John, Judge Tracie Porter of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois has just ruled that Donald Trump is disqualified from the state’s presidential primary and general election ballots under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment for engaging in the January 6th insurrection. Free Speech For People, with Illinois co-counsel Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym and Illinois election lawyer Ed Mullen, filed this legal challenge to Trump’s candidacy in January 2024 on behalf of Illinois voters. Click here to read our statement on this victory. Free Speech For People previously secured another important victory in earlier stages of this case. Former Illinois Republican state court judge Clark Erickson found that though the Illinois Board of Elections does not have the authority to rule on our case on the merits, if the Board decided to do so, Trump should be disqualified from the ballot. Judge Erickson became the first Republican judge anywhere in the country to find that Donald Trump engaged in insurrection and is disqualified under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. These victories would not have been possible without you. Your support for Free Speech For People gives us the tools we need to uphold our Constitution and hold insurrectionists like Trump accountable for attempting to subvert our democracy. And this fight must go forward. Will you make a donation today to help us continue this vital work? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $250 Express Donate: $100 Express Donate: $50 Express Donate: $25 Express Donate: $10 Or, donate another amount Free Speech For People is proud to have catalyzed the movement to hold elected officials-turned-insurrectionists accountable under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. In addition to Illinois, Free Speech For People has advanced similar legal challenges against Trump in Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Oregon. And, on January 31, 2024, we filed an amicus brief representing a bipartisan group of former state supreme court justices before the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Anderson, a case brought by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), urging the Court to affirm the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that Donald Trump is disqualified under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment for inciting and engaging in the January 6th insurrection. The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. Anderson on February 8, 2023. This is just one of the ways we’re fighting for a democracy by and for we, the people. Through key initiatives to fight big money in politics, protect our right to vote and our elections, confront unchecked corporate power, and advance new laws to foster political equality for all people, we remain committed to defending our republic. Onward, John Bonifaz
President, Free Speech For People | 
