The Fight Against Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in Elections

Latest Developments

Free Speech For People’s Statement on the Federal District Court of Maine’s Decision to Block Parts of Maine’s Ban on Foreign Government-Influenced Corporate Political Spending

Posted on October 16, 2026 (October 16, 2026)

On September 31, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine ruled on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, filed by the corporate plaintiffs who are seeking to block Maine’s ban on foreign government-influenced corporate political spending. The judge partially granted this motion, permanently blocking important parts of the law law but
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Free Speech For People’s Statement on the Politically Motivated Search of Representative Omar’s Home By Federal Agents.

Posted on October 15, 2026

Impeachment

Free Speech For People condemns the search of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s home on October 12, 2026 by federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security. This targeted investigation is a politically- and racially-motivated attempt to silence Representative Omar, who has been a frequent critic of the Trump administration’s abuses of power. Congress cannot stand idly
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Statement Of Plaintiff’s Counsel On First Circuit’s Denial Of Stay In Coalition For Open Democracy v. Scanlan

Posted on October 14, 2026 (October 15, 2026)

Election Protection

We applaud the First Circuit’s ruling today, which blocks the state of New Hampshire’s attempt to suppress further the vote of young people on the eve of the November 2026 election. The First Circuit denied the government’s motion to stay the district court’s October 2 partial preliminary injunction ruling, which correctly allows election workers in
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Posted on June 22, 2021