The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Hears Oral Arguments on The Proposed Ballot Measure to Ban Super PACs in Massachusetts Posted on February 7, 2023 (February 7, 2023) Challenging Super PACs Free Speech For People and Equal Citizens appeared before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday for oral arguments in two lawsuits on behalf of individual voters in the state challenging the Massachusetts Attorney General’s rejection of an initiative petition to limit contributions to super PACs (which are currently unlimited) to $5,000 per individual donor. TheRead More
VIDEO: The Ongoing Fight To Abolish Super PACs and Prohibit Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in State Elections. Posted on September 23, 2021 (October 1, 2021) Challenging Foreign Influence In March 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in SpeechNow.org v. FEC opened the door to super PACs by holding that the federal law limiting contributions to political committees to $5,000 per person each year could not be applied to a political committee that promised to make only “independent expenditures.” At the sameRead More
Abolish Super PACs, Ban Foreign Corporate Money: State Legislators Hear Testimony on Bills to Protect Election Integrity in Massachusetts. Posted on September 15, 2021 Challenging Super PACs BOSTON, MA – As multinational corporations like Uber and Lyft prepare to push a new ballot measure in Massachusetts that would define their drivers as independent contractors, state legislators will hear public testimony today on bills to abolish super PACs and to prohibit spending by foreign-influenced corporations in Massachusetts elections. The hearing, before the JointRead More
VIDEO: Free Speech For People And Our Fight To End Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in Our Elections Posted on March 31, 2021 (April 2, 2021) Challenging Foreign Influence Free Speech For People has been at the forefront in the fight to end foreign-influenced corporate campaign spending, researching, drafting, and advocating for legislation on all levels of government. We helped to successfully pass laws in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2017, and in Seattle, Washington in 2020. Seven states (Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, NewRead More
Massachusetts Joint Committee On Veterans And Foreign Affairs To Consider Trump Impeachment Resolution Posted on September 19, 2019 (May 27, 2020) Impeachment Committee members will hold a public hearing on Sen. Jo Comerford’s resolution to support an impeachment inquiry of President Trump, making it the first state to officially call for impeachment proceedings. BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Veterans and Foreign Affairs will consider a resolution supporting impeachment proceedings against President Donald J. Trump.Read More
Closing a Dangerous Loophole in Massachusetts’ Campaign Finance Practice Posted on December 6, 2018 (December 6, 2018) Few Americans want to see more money in politics these days. In fact, almost 80% favor limiting big donations, voicing concerns about the integrity of our democracy. But today Free Speech For People will be testifying at a public hearing to close an arbitrary loophole that has been allowing politically savvy groups to avoid registeringRead More
FSFP Legal Advocacy Work Inspires Impeachment Efforts in Brookline, MA Posted on April 24, 2017 (April 24, 2017) Last week, the town of Brookline, Massachusetts took a big step toward passing our model local resolution to impeach Donald Trump, when its Selectmen voted unanimously to send it to the May 23 Town Meeting.Read More