appeal of a constitutional challenge to Seattle’s minimum wage law brought by a franchise industry trade group.Read More
Supreme Court Delivers Victory For Seattle Living Wage Law and Fight Against Corporate Claims of Constitutional Rights Posted on May 2, 2016 (October 2, 2018) In a major win for the movement against corporate personhood, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a constitutional challenge by franchise owners in Seattle. Read More
Common Dreams: “Barons of Coal, Begetters of Change” Posted on April 20, 2016 (October 2, 2018) A new piece written by FSFP’s Counsel, Scott Greytak discusses the recent conviction of Don Blankenship and what it means for future cases on corporate abuse of power.Read More
Apple vs. FBI Is Not A Free Speech Matter Posted on March 28, 2016 (October 2, 2018) A Boston Globe staff editorial discussing Apple’s First Amendment claims in a legal dispute with the FBI, quotes our Legal Director Ron Fein.Read More