FEF Fundraiser And Update Published In American Free Press
On November 11, 2019, Charles Randy Sheppard, FEF Board Member, published in the American Free Press an update on FEF’s progress (article can be viewed here)
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FEF Files Amicus Brief In Fourth Circuit RAM Case
On October 8, 2019, FEF filed an amicus brief in the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Rise Above Movement defendants who had been prosecuted under the Anti-Riot Act for their participation in the Charlottesville, Virginia, Unite the Right Rally. At the trial court, the defendants, under intense pressure and in difficult prison conditions, had agreed…
American Free Press Publishes Article On Victory In California RAM Case
On June 17, 2019, the American Free Press (“AFP”), citing FEF’s contributions, published an article commending the Rise Above Movement defendants’ victory in California. The front-page AFP article about the RAM victory can be viewed here.
FEF’s First Amicus Brief Accepted In California Rise Above Movement Case
On May 31, 2019, Judge Cormac Carney granted FEF’s application to file its amicus (Friend of the Court) brief in the United States v. Rundo, et al. prosecution in the federal District Court for the Central District of California. This Rundo case is one of two federal prosecutions of Rise Above Movement (“RAM”) members under the federal Anti-Riot Act (the…
Featured in American Free Press
The Free Expression Foundation has been featured in a recent article and podcast by the American Free Press. Re Check out the article here: The AFP Report – Glen Allen – Read the Article. The AFP Podcast – Glen Allen – Listen to the Podcast Below
FEF Issues Press Release Regarding Its Ninth Circuit Amicus Brief
On June 23, 2020, FEF issued a press release (attached to this post) regarding the amicus brief it filed the week before in the Ninth Circuit in the RAM Rundo appeal. After reviewing the background and importance of the Rundo case, including the blatant political motives of the government in commencing the prosecution, FEF noted that the American Civil Liberties…
FEF Allowed To File Second Amicus Brief By Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals
Although amicus curiae parties are rarely permitted to file two amicus briefs in an appeal, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has accorded FEF this unusual distinction. On January 9, 2020, the Fourth Circuit allowed FEF to file a second amicus brief – FEF’s reply amicus brief – in the United States v. Miselis Rise Above Movement appeal. In its…
