Results for: First Amendment

Turnabout Is Fair Play? Donald Trump Is Countersuing E. Jean Carroll for Defamation
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/06/28/turnabout-is-fair-p…trump-is-countersuing-e-jean-carroll-for-defamation-n768468
– Carroll first filed suit against Trump in 2019. … The judge allowed the amendment and denied Trump’s request to dismiss the suit based on the jury’s finding (in the second case) that … Now, Trump has filed a counterclaim in that (first) case against Carroll for defamation, based on her accusing him of raping her in…
Machete-Wielding Prof. Gets Court Date for Attack on NY Post Reporter, Claims She's the Victim
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/06/28/machete-wielding-pro…or-attack-on-ny-post-reporter-claims-shes-the-victim-n768370
– reported on the story—not that Rodriguez held a machete to a man’s throat and threatened to kill him,  nor that she assaulted the firstamendment rights (and property) of pro-life students.…
EXPOSED: Homeland Security Tried to Conceal Efforts to Censor Americans on Social Media
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/06/27/exposed-homeland-secur…conceal-efforts-to-censor-americans-on-social-media-n768144
– The agency’s expansion into surveilling and flagging domestic speech on social media platforms encroaches upon individuals’ First Amendment … The question is: Will anything be done to stop our government from violating our First Amendment rights?…
Wealth, Wealth Taxes, and Wealth Mobility
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/06/27/wealth-wealth-taxes-and-wealth-mobility-n768110
– Imposition of the existing income tax required amending the Constitution in the 16th Amendment. … The 16th Amendment allows Congress to lay and collect taxes on incomes — not wealth. … A wealth tax, such as Senator Warren champions, would require another constitutional amendment.…
The Skinny on SCOTUS - Tuesday Edition
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/06/27/the-skinny-on-scotus-tuesday-edition-n767898
– Counterman contends that, to determine whether speech is a “true threat” (and thus, not protected by the First Amendment), courts must…
The American Library Association Targets Brave Books 'See You At The Library Event'
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/06/27/the-american-libr…ion-targets-brave-books-see-you-at-the-library-event-n767913
First, remember that there, as I said before, libraries are for receipt of information. … That means that the First Amendment does not require the library to even offer meeting room spaces.…
The Right Move: Why Republicans Should Start Supporting Marijuana Decriminalization
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/06/26/the-right-move-why-rep…should-start-supporting-marijuana-decriminalization-n767825
– In 2016, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana, and DeSantis had previously supported its … Let’s take the fentanyl argument first.…
Calling Teenage Girls: Kamala Harris Is 'Counting on You' to Push Aggressive Abortion-on-Demand Agenda
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/06/26/calling-teenage…on-you-to-push-aggressive-abortion-on-demand-agenda-n767772
– But on the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which effectively overturned Roe v. … Is it any wonder why House Democrats in March 2022 unsuccessfully pushed an amendment to lower the federal voting age to 16?…
Don Lemon's New Remarks About His CNN Firing Are Hilarious
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/06/26/don-lemons-new-remarks-about-his-cnn-firing-are-hilarious-n767322
– To know that I am standing up and abiding by the Constitution, which my profession demands that I do because we are listed in the FirstAmendment of the Constitution, which is freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom of the press,” Lemon claimed. … A few months ago @DonLemon tried to shut me up on air when I educated him on the 2nd amendment: “when you have black skin & you live…
Musician Killer Mike Says More Gun Control Is Not the Answer to Shootings
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2023/06/23/musician-killer-m…says-more-gun-control-is-not-the-answer-to-shootings-n766103
– Mike said on the show: “These laws are going to affect us worse and they’re going to affect us first.” … guy, first and foremost, but adds he has another problem with tighter gun laws. … He explains why he believes those laws would impact Black Americans “worst and first.”…
'This Is Not About Truth -- It's Always Been About Power': MO AG Andrew Bailey Testifies Before COVID Subcommittee
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/06/23/this-is-not-about-t…ag-andrew-bailey-testifies-before-covid-subcommittee-n765843
– The evidence that we’ve uncovered only begins to scratch the service of these First Amendment violations. … The government’s strategy to suppress speech in violation of the First Amendment is threefold: First, officials attempt to harm Big … That admission makes this case one of the most important First Amendment cases in our nation’s history.…
What’s the Big Deal About RFK Jr?
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/06/23/whats-the-big-deal-about-rfk-jr-n766109
– Let’s take the climate change issue first. … He denied ever saying such a thing, writing, “I support the First Amendment which makes room for any citizen to, even knowingly, spew … As much as he seemed to despise the First Amendment, Kennedy isn’t too fond of the Second either.…
U.N. Message to People of Faith: Conform to LGBT Demands or You Encourage Violence Towards Them
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2023/06/23/u-n-message-to-pe…lgbt-demands-or-you-encourage-violence-towards-them-n765887
– In addition to seemingly having a problem with the First Amendment, Madrigal-Borloz went on to decry such things as adoptions often…
Michigan's House of Representatives Passes Legislation That Would Criminalize Hurting Someone's Feelings
https://redstate.com/jimthompson/2023/06/22/michigans-house…ion-that-would-criminalize-hurting-someones-feelings-n765632
– In 1791, the remaining 12 Amendments became law, none more important to our liberty than the 1st Amendment. … “Fighting Words” was first discussed in In Beauharnais v. … The proposed law and an adopted amendment would criminalize, for instance, speech causing “severe mental anguish” to another person…
Senior WH Staffer Rob Flaherty Is Leaving the Building
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/06/22/senior-wh-staffer-rob-flaherty-is-leaving-the-building-n765309
– I first caught wind of the news, however, on Wednesday evening, when I saw this tweet from Alex Berenson, the former New York Times … on the COVID side” Berenson is himself involved in ongoing litigation against the government for the alleged violation of his FirstAmendment rights.…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning 'Gender-Affirming' Care for Minors as Unconstitutional
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/06/20/federal-judge-str…gender-affirming-care-for-minors-as-unconstitutional-n764669
– ruling that the law violated the due process and equal protection rights of transgender youth and families and also violated the FirstAmendment rights of medical providers.…
When the Press Defends the State Cracking Down on Free Speech
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/09/when-the-press-defends-the-state-cracking-down-on-free-speech-n773906
Amendment rights. … We understand your First Amendment rights, but we’re trying to save people’s lives. … So, basically, Capehart tried to sell the audience on the idea that it is permissible for the government to violate the First Amendment
Michigan's Pronoun Law Is Only the Beginning in the Latest Battle Over Free Speech
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/09/michigans-pronoun-law…the-beginning-in-the-latest-battle-over-free-speech-n773880
– Critics argue that the bill violates the First Amendment and could be used to suppress those who do not buy into progressive gender … The First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech, makes no exception for offensive, repugnant, or hateful expression. … And a true threat is not protected speech under the First Amendment,” he said.…
'Assault Weapons' and Hogging the Spotlight
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/07/07/assault-weapons-and-hogging-the-spotlight-n772632
– Let’s look first at the text of David’s tweet. “You don’t need 30 round mags.” … First, you don’t get to tell me — or anyone — what we may need or not need. It’s none of your business. … It was the first time it had ever come out of the glove compartment for any reason other than target practice.…
Musk and Shellenberger Shine Spotlight on Big Question in Wake of Biden Censorship Decision
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/07/07/musk-and-shellenb…on-big-question-in-wake-of-biden-censorship-decision-n772442
– It issued an injunction preventing various federal persons and agencies from discouraging or removing First Amendment-protected speech … Amendment. … How invested is the Biden team in these actions that the judge called likely violations of the First Amendment?…
The Media's Reaction to Ruling Prohibiting Government Social Media Censorship Shows Us Exactly Who They Are
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/07/the-medias-reaction-to…ocial-media-censorship-shows-us-exactly-who-they-are-n772203
– The First Amendment protects your right to say and think whatever anti-vaccine nonsense you huffed straight out of a paint can, but … Amendment violation.” … Amendment over paranoia…
University Punishes Professor for Failing Student Who Referenced ‘Biological Women,’ but Then Backtracks
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/06/university-punishes-pr…who-referenced-biological-women-but-then-backtracks-n772000
– When I first started writing this story, I was ready to compliment a major university for standing up for free speech. … reprimand of faculty member Melanie Nipper for grading a student based on a controversial viewpoint was a welcome development from a FirstAmendment perspective.…
Biden Administration Set to Challenge First Amendment Ruling on Social Media Censorship
https://redstate.com/brutalbrittany/2023/07/05/biden-adminis…ge-first-amendment-ruling-on-social-media-censorship-n771771
– challenge a federal court ruling that found government collusion with social media companies to censor speech likely violated the FirstAmendment. … Amendment.…
Federal Judge Overturns Ban on Publicly Recording Without Consent
https://redstate.com/benkew/2023/07/05/federal-judge-overturns-ban-on-publicly-recording-without-consent-n771743
– has overturned an Oregon law that criminalizes the recording of someone without their consent on the grounds that it violates the FirstAmendment. … First passed in 1955, the law was later expanded to include the secret recording of conversations.…
Federal Judge Destroys the Government's Argument in Favor of Censorship and Educates Them on the First Amendment
https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/07/05/federal-judge-destro…censorship-and-educates-them-on-the-first-amendment-n771497
– On Independence Day, a federal district judge in Louisiana handed down one of the most critical decisions defending the First Amendment … This court finds that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their First Amendment free speech claim against the Defendants. … I can’t see the agencies involved in this grotesque assault of the First Amendment saying, “Oh, well, win some, lose some.”…
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