Results for: First Amendment

1st Amendment: Supreme Court Rules on Free Speech Coalition vs. Paxton
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/06/27/1st-amendment-supreme-court-rules-on-free-speech-coalition-vs-paxton-n2190946
– B. 1181) addresses speech understood in First Amendment law as “obscene for minors.” … That label means the First Amendment does not protect the  speech for minors. … The Second Amendment does not apply to minors in most instances, and while there is an argument to be made that the First Amendment
The Democrats Are Disintegrating. Could a New Party Step In?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/06/28/the-democrats-are-disintegrating-could-a-new-party-step-in-n2191018
– The White House was held by Democrats Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan until 1860, when Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican … be good at only one thing, and that is falling on their swords in the name of principle; also, a party that favors the Second Amendment
Supreme Court Upholds Right of Parents to Opt Their Kids Out of LGBTQ-Themed Classroom Activities
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/06/27/us-supreme-cou…er-parental-rights-supersede-public-school-mandates-n2190947
– parents in Barnette and Yoder were similarly capable of teaching their religious values “at home,” but that made no difference to the FirstAmendment analysis in those cases."…
Parents Won a Huge Victory Today, but the Battle Is Far From Over, and Children Are Still at Risk
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2025/06/27/parents-won-a…tle-is-far-from-over-and-children-are-still-at-risk-n2190982
– resulting in the lawsuit that went all the way up to the highest court in the land, where it backed the parents and upheld their FirstAmendment right to freedom of religion.…
What's Left at SCOTUS? A Rundown of the Decisions We Can Expect on Friday
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/06/26/whats-left-at-scotus-a-rundown-of-the-remaining-cases-for-this-term-n2190939
– It now faces a First Amendment challenge, and the question is whether the law must withstand the heightened "strict scrutiny" examination…
The Foster Care System Should Never Place Ideology Over Child Welfare
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/08/the-foster-care-system-should-never-place-ideology-over-child-welfare-n789578
– that the state is openly discriminating against a couple solely because of their religious beliefs seems to be a violation of their FirstAmendment rights.…
Former FOX News, now CBS Reporter Catherine Herridge Ordered by Court to Reveal Sources in Possible Chinese Agent Story
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2023/08/08/former-fox-news…rt-to-reveal-sources-in-possible-chinese-agent-story-n789189
– Asserting the First Amendment’s qualified privilege for journalists, and urging the Court to adopt a federal common law newsgathering … binding case law of this Circuit, the Court concludes that Chen’s need for the requested evidence overcomes Herridge’s qualified FirstAmendment privilege in this case.…
Alan Dershowitz Savages Justice Department’s Dirty Tactics Against Trump
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/07/alan-dershowitz-savages-justice-departments-dirty-tactics-against-trump-n789091
– “He has a First Amendment right — and we have a First Amendment right — to know what’s in the documents,” Dershowitz said. … himself by his online behavior, but this does not excuse Smith trying to exploit the situation to violate the former president’s FirstAmendment rights, as Dershowitz argued.…
Trump Attorney John Lauro and Dana Bash Spar Over Press Freedom and Speech vs. Action on CNN's 'State of the Union'
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/08/06/trump-attorney-john…edom-and-speech-vs-action-on-cnns-state-of-the-union-n788589
– John Lauro: Well, first of all, this protective order that’s being suggested by the Biden administration is an effort to keep from … Amendment rights, now these prosecutors are trying to infringe on the freedom of the press. … Amendment rights vigorously in court.…
Dershowitz Points to Big 'Lie' in Jack Smith's Indictment Against Trump
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/08/05/dershowitz-points-to-big-lie-in-jack-smiths-indictment-against-trump-n788091
– In an interview with Larry Kudlow, Dershowitz also pointed out how it could be dangerous to the Sixth Amendment as well. … [T]his is a very, very dangerous indictment, dangerous to the First Amendment and also dangerous to the Sixth Amendment because it…
Alabama Library Cancels Kirk Cameron's 'See You at the Library' Event Citing Capacity Issues, Then Reverses Course
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/08/04/madison-huntsvill…ry-event-citing-capacity-issues-then-reverses-course-n787895
– So, this last-minute cancelation could be construed as discrimination and a violation of Cameron’s and Brave Books First Amendment … The law firm representing Brave Books, First Liberty Institute, responded to the cancellation with a letter on Thursday, which the  … Amendment to the U.S.…
Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Jack Smith's Bogus Federal Charges, Says 'This is the Persecution of a Political Opponent'
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/08/03/donald-trump-plea…says-this-is-the-persecution-of-a-political-opponent-n787199
– Jonathan Turley said, it’s “the first criminal indictment of alleged disinformation in my view,” and, “If you take a red pen to all … of the material presumptively protected by the First Amendment, you can reduce much of the indictment to haiku.”…
Democrats, Hysteria, and 'Threats to Democracy'
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/03/democrats-hysteria-and-threats-to-democracy-n786998
First, the constitutional issues: To put it simply, Congress can’t do this. … general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States… The 16th Amendment … like the House of Representatives, and some distinctly non-democratic institutions, like the Senate, whose (original, pre-17th Amendment
Be Ready: The Authoritarian Left Is Increasingly Using the Government to Suppress Free Speech
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/02/be-ready-the-authorita…asingly-using-the-government-to-suppress-free-speech-n786736
– And there’s nothing that’s more protected under the First Amendment than political speech,” the lawyer said during an interview. … But the left has essentially jettisoned all pretense of caring about the First Amendment – especially when it comes to those who disagree…
Leah Remini Files Lawsuit Against Church of Scientology and Leader Miscavige
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2023/08/02/leah-remini-files…t-against-church-of-scientology-and-leader-miscavige-n786502
– Remini says that she is being barred from “exercising her First Amendment right and moral duty to speak out about Scientology’s conduct…
Free Speech Under Attack: Christian Youths Arrested for Preaching at a Drag Show for Children
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/02/free-speech-under-atta…s-arrested-for-preaching-at-a-drag-show-for-children-n786400
– Local police arrested several youths while they were practicing their First Amendment right to engage in free speech in a public area … First Amendment be damned, right? … What happened to these Christian youths in Wisconsin seems to be a clear violation of the First Amendment.…
Jonathan Turley and Andy McCarthy Rip Apart Flawed Nature of New Trump Indictment
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/08/01/jonathan-turley-a…rthy-rip-apart-flawed-nature-of-new-trump-indictment-n786048
Amendment issues. … Special Counsel Jack Smith just issued the first criminal indictment of alleged disinformation in my view. … If you take a red pen to all of the material presumptively protected by the First Amendment, you can reduce much of the indictment…
SBF Accused of Intimidating Ex-Girlfriend Caroline Ellison, Prosecutors Want Him Jailed for Witness Tampering
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/07/31/sbf-accused-of-in…on-prosecutors-want-him-jailed-for-witness-tampering-n785157
Amendment right to do so. … SBF was exercising his First Amendment rights, the filing claims, when he gave the NYT Ellison’s writings. … The mere fact that he was able to come up with a $250 million bail in the first place despite claiming he only had $100,000 to his…
Lawfare Is the Key to Winning the Battle for Free Speech on College Campuses
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/31/lawfare-is-the-key-to…nning-the-battle-for-free-speech-on-college-campuses-n784966
– The lawsuit accused SIUE of violating DeJong’s First Amendment rights when it issued the no-contact orders against her. … As part of the settlement, the university will provide training on the First Amendment for its professors and rework the school’s policies … Amendment.…
Arkansas Law Criminalizing 'Harmful' Material for Children Sounds Good, but Could Create More Problems
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/31/arkansas-law-criminali…children-sounds-good-but-could-create-more-problems-n784988
– Union (ACLU) of Arkansas, representing some of the plaintiffs, praised the court’s ruling, stating that without the injunction, FirstAmendment rights would have been at risk: A federal lawsuit filed Friday challenges an Arkansas law that would subject librarians…
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Texas Pastor Jailed for Speaking out Against School Board Corruption
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/18/federal-judge-rules-in…ed-for-speaking-out-against-school-board-corruption-n2162785
– The judge ruled that the pastor "had shown colorable First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment violations as well as Open Meetings Act…
The Biden Administration Is Stepping Into a Fight Concerning Your Free Speech
https://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute/2023/08/18/the-biden…s-stepping-into-a-fight-concerning-your-free-speech-n2162774
– Ultimately, the Biden appointee argues for the First Amendment rights of the social media platforms. … They are intended to protect the First Amendment rights of the people who maintain these inalienable rights. … If Texas’ or Florida’s laws are upheld by the Supreme Court, it would be a landmark win for free speech and First Amendment rights…
Freak 'Violent' Storm Damages Dozens of Arlington Tombstones
https://redstate.com/mccabe/2023/08/18/freak-violent-storm-d…ge-dozens-of-arlington-national-cemetery-tombstones-n2162760
– controlled the property as the executor of the estate of his father-in-law George Washington Parke Custis, the step-grandson of the first … Union soldiers buried on the grounds, Curtis Lee successfully sued the federal government under the takings clause of the 5th Amendment
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