Other key cases have targeted state campaign contribution limits , such as Lair v. Motl , in which Free Speech For People filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , arguing that Montana 's campaign contribution limits should be upheld to protect the constitutional promise of political equality for all . Other cases have focused on individual worker 's rights , including Elster v. City of Seattle , an amicus brief filed in partnership with Demos , to defend the city against a constitutional challenge to Seattle 's " democracy voucher " program , a nationally-recognized public campaign financing system enacted by voter initiative in 2015 and first used in the city 's 2017 election . After a report from the Mine Safety and Health Administration found that " if basic safety measures were in place there would have been no loss of life at the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster " which claimed the lives of 29 coal miners , Free Speech For People led efforts with the Rainforest Alliance , Appalachian Voices , and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to revoke the corporate charter of the Appalachian coal mining company Massey Energy
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
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