Apr 13, 2022 – He continued, arguing that laws against teaching concepts related to Critical Race Theory (CRT) “violate the First Amendment in their … He insisted that the laws “are inconsistent with the central tenet of the First Amendment: All ideas should be able to be expressed…

Apr 11, 2022 – He claimed that you couldn’t buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed. … BIDEN: "You couldn't buy a cannon when the Second Amendment passed." … He still thinks the Second Amendment is about hunting deer.…

Apr 11, 2022 – One can argue the merits of specific pedagogic techniques – but we would make a mistake in defining this as a First Amendment issue…

Apr 11, 2022 – This time, Biden seemed to forget that he can’t just simply craft and pass laws about the Second Amendment. … Also, Article 1, Section 1 (literally the first operative sentence in the Constitution) says Congress makes law, not POTUS!” … Also, Article 1, Section 1 (literally the first operative sentence in the Constitution) says Congress makes law, not POTUS!…

Jun 29, 2023 – The thing that sets Maher apart, though, is that he is a zealot about embracing free speech and supporting the First Amendment and…

Jun 29, 2023 – In the Harvard case, the First Circuit affirmed, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari. … Whether the admissions systems used by Harvard College and UNC are lawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment … Holding: Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (1st Circuit reversed…

Jun 29, 2023 – This whole issue first arose when sharp-eyed commenters, watching a public appearance, noted the marks on the President’s face from … The simple fact is that he’s not fit for office, and should resign immediately — barring that, his Cabinet should instigate 25th Amendment…

Jun 29, 2023 – Then, and only then, after first meeting the qualifications required by the school do colleges look at other factors in addition to … The way it works in practice is this: colleges first establish a qualified pool of applicants, based on being a certain grade, test … That interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment is not only contrary to precedent and the entire teachings of our history, see supra…

Jun 29, 2023 – AFSCME that government employees have a First Amendment right to work at their jobs regardless of their union membership. … This is down from 1983, the first year where comparable union data is available, and the union membership rate was 20.1 percent. … Michigan Republicans just lost both the State House and Senate control for the first time since before John Engler left office.…

Jun 29, 2023 – My first proposal is that the purchase of the U.S. and state flag be exempt from state and local sales taxes. … The Tenth Amendment provides that government functions not specifically delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states…

Jun 28, 2023 – Jennifer Kennedy, a California attorney and children’s advocate, told me in an email: The amendment has added to the state’s standard … Note: The first version of this bill called for “a parent’s affirmation of transition” to be specifically enumerated along with the…

Jun 28, 2023 – 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…

Jun 28, 2023 – 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 first … amendment rights (and property) of pro-life students.…

Jun 27, 2023 – 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?…

Jun 27, 2023 – 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.…

Jun 27, 2023 – Counterman contends that, to determine whether speech is a “true threat” (and thus, not protected by the First Amendment), courts must…

Jun 27, 2023 – 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.…

Jun 26, 2023 – In 2016, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana, and DeSantis had previously supported its … Let’s take the fentanyl argument first.…

Jun 26, 2023 – 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?…

Jun 26, 2023 – 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 First … Amendment 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…

Jun 23, 2023 – 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.”…

Jun 23, 2023 – 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.…

Jun 23, 2023 – 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.…

Jun 23, 2023 – In addition to seemingly having a problem with the First Amendment, Madrigal-Borloz went on to decry such things as adoptions often…

Jun 22, 2023 – 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…