FSFP Welcomes Fall 2016 Interns To Our Legal Advocacy Program Posted on September 29, 2016 (September 30, 2016) Free Speech For People is proud to announce our new 2016 Fall Law Clerks. We welcome these scholars to our Legal Advocacy Program and we look forward working with them in the coming months.Read More
FSFP Proudly Welcomes Jasmine Gomez as the Winner of the 2016-18 Democracy Honors Fellowship Posted on September 6, 2016 (September 6, 2016) Free Speech For People is pleased to announce that Jasmine Gomez has joined our legal advocacy team as the recipient of the 2016-18 Democracy Honors Fellowship. Read More
FSFP Launches New Campaign to Support St. Petersburg Proposed Ordinance To Fight Big Money Posted on August 24, 2016 (August 24, 2016) Free Speech For People & partners launched a pledge campaign to build up support for the St. Petersburg City Council’s efforts to end super PACs and limit foreign corporate money in local elections. Read More
Watch: St. Petersburg City Council Hearing on Proposed Ordinance to #FightBigMoney Posted on August 11, 2016 (August 11, 2016) Watch a recording of the presentation of the proposed St. Petersburg city ordinance, including public testimonials of support and the final vote by city council members. 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 To Take On Super PACs And Foreign Money In Florida Elections Posted on July 20, 2016 (November 29, 2018) Building off of our momentum from our recent filing of the FEC complaint to end super PACs, FSFP is preparing to launch a new campaign in St. Petersburg, Florida, that will create another test case to challenge super PACs and foreign money in elections. Read More
Tampa Bay Times: Keep Super PAC Cash Out of St. Petersburg Elections Posted on July 17, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Free Speech For People counsel, Scott Greytak and Vice Chair of the St. Petersburg City Council, Darden Rice, co-authored a column in the Tampa Bay Times on the corrupting influence of Super PACs and how a new ordinance could curb outside spending. Read More
Washington Post: Can Super PACs Be Put Back in the Box? Posted on July 7, 2016 (July 7, 2016) Matea Gold of the Washington Post outlines the latest legal advocacy efforts from FSFP, which includes the filing of a FEC complaint targeting super PAC spending.Read More
Big money strikes again in Montana Posted on May 18, 2016 (October 2, 2018) On Tuesday, the federal district judge in the Lair v. Motl case struck down Montana’s campaign contribution limits (passed by the voters through a 1994 ballot initiative) as “too low.”Read More