Results for First Amendment

  1. OPINION: Federal TikTok Ban Is Pointless—and an Assault on The First Amendment https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2024/04/09/federal-tiktok-ban…ult-on-the-first-amendment-and-an-afront-to-freedom-n2172506
    for overstepping their bounds.A bill to ban TikTok in any shape or form is a bill that violates the Constitution, along with the First … Amendment.…
  2. David Hogg's Anti-Gun PAC Hit With Allegations Over Spending Practices https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/09/david-hoggs-anti-gun-pac-hit-with-allegations-over-spending-n2172518
    Notorious (and somewhat clueless) anti-Second Amendment activist David Hogg's Political Action Committee (PAC), "Leaders We Deserve … That is impressive for its first year in operation.The conservative sites allege that the group spent “only about $263,000 on its stated…
  3. OPINION: The FISA Reauthorization Vote Shows How Little Congress Cares About Protecting Our Rights https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/12/the-fisa-reauthorizati…w-little-congress-cares-about-protecting-our-rights-n2172676
    Of particular interest was Section 702, which effectively allows the federal government to spy on American citizens without first obtaining … He voted against warrants. pic.twitter.com/i49GnCzyPm— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 12, 2024In this case, Biggs’ amendment … If things were different, each of those who voted against the amendment would be terrified about facing their constituents.…
  4. WATCH: Catherine Herridge Lights Up CBS, Explains What Happened With Firing and Files Seized https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/04/11/catherine-herridge-lights-things-up-during-her-testimony-n2172622
        VIDEO: Here was Catherine Herridge's full opening statement at the House @JudiciaryGOP hearing, her first … They cannot mount a costly and vigorous legal defense of the First Amendment.…
  5. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Forces Another Vote on FISA Amendment to Require Warrants for Surveillance https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/12/rep-anna-paulina-luna…fisa-amendment-to-require-warrants-for-surveillance-n2172684
    It appears Congress will get another chance to vote on the FISA amendment that would bar the government from conducting surveillance … on American citizens without first obtaining a warrant. … You can find whether your representative voted against the amendment here.…
  6. Judge's Daughter Linked to Democrats Raising $93 Million Amid Trump Trial, Recusal Calls Intensify https://redstate.com/brutalbrittany/2024/03/31/judges-daught…93-million-amid-trump-trial-recusal-calls-intensify-n2172123
     In August, Merchan rejected Trump's first recusal motion, but Trump spokesman Steven Chung says the evidence of bias is even … Trump will respond as he always does — playing the victim and blaming others for having the temerity to investigate him in the first …  This Judge, by issuing a vicious “Gag Order,” is wrongfully attempting to deprive me of my First Amendment Right to speak out…
  7. Third Employee Sues After Police Raid on Local Kansas Newspaper https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/03/31/third-employee-sues-after-police-raid-on-local-kansas-newspaper-n2172127
    The action on the part of law enforcement was widely panned as an encroachment on First Amendment protections of freedom of the press.Cheri…
  8. Moore to the Point - Shaddap You Face https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/04/01/moore-to-the-point-shaddap-you-face-n2172131
    RELATED: TikTok Removes Content on Birth Control Risks After Media Pressure CampaignJustice Jackson Upset That the First Amendment…
  9. J.K. Rowling Eviscerates Scotland's New 'Hate Crime Act' https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/01/jk-rowling-eviscerates-scotlands-new-hate-crime-act-n2172161
    Oh, I know there are plenty of issues I'd disagree with her on; I imagine, for example, her take on Second Amendment issues would be … Amendment here in the United States, but free speech isn't a thing in Scotland. … And never mind the stupidity of "hate crimes" laws in the first place; the very idea that someone can be treated differently under…
  10. Scotland Police Won’t Punish J.K. Rowling for Pushing Back Against Trans Agenda https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/02/scotland-police-wont-p…sh-jk-rowling-for-pushing-back-against-trans-agenda-n2172228
    The First Amendment should protect us from being punished for wrongspeak.…
  11. Trump: National Abortion Law Not Needed - 'We Broke Roe v. Wade' https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/13/trump-national-abortion-law-not-needed-we-broke-roe-v-wade-n2172709
    Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.The Tenth Amendment … The omission of it in the Constitution, framed in light of the Tenth Amendment, clearly makes it an issue for the states to decide; … His White House supported GOP legislation that passed the House during his first term that would have banned most abortions after 20…
  12. Democrats Cling to Jan. 6 Like It's Their Only Hope for 2024 https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/03/21/democrats-cling-to-jan-6-like-its-their-only-hope-for-2024-n2171710
    He boasted about the part he played in helping Democrats use the 14th Amendment to remove former Otero County, New Mexico, Commissioner … The claim was always easily debunked, except for those who already wanted to believe it in the first place.…
  13. Arkansas Airport Chief Killed During ATF Raid in Illegal Gun Sales Investigation https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/03/24/arkansas-airport-chief…ring-atf-raid-after-illegal-gun-sales-investigation-n2171859
    Malinowski first bought the guns legally, checking a box on purchase forms stating that the guns were for himself, before selling them … For starters, the laws making it harder for people to buy and sell firearms are likely violations of the Second Amendment.…
  14. Moore to the Point - You're Darn Right the First Amendment Hamstrings the Government https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/03/25/moore-to-the-point…right-the-first-amendment-hamstrings-the-government-n2171857
     RELATED: Justice Jackson Upset That the First Amendment Might Stop the Government From Suppressing Free SpeechJustice Ketanji …  So, I'm left to infer it's an ideological astigmatism, this impulse on Jackson's part to look at the First Amendment — at any…
  15. Biden Admin's Anti-Gun 'Red Flag Center' Violates Both Constitution and Statute https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/03/27/biden-admins-anti…flag-center-violates-both-constitution-and-statute-n2171992
    ’ courts, and extreme risk protection order programs” with creating an entirely new center for one of these areas.This isn’t the first … time the Biden administration has gone beyond what the law allows and done more harm than good.This isn't the first time the Biden … as well as the Fifth Amendment.…
  16. 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…
  17. 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 Amendment … First 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…
  18. 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.…
  19. 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…
  20. 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…
  21. 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…
  22. 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…
  23. 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…
  24. 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.…
  25. 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 First … Amendment 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.…