Tag: Mi Familia Vota

FSFP President John Bonifaz Featured in The Nation Magazine: “The Biggest Threat to Donald Trump Could Be the Constitution Itself”
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Challenging Corruption

The Nation recently published a new article on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and the question of whether or not former president Trump can be disqualified from the ballot. The piece features FSFP President John Bonifaz discussing the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause and the ongoing campaign to pressure chief election officials to abide by the
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“Trump is Disqualified,” Week of Action Marks 155th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment
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Challenging Corruption

Actions across the country from July 9th to July 15th highlight Trump’s ineligibility under the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause. WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2023) – Free Speech For People and MiFamilia Vota on Sunday launched a week of action to urge election officials across the country to bar Donald Trump from the ballot under Section 3
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“States Must Act,” Read this New Oped by Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Why Donald Trump is Disqualified from Future Public Office and Must be Barred From the Ballot
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The Guardian recently published a new op-ed by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on why Donald Trump’s incitement of the January 6 insurrection disqualifies him from future public office under Section Three  of the Fourteenth Amendment. He goes on to make the case for why Secretaries of State across the country must bar the former
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Free Speech For People’s Campaign to Uphold Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and Bar Trump from the Ballot Featured in New Washington Post Piece
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Challenging Corruption

The Washington Post recently published a new piece entitled, “Trump team prepares to fight efforts to block him from ballots over Jan. 6”. The article discusses Free Speech For People and Mi Familia Vota’s joint 14point3 campaign, and details our efforts across the country to uphold Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and bar the
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Voting Rights Groups File Complaint Urging Court to Address Unconstitutional Voter Suppression Law In Texas.
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Election Protection

On December 1, 2021, non-profit civic engagement organization Mi Familia Vota and individual voters filed an amended complaint in federal court in Texas to further address the unlawful new voter suppression law recently enacted by the State Legislature. The plaintiffs filed the complaint jointly with Houston Justice, Houston Area Urban League, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
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Fifth Circuit Court Ruling In The Case Challenging Unsafe And Unequal Election Practices In Texas During A Pandemic Featured in Law 360
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Election Protection

Following the ruling, plaintiffs file new motion for preliminary injunction for relief under the Voter Rights Act to require the statewide mask mandate in Texas be applied at polling locations. Law 360 recently covered the Fifth Circuit Court’s ruling in Mi Familia Vota v. Abbott — the case challenging unsafe and unequal election practices in
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Voting Rights Advocates Win Motion To Expedite Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Case Challenging Unsafe and Unequal Elections in Texas During a Pandemic.
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Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP, and an individual Texas voter won a motion to expedite their appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case challenging unsafe and unequal elections in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic. Free Speech For People, the law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann &
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