Results for: First 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…
EXCLUSIVE: Kirk Cameron Talks 'See You at the Library' and How the American Library Association's Attempted Suppression Has Ignited a National Blaze
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/08/02/exclusive-kirk-ca…s-attempted-suppression-has-ignited-a-national-blaze-n785917
– “The ALA should not be eligible to receive federal funding should an investigation find that the ALA violated the First Amendment rights…
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.…
Jack Smith's 2020 Election Indictment Is, at Best, the Impeachment Case Democrats Should Have Made Against Trump
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2023/08/02/jack-smiths-2020-e…chment-case-democrats-should-have-made-against-trump-n786276
– “If you take a red pen to all of the material presumptively protected by the First Amendment, you can reduce much of the indictment…
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, First … Amendment 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…
Ninth Circuit Cancels Oral Arguments in FBI Lawsuit, Blocks Jan. 6 Plaintiff's Chance to Speak
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/08/17/ninth-circuit-cancel…bi-lawsuit-blocks-jan-6s-plaintiffs-chance-to-speak-n2162757
– claim, they suddenly canceled oral arguments scheduled for Aug. 18 on his First and Fifth Amendment claims. … The order came down in late July, but he wasn’t notified until August 11: “The federal government violated my first amendment rights … He has not been charged with or arrested for anything, yet he’s constantly badgered, his stuff has been taken from him (5th Amendment…
There Is No 'Get Out of Jail Free' Card for Trump In Georgia
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/17/there-is-no-get-out-of-jail-free-card-for-trump-in-georgia-n2162754
– An emergency legislative special session can come about two ways in Georgia: First, the governor can call an emergency session. … president: The Governor of Georgia is not granted the constitutional authority to pardon, so Kemp cannot pardon Trump without an amendment … Only when the electors ratify the amendment would the change be made. To put it simply, neither of these plans is going to work.…
Even if Donald Trump Avoids Prison, Will He Be Allowed to Run for President?
https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/08/17/even-if-donald-trump…oids-prison-will-he-be-allowed-to-run-for-president-n2162747
– In the aftermath of the Civil War, the Reconstruction Congress passed the Fourteen Amendment to the US Constitution. … Fourteenth Amendment challenges to Republicans have appeared in many places. … Both reject the notion that Trump’s First Amendment right to free speech supersedes the provisions laid out in the 14th Amendment.…
Is the FTC Aiming to Take out Amazon?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/17/is-the-ftc-aiming-to-take-out-amazon-n2162748
– It’s worth knowing that Khan has been gunning for Amazon all along, she first rose to prominence in progressive circles when she published … business and capitalism, who was elected by no one, and who sits at the helm of a federal agency that the Constitution and the Tenth Amendment…
Jim Jordan Lays Down the Gauntlet, Issues Subpoena to DOJ and FBI in Big Tech Censorship Probe
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/17/jim-jordan-lays-down-t…ubpoena-to-doj-and-fbi-in-big-tech-censorship-probe-n2162753
– In the documents, Jordan noted that the “First Amendment prohibits government officials from imposing viewpoint-based censorship restrictions…
Meanwhile, on MSNBC Hillary Clinton and Rachel Maddow Cackle the Night Away
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/08/15/meanwhile-on-msnb…ary-clinton-and-rachel-maddow-cackle-the-night-away-n2162646
– presidential candidate is jailed, but spread a whole lot of disinformation about what happened in Georgia and completely glossed over the First … Amendment on their way to that point.…
NEW: Trump Campaign Issues Statements Regarding GA Indictment, Calls Out DA Fani Willis' Activism
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/08/15/new-trump-issues…s-regarding-fulton-county-indictment-da-fani-willis-n2162643
– Under the Crooked Biden Cartel, there are no rules for Democrats, while Republicans face criminal charges for exercising their First … Amendment rights. … They are taking away President Trump’s First Amendment right to free speech, and the right to challenge a rigged and stolen election…
For the First Time Ever, Alabama County Staffs All Schools With Resource Officers
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/08/14/for-the-first-tim…ma-county-staffs-all-schools-with-resource-officers-n2162610
– Governor Lee is seeking to balance Second Amendment rights with Left-wing and Democrat demands for more gun control. … Each Colbert County school for the first time ever will have a dedicated school resource officer (SRO) to help provide security.…
Anti-Gunners Hope to Use Lawfare to Curb Gun Ownership
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/14/anti-gunners-hope-to-use-lawfare-to-curb-gun-ownership-n792270
– The new law sparked criticism from pro-Second Amendment organizations and praise from the anti-gunner lobby: “It is really a bill … Prohibitions, that has always been the roadblock, the Second Amendment,” said [CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv] Miller. … Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the suit is supported by California and other Democrat-led states.…
SHOCKING: Police Officers Raid Local Newspaper, Sparking Major First Amendment Concerns
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/13/shocking-police-office…d-local-newspaper-sparking-freedom-of-press-concerns-n792213
– But the most obvious concern in this tale is the potential violation of the First Amendment protections of freedom of the press. … Still, concerns remain about this incident from a First Amendment perspective. … Additionally, it also highlights why it was so important to have Constitutional protections for journalists in the first place.…
Sunday Gun Day III - Great Guns for Small Game
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/13/sunday-gun-day-iii-great-guns-for-small-game-n791800
– With that said, there are always other options, but let’s talk about the good old 12-gauge pump first. … And if you need a break from the never-ending Second Amendment arguments, getting outside is a good way to do that.…
The Elite Media Deserves Our Contempt
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/13/the-elite-media-deserves-our-contempt-n791897
– Instead of exploring how the government is attacking the First Amendment, they run interference for those pressuring social media companies…
Matt Gaetz Tells Iowa State Fair Crowd That Washington Can Be Changed 'Only Through Force'
https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/08/12/matt-gaetz-tells-iow…wd-that-washington-can-be-changed-only-through-force-n791980
– First, let me say that I don’t think reasonable people can take Gaetz’s comments to support overthrowing the government. … January 6 insurrection narrative and the inevitable legal games to try to keep President Trump from running by claiming the 14th Amendment…
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