Watch Our Netroots Nation 2016 Panel In St. Louis Missouri Posted on July 29, 2016 (July 29, 2016) On Friday, July 15, Free Speech For People organized a panel on, “Bold Strategies for Achieving Political Equality Through a New Supreme Court” at the Netroots Nation 2016 conference, held in St. Louis Missouri. Watch the full panel. Read More
John Bonifaz, Scott Greytak & John Nichols Discuss A City Ordinance to End Big Money Posted on July 28, 2016 (July 28, 2016) Free Speech For People and The Nation magazine’s John Nichols discuss a proposed City Ordinance to end super PAC spending and foreign corporate money in St. Petersburg elections.Read More
Join John Bonifaz in Chatham, MA For Special Conversation On Reclaiming Democracy For All Posted on July 27, 2016 (July 27, 2016) We invite you to join us for a special conversation with Free Speech For People co-founder, John Bonifaz on “We the People: The Fight To Overturn Citizens United and Reclaim Our Democracy.” Read More
YES! Magazine: Florida Town Proposes a Ban on Super PACs, What Could Happen? Posted on July 22, 2016 (July 24, 2016) Yes! Magazine covered last night’s vote in St. Petersburg on our proposed city ordinance, that would ban super PACs and foreign-influenced corporations from spending in local electionsRead More
BREAKING: Victory! FSFP Wins First Vote In Proposed St. Petersburg Ordinance To End Super PACs & Foreign Influenced Spending in Elections Posted on July 22, 2016 (October 26, 2016) On Thursday, July 21, 2016, the St. Petersburg City Council voted 6-1 to move forward for consideration our proposed ordinance to abolish super PACs and ban foreign corporate money in local elections. Read More
FSFP Takes On Super PACs & Foreign Spending in FL Elections Posted on July 21, 2016 (July 21, 2016) Check out a full recap on today’s city council vote in St. Petersburg, Florida on whether to move forward our proposed city ordinance to end super PACs and fight foreign-influenced corporations in local elections.Read More
The American Prospect: Plotting the End of Super PACs Posted on July 21, 2016 (October 2, 2018) The American Prospect reported on our latest initiative to abolish super PAC spending and ban foreign-influenced corporations from spending in local Florida elections. Read More
Above the Law: The Liberal Argument Against The Supreme Court Posted on July 19, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Legal blog, Above the Law covered our Netroots Nation 2016 panel on “Bold New Strategies For Achieving Political Equality Through a New Supreme Court.” Read More
FSFP At Netroots Nation 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri Posted on July 18, 2016 (August 17, 2016) On Friday, July 15, Free Speech For People organized a panel on, “Bold Strategies for Achieving Political Equality Through a New Supreme Court” at the Netroots Nation 2016 conference, held in St. Louis Missouri.Read More
Bloomberg View: An Attack On Citizens United Through The Back Door Posted on July 11, 2016 (July 11, 2016) Noah Feldman, a Bloomberg View columnist offers an astute assessment of our litigation strategy in challenging SpeechNow.org v. FEC, and the challenges that come with it. Read More