Results for: First Amendment

Rep. Cori Bush Wants to Take a ‘Public Health’ Approach to Gun Violence. Here’s What That Means
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/03/24/rep-cori-bush-wants-to…ealth-approach-to-gun-violence-heres-what-that-means-n721006
– During a House Judiciary subcommittee meeting on “ATF’s Assault on the Second Amendment,” Rep. … This is not the first time Democrats have called for such an approach, but it just might be gaining some steam. “In St.…
Matt Taibbi Co-Authors New Report Showing DHS Likely Has Scrapped 'Disinformation Governance Board'
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2023/03/24/matt-taibbi-co-au…likely-has-scrapped-disinformation-governance-board-n721037
– hearings in which they grilled DHS Secretary Mayorkas over the Board and its intended, domestic purposes, which could stifle the FirstAmendment. … website in February: But that notice appears to have only been posted on the agency website recently (the Wayback Machine captured a first
Florida Sheriff’s Office Discontinuing ‘Pre-Crime’ Intelligence Program After Slew of Lawsuits
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/03/24/florida-sheriffs-offic…re-crime-intelligence-program-after-slew-of-lawsuits-n720937
– At best, it is a questionable policy on Fourth Amendment grounds. … The fact that this program ever existed in the first place is a grim reminder that tyranny exists at all levels of government in America…
Lauren Boebert's Brilliant Tweet Catches Rachel Vindman in Spectacular Self-Own
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/03/24/lauren-boeberts-b…tweet-catches-rachel-vindman-in-spectacular-self-own-n720710
– point about Biden’s new ATF rule against pistol braces that would do nothing at all to reduce crime but would violate the Second Amendment … Not only didn’t she get the first part of the joke, but she also didn’t understand the part that was spelled out more plainly — that…
The Media Wants Dominion to Beat Fox News, but That Could Blow up in Their Faces
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2023/03/24/the-media-wants-do…beat-fox-news-but-that-could-blow-up-in-their-faces-n720719
– The first is Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and his (now collapsing) case against Donald Trump in the whole Stormy Daniels affair. … First, it isn’t defamatory for journalists to report on newsworthy allegations made by others, even when those allegations turn out … “It has long been held that First Amendment considerations require giving media speakers more “breathing space” for protecting unintentional…
WATCH: Cori Bush Wants Us to Know She Won't 'Succumb to the Nihilist, Insurrectionist View of the 2nd Amendment,' America
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/03/24/watch-cori-bush…st-insurrectionist-view-of-the-2nd-amendment-america-n720565
– Nonetheless, the “noted Constitutional scholar” [ahem] wants us to know where we can stick the Second Amendment, and it’s not in her … First, there’s no such thing as an “assault rifle,” so since they don’t exist, you can’t ban them, Congresswoman. … We will not succumb to the nihilist, insurrectionist view of the Second Amendment.…
This Is the Way: Gun Rights Advocates Are Going on the Offensive
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/03/24/this-is-the-way-gun-rights-advocates-are-going-on-the-offensive-n720468
– But now, the pro-Second Amendment crowd is going on the offensive, filing lawsuits challenging existing gun restrictions that violate … He further argued that the “roster” law had deprived law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment right to choose a handgun that … With the Bruen ruling, this story will be among the first of many developments in which restrictive gun laws are struck down.…
Cracking Down on Free Speech Is Wrong No Matter Who Is Doing It
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/03/23/cracking-down-on-free-speech-is-wrong-no-matter-who-is-doing-it-n720007
– The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) wrote to remind Wendler that the First Amendment and Texas law protect student … All public university presidents should understand the First Amendment’s long-standing and basic principle of protecting expression … What is even more egregious about Wendler’s actions is that he is fully aware that he is violating the First Amendment – he said as…
High School Football Coach Scores Another Touchdown for the First Amendment
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/03/22/high-school-football-c…ach-scores-another-touchdown-for-the-first-amendment-n719931
– Kennedy’s prayer groups were protected by the First Amendment, in the U.S. Supreme Court’s split decision last June. … The decision was based on Kennedy’s First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion. … thrilled that Bremerton and Coach Kennedy are back together and we hope they go undefeated,” Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel at First
Southern States Moving Bills to Reinforce Janus Ruling
https://redstate.com/freedom-foundation/2023/03/22/southern-states-moving-bills-to-reinforce-janus-ruling-n719616
– Since first being heard on March 7, the Senate version has cleared its second and final committee with the next stop being the Senate … The House bill cleared its first committee on March 16 and has one more committee hearing before proceeding to the house floor and, … As the final version of SB 7 is decided, lawmakers plan to strengthen the bill with an amendment that does what the Florida bill would…
The Government’s Partnership With the Private Sector to Stifle Free Speech Has Just Begun
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/03/22/the-governments-partne…private-sector-to-stifle-free-speech-has-just-begun-n719857
– That pesky First Amendment prohibits the state from directly suppressing speech. … This is an egregious infringement on our First Amendment rights. … It’s time for the public to demand that Congress take action to shut down this censorious operation and protect our First Amendment
Weaponization Committee: FBI Targeted 'Mainline' Catholic Churches to Develop 'Sources' Against Parishioners
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/04/10/weaponization-com…lic-churches-to-develop-sources-against-parishioners-n729301
– “They must be free to exercise their fundamental First Amendment rights without worrying that the FBI may have planted so-called “tripwire…
FBI's Glossary: How Common Words Are Now Red Flags for Domestic Terrorism
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/04/10/fbis-glossary-how-common-words-are-now-red-flags-for-domestic-terrorism-n729285
– ideology,” Wray stated that the FBI does not investigate individuals or groups based solely on their ideological beliefs or protected FirstAmendment activity.…
SFSU Releases Shocking Statement on Riley Gaines Assault
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/04/09/sfsu-releases-shocking-statement-on-riley-gaines-assault-n728683
– victims, in this case, are the screeching, hysterical trans activists who physically assaulted and kidnapped someone for using their FirstAmendment rights. … retake ground, but you aren’t retaking SFSU, and at some point, your personal safety and the safety of your family have to come first
Catholic Archdiocese Calls out Walter Reed for Canceling Pastoral Care Contract Before Easter
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2023/04/08/catholic-archdioc…d-for-canceling-pastoral-care-contract-before-easter-n728568
– Who will be making sure our service members’ First Amendment right to worship how they choose is maintained? … Broglio, J.C.D., called out Walter Reed’s canceling the pastoral contract as an “encroachment on the First Amendment guarantee of the … I earnestly hope that this disdain for the sick will be remedied at once and their First Amendment rights will be respected.”…
Greg Abbott Takes First Step in Pardoning Man Convicted of Murder for Shooting BLM Protester in Self-Defense
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/04/08/greg-abbott-takes-fi…of-murder-for-shooting-blm-protester-in-self-defense-n728437
– Greg Abbott has gotten the message loud and clear, and he’s already taken the first step in securing Perry’s release. … At that point, the Texas legislature would need to propose an amendment to the state’s constitution.…
Guest OpEd: History of the Semi-Auto
https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2023/04/08/guest-oped-history-of-the-semi-auto-n728233
– But first, some history. … One of the very first was a rifle. … The adoption of the M1 in 1937 gave US troops their first autoloading service rifle.…
The Public Good or Private Gain? Let’s Examine Eminent Domain Abuse
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/04/06/the-public-good-or-private-gain-lets-examine-eminent-domain-abuse-n727556
– In the United States, the concept of eminent domain was enshrined in the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, which states that “private … However, as is usually the case with governments, the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Fifth Amendment has evolved over time, … The project, which was first announced in 2003, was led by the developer Forest City Ratner Companies and included plans for a new…
Biden Administration and DHS Continue to Hamper Censorship Probe
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2023/04/06/biden-administration-and-dhs-continue-to-hamper-censorship-probe-n727381
– This is not Fitton’s and Judicial Watch’s first go-around with the Biden Department of Homeland Security. … of Missouri had filed preliminary injunctions to stop the toxic partnership between government and tech trampling on Americans’ FirstAmendment rights.…
Does the First Amendment Protect This Professor's Speech?
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/04/04/does-the-first-amendment-protect-this-professors-speech-n726280
– ”  – Frederick Douglass It is a commonly understood maxim that the First Amendment protects unpopular speech. … A professor recently made some comments that could potentially stretch the limits of the protections the First Amendment affords Americans … In other words, mere advocacy of criminal behavior is protected by the First Amendment, but speech that is intended to and likely to…
A Wyoming Democrat Encouraging Murder to Support 'Trans Rights' Reveals a Violent Political Movement
https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/04/04/a-wyoming-democrat-e…rt-trans-rights-reveals-a-violent-political-movement-n726096
– explained the message behind the meme: arming and protecting the LGBTQ community, a group of people she said depend upon Second AmendmentFirst, considering the number of people legitimately identifying as transgender — by that, I mean people who aren’t using transgender…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Causes Jamaal Bowman to Lose His Ever-Loving Mind in New York
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/04/04/marjorie-taylor-gree…maal-bowman-to-lose-his-ever-loving-mind-in-new-york-n726174
– We need a congressional investigation and a non-stop news cycle from the press condemning this brutal attack on our First Amendment
WATCH: Nikki Fried and Other Leftists Arrested in the Based State of Florida
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/04/04/watch-nikki-fried-an…ther-leftists-arrested-in-the-based-state-of-florida-n726057
– orders of police to vacate the public property in question, suddenly, they insist that the law shouldn’t be enforced and that the FirstAmendment should be respected at all costs.…
Former AG Barr Says Trump Shouldn't Testify in Criminal Hush Money Case Because 'He Lacks All Self-Control'
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/04/02/former-ag-barr-s…hush-money-case-because-he-lacks-all-self-control-2-n725297
– , at best, relationship with former Attorney General William Barr — one of two AGs to serve under the former president, with the first … It also runs into First Amendment issues. … Where are you going to draw the line between legitimate First Amendment activity, protesting an election, and actually conspiring to…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Minnesota Ban on Open Carry for 18- to 20-Year Olds, Gun Grabbers Hardest Hit
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/04/01/federal-judge-st…arry-for-18-to-20-year-olds-gun-grabbers-hardest-hit-n724861
– Bruen — a case in which SCOTUS ruled for the first time that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to carry a handgun … Constitution, screw the Supreme Court, and screw the Second Amendment. … The Bottom Line This was a yuuge Second Amendment win — and the gun grabbers know it.…
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