Results for: First Amendment

Ted Cruz, Conservative Lawyers Hail First Amendment Champion Chester Darling Upon His Passing
https://redstate.com/mccabe/2023/11/19/lawyer-in-st-patricks-day-parade-scotus-ruling-chester-darling-passes-94-n2166541
– “Chester Darling was a brilliant attorney whose impact on the First Amendment can’t be quantified,” Mike Davis, the founder and president … Amendment was first for a reason," he said. … “Chester felt so strongly about the correctness of his First Amendment theory that this was unconstitutional compelled speech,” he…
Michigan Township Declares Itself a 'Second Amendment Sanctuary,' Promptly Forms Militia
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/11/19/michigan-townshi…a-second-amendment-sanctuary-promptly-forms-militia-n2166546
– Holton Township Board of Trustees in Michigan's Muskegon County last Tuesday adopted a resolution declaring the township a "Second AmendmentFirst and foremost, red flag laws violate due process and the constitutional rights of gun owners. … And it not only believes in the Second Amendment right to bear arms but also understands the threats posed by the gun-grabbers on the…
Newt Gingrich, America's New Majority Project Put Forth Constitutionally Perilous Ideas on Free Speech
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/11/18/newt-gingrich-and…y-project-put-forth-constitutionally-perilous-ideas-n2166523
– In some specific attacks on civilization, Americans are prepared to limit First Amendment protections for terrorists and their supporters … There are some serious First Amendment concerns here. … By 48 percent to 36 percent, Americans believe non-citizens do not have the same First Amendment protection as citizens.…
District Judge Issues Complicated Ruling: Trump Can't Be Barred by 14th Amendment From Colorado Ballot
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2023/11/17/district-judge-is…trump-cant-be-barred-by-14th-a-from-colorado-ballot-n2166501
– judicial system that seek to bar former President Donald Trump from 2024 presidential ballots by using section three of the 14th Amendment … Wallace wrote in her ruling: First, she rejected the plaintiffs' argument that the 14th Amendment was intended to be read as the President … Trump engaged in insurrection against the Constitution, an offense that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — which was ratified in 1868…
Another Legal Win: NY Appellate Court Judge Stays Gag Order Against President Trump
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/11/16/another-legal-win…court-judge-stays-gag-order-against-president-trump-n2166447
– Former President Trump's primary attorney, Alina Habba, is already taking advantage of her own First Amendment rights, as evidenced…
Nikki Haley's Opposition to Anonymity in the Public Square Is Disqualifying and Historically Ignorant
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/11/15/nikki-haleys-stan…c-square-is-disqualifying-and-historically-ignorant-n2166370
– Nikki Haley made a huge unforced error Tuesday in the 2024 Republican presidential primary when she said that one of the first things … But you know what no one's talking about is -- first of all, the antisemitism was there. It was always bubbling up. … Haley claims that this power grab is needed for national security, but it forces those who want to exercise their First Amendment rights…
Trump's Latest Ballot Win Is Hindered by Condition of Michigan GOP
https://redstate.com/tladuke/2023/11/15/trumps-latest-ballot-win-is-hindered-by-condition-of-michigan-gop-n2166366
– secretary of state doesn’t have the power under state law to determine Trump’s eligibility for office based on the constitutional amendment … In case you are coming across my writings for the first time, I have covered Michigan politics and, in particular, the Michigan GOP…
Nikki Haley Calls to Outlaw Anonymous Social Media Accounts in Troubling Comments
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2023/11/14/nikki-haley-ca…onymous-social-media-accounts-in-troubling-comments-n2166350
First, again, this is the priority on day one? … That would be a good first thing to do. … It thus exemplifies the purpose behind the Bill of Rights, and of the First Amendment in particular: to protect unpopular individuals…
U.S. District Court Judge Stands Up for Free Speech, Strikes Down Pennsylvania Township's Flag Ban
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/11/14/us-district-court…speech-strikes-down-pennsylvania-townships-flag-ban-n2166354
– In a victory for free speech and the First Amendment, U.S. … "It was a resounding win for the First Amendment and free speech," he said. … The First Amendment is still under attack from various bad actors.…
NEW: Michigan Judge Rules Trump to Remain on 2024 Ballot
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/11/14/michigan-judge-rules-trump-to-remain-on-2024-ballot-n2166352
– just ruled that former President Donald Trump will remain on that state's 2024 presidential ballot, in a ruling based in part on FirstAmendment arguments by the Minnesota Republican Party. … to exclude President Trump from a ballot in a state he was unlikely to win in the first place.…
Paul Kessler Update: Community Members Take Over Corner Where Jewish Man Was Killed to Demand Justice
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/11/13/paul-kessler-upda…orner-where-jewish-man-was-killed-to-demand-justice-n2166301
– Salary records from Transparent California show that Alnaji first taught at Moorpark College in 2017, and in 2022 his total pay and … Probable cause is a requirement found in the Fourth Amendment that must be met before the police make an arrest. … First, we want to highlight something that has seemed to be misinterpreted by many, concerning the findings of the autopsy.…
Rolling Stone's Misguided and Baseless Attempt to Blame Gun Deaths on the Manufacturers
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2023/11/13/rolling-stones-misg…ss-attempt-to-blame-gun-deaths-on-the-manufacturers-n2166288
– idea what they are talking about while proudly displaying their hoplophobia and lack of knowledge and understanding of the Second Amendment … Let's break down the firearm deaths first. … All that and more is the very reason why we have a Second Amendment.…
Former 'Adult Film Star' Attempts to own Pro-Israel Politicians, Fails Badly
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/11/13/former-adult-film…attempts-to-own-pro-israel-politicians-fails-badly-n2166286
– Rather, they donate to politicians who already support their particular interest, which is why the NRA favors pro-Second Amendment … the real question, though: Mia Khalifa is, of course, free to express her opinion, just as is Congresswoman Tlaib - thanks to the FirstAmendment, one of the freedoms our Founders in their wisdom sought to guarantee.…
New Louisiana Bill Could Punish Corporate Blacklisting of Firearms Companies
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/23/new-louisiana-bill-cou…punish-corporate-blacklisting-of-firearms-companies-n2173217
– Miguez has proposed an amendment that would authorize the state attorney general or any local district attorney to void any contracts … First National Bank of Omaha said it would not renew a contract with the NRA to issue a branded Visa card. … terminated discounts for NRA members.Citigroup also set restrictions on the sale of firearms by its business customers, becoming the first
OUTRAGE: NYU Professor Preaches Oct 7th Atrocity Denial to Students
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/01/25/outrage-nyu-professor-preaches-oct-7th-atrocity-denial-to-students-n2169205
– If he is a naturalized citizen, his citizenship can be revoked; the 14th Amendment specifically allows for it. … That evidence appears in photos, on video — some taken from dead Hamas terrorists — and in the form of first-hand accounts.…
Influences and Role Models: Denver's Mike Rosen
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/25/influences-and-role-models-denvers-mike-rosen-n2173299
– My first foray into what would become the world-changing advent of the internet was around 1995, when my wife and I invested some savings … Several high-profile anti-Second Amendment types were known to frequent that debate, and to my lasting pride, I was part of the group … of Second Amendment activists who countered them and eventually drove them in confusion from the board.…
WATCH: CNN Host Challenges Mike Johnson on 'Rights' of Pro-Hamas Demonstrators - Any Guesses?
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/04/26/watch-cnns-erin…hnson-on-pro-hamas-demonstrators-rights-any-guesses-n2173347
– Or, in the case of CNN host Erin Burnett, "Never debate First Amendment 'rights' of pro-Hamas demonstrators threatening Jewish students … with a former First Amendment attorney." … Johnson responded:Of course, look, I was a First Amendment lawyer for 20 years, I went to the courts and defendant the -- our First
Tennessee Inches Closer to Preventing Adults From Helping Kids Receive 'Gender-Affirming Care'
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/26/tennessee-inches-close…lts-from-helping-kids-receive-gender-affirming-care-n2173367
– But Tennessee could become the first that applies penalties to adults relating specifically to gender-transition procedures and treatments.Earlier … The bill also “authorizes a person who violates this amendment to be held liable in a civil action for such violation.”Not surprisingly…
Legislative Irony: US Moves to Ban TikTok for Spying Even As Warrantless Surveillance Bill Passes
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/21/legislative-irony-us-m…g-while-passing-warantless-surveillance-legislation-n2173107
– the subject of criticism because the FBI and other agencies have used Section 702 of the bill to spy on American citizens without first … Andy Biggs (R-AZ) had proposed an amendment to the reauthorization bill that would have compelled agencies to get a warrant before … surveillance aid under the bill.The new FISA bill has come under scrutiny from privacy hawks who argue that it violates the Fourth Amendment
Dershowitz: Biased New York Times/TikTok Jury Bad for Trump, 'Best He's Likely to Do Is a Hung Jury'
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/04/21/dershowitz-biased-ne…bad-for-trump-best-hes-likely-to-do-is-a-hung-jury-n2173094
– Another interesting development today was that the prosecution is refusing to tell Trump's team the names of the first witnesses and … You have a right to prepare, and if I were Trump's lawyers, as soon as the name of the first witness [is put] forward, I would call … But criticizing is part of the essence of our First Amendment...…
NPR Journos Suggested Reading Their Site to Prove They Are Unbiased – This Was a Grave Mistake
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2024/04/26/npr-journos-sugge…to-prove-they-are-unbiased-this-was-a-grave-mistake-n2173376
– For years, NPR has been willing to explore the avenues of challenging the First Amendment (which Maher once said makes her efforts … It included the writer of “Free Speech Is Killing Us” and a professor who wrote “The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment,…
District of Columbia Police Reject George Washington University Request to Clear Pro-Hamas Encampment
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/27/district-of-columb…on-university-request-to-clear-protester-encampment-n2173416
– day-to-day operations at the university are not interfered with, the protesters may protest until they are blue in the face, and the FirstAmendment still applies to them.But the rhetoric, it should be noted, is growing increasingly violent and hostile.…
California Lawmakers Push Bill to Crack Down on Anonymous Social Media Users
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/27/california-lawmakers-p…bill-to-crack-down-on-anonymous-social-media-users-n2173412
– California state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would constitute yet another brazen attack on the First Amendment. … The state’s effort to pressure companies to “seek to verify” the identities of “influential” users would undermine First AmendmentAmendment.…
Democrats Fear Their 2024 National Convention May See Repeat of Violence in 1968
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/28/democrats-fear-the…ational-convention-may-see-repeat-of-1968s-violence-n2173449
– In the first case, the politicians here do not have the "power to address our demands" even if their demands were reasonable - they … Amendment as anyone alive. … But the First Amendment, while guaranteeing freedom of speech, does not guarantee the speaker an audience, or a venue; nor does it…
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