Results for: First Amendment

WATCH: Footage of Police Officers Raiding Local Kansas Newspaper Owner
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/22/watch-footage-of-police-officers-raiding-local-kansas-newspaper-owner-n2162924
– on a national scale, with many arguing that the officers' actions threatened freedom of the press and infringed on the Fourth Amendment … withdrew the warrant, explaining that his investigation showed there was "insufficient evidence" to have justified the search in the first … Viar (Allen) was not supposed to be driving since her license had been suspended for the first arrest.…
UNC Chapel Hill Led Race-Based Admissions Battle, Now Trustees Ban It
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/08/22/unc-chapel-hill…d-race-based-admission-battle-now-seeks-to-scrap-it-n2162913
– the neighborhood of $35 million dollars, to lose a high-profile case in which we were found to be in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment … Preyer pointed out that when Kotis first put forth a resolution in 2021 to ban race-based hiring and admissions policies, he voted…
Finally, Some Accountability: Antifa Members Ordered to Pay Andy Ngo $300,000 in Damages
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/08/22/antifa-finally-has-to-pay-up-with-court-win-by-andy-ngo-n2162905
– Four years after I met and started working with @MrAndyNgo, & his becoming the first client of @Liberty_Ctr, we achieved a settlement … attorneys, including his lead attorney, Dorothy Yamamoto, for helping to hold them accountable for trying to "violently silence" his "FirstAmendment rights."…
Leftist Media Resurrects the Lie That the Constitution Bars Trump From Holding Public Office
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/22/leftist-media-resurrec…constitution-bars-trump-from-holding-public-office-n2162883
– Remember when talking heads on the left kept trying to convince people that Democrats could use the 14th Amendment to stop former … It seems clear to me that the Democrats are running a long way to make the 14th Amendment work for them. … In fact, he urged his supporters to "peacefully" protest the outcome, which is activity that is protected by the First Amendment.…
Unsealed Affidavit Exposes True Motivation Behind 'Gestapo-Style' Raid on Local Kansas Newspaper
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/21/unsealed-affidavit-exp…behind-gestapo-style-raid-on-local-kansas-newspaper-n2162875
– Viar (Allen) was not supposed to be driving since her license had been suspended for the first arrest. … Fourth Amendment concerns are also an issue in this story. … The fact that the prosecution withdrew the warrant seems to suggest the judge should never have issued it in the first place.…
The RNC Has Completely Botched the Republican Presidential Primary Debate Process
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/08/21/rnc-has-completely-botched-the-republican-primary-debate-n2162865
– As I write this, we are now two days away from the first GOP primary debate, and no one has any idea who has qualified. … Looking at just the first sub-requirement under polling, the phrase "mix of" is used before describing four different techniques. … As a member of the RNC, I would support a rules amendment that requires a candidate to participate in all RNC-sanctioned debates to…
Asa Hutchinson Claims He's Made the Debate Cut; He Should Savor the Moment While He Can
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/08/21/asa-hutchinson-ma…e-cut-hopefully-desantis-sweeps-him-out-the-running-n2162864
– Asa Hutchinson says he has met the donor threshold to participate in the first GOP primary debate after a swell of contributions that … can't be asking us to support somebody that's not perhaps even qualified under our Constitution.And I'm referring to the 14th Amendment … Hutchinson claims that Trump is not qualified under the 14th Amendment, pointing to the four politically-motivated indictments Trump's…
Yolo County, CA Library Tramples on Constitutional Rights of Moms for Liberty Group
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/08/21/davis-ca-library-tramples-on-first-amendment-rights-for-misgendering-n2162857
– This should be enough to absolve the library of any liability while honoring MFL Yolo's First Amendment right of freedom of speech … insert this type of language into a trans rights bill in 2021, the California Third District Court of Appeals struck it down on FirstAmendment grounds.…
WATCH: Hutchinson Throws Trump Under the Bus: 'Not Even Sure He's Qualified to Be the Next President'
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/08/20/hutchinson-throw…the-bus-not-even-sure-hes-qualified-to-be-president-n2162843
– Anyway, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson would be a perfect candidate for my first … Nevertheless, Hutchinson told CNN on Sunday that he has officially qualified for Wednesday's first GOP presidential debate. … I’m referring to the 14th Amendment that a number of legal scholars said that he is disqualified because of his actions on January…
Vivek Ramaswamy Causes a Great Triggering With Suggestion on the Voting Age
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/08/19/vivek-ramaswamy-caus…great-triggering-with-suggestion-on-the-voting-age-n2162819
– That comes after he first floated the idea back in May, though that instance didn't receive much press.  … That’s why I’m for a constitutional amendment to raise the voting age… pic.twitter.com/s1Y7JNvrR9 — Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy … He would never garner the support necessary to repeal the 26th Amendment.…
Gun Control: Who Gets the Blame for Taking Away Your Rights?
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2023/08/19/gun-control-who-gets-the-blame-for-taking-away-your-rights-n2162705
– NEW: CA has officially introduced a US Constitutional Amendment to end the gun violence epidemic in this nation.The American people … Other states like Missouri passed their "Second Amendment Preservation Act," which asserted their 10th Amendment powers over the Federal … Republicans run on supporting the Second Amendment and but it's mostly crickets from them when they get elected. …
Here's What Authoritarian Leftists Want to Accomplish by Mainstreaming the 'Hate Speech' Trope
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/07/heres-what-authoritari…o-accomplish-by-mainstreaming-the-hate-speech-trope-n2163550
– Fortunately, we do have the First Amendment enshrined in the Constitution. … Moreover, while the First Amendment does provide a level of protection, it does not guarantee that the authoritarians on the left won … Amendment what California Gov.…
Disney Drops All but One Claim Against Ron DeSantis in Federal Lawsuit
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/09/07/disney-drops-all-but-one-claim-against-florida-in-federal-lawsuit-n2163548
– Thursday, The Walt Disney Company amended its federal lawsuit against the governor, dropping all involved claims except for the FirstAmendment claim.  … Ron DeSantis to focus solely on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically retaliated against the company.…
UPDATE: Liberty Safe Announces Changes After They Admit Giving FBI Access to J6 Protester's Safe
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/09/07/update-liberty-sa…they-admit-giving-fbi-access-to-j6-protesters-safe-n2163492
– From Liberty's first statement and what was known from social media postings, the type of code provided to the FBI wasn't clear - whether … It shows their first statement to be completely disingenuous as they made it seem that their hands were tied. … From their first statement, emphasis mine: Our company protocol is to provide access codes to law enforcement if a warrant grants…
Six Colorado Voters File Lawsuit to Ban Trump From Ballot Using the 14th Amendment
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/06/six-colorado-voters-fi…t-to-ban-trump-from-ballot-using-the-14th-amendment-n2163503
– This move is part of a larger push to use Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to keep Trump from winning the presidency. … She dismissed the case, noting that the plaintiff “lacked standing” to file it in the first place. … The plan is to keep Trump’s name off the ballot in as many states as possible using a 14th Amendment provision prohibiting people from…
Is the American Library Association’s Demise Imminent? More States Sever Ties With the Organization
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/06/is-the-american-librar…minent-more-states-sever-ties-with-the-organization-n2163487
– “So First Amendment rights are robbed by bureaucrats, and children are the victims. … The letter’s first draft apparently included a petition for use of the Army National Guard but a different copy was sent.…
Liberty Safe Confirms They Gave Feds Access Code to Gun Safe During Raid on January 6 Protester
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/09/06/liberty-safe-caved-gave-fbi-access-code-january-6-n2163468
– Liberty Safe is devoted to protecting the personal property and 2nd amendment rights of our customers and has repeatedly denied requests … First and foremost, Liberty Safe is committed to preserving our customers’ rights, and we will remain unwavering in those values. … Regardless, the assertion that they are committed to protecting the personal property and 2nd Amendment rights of their customers and…
What’s Happening in Austin Is Why I Became a Gun Owner
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/05/whats-happening-in-austin-is-why-i-became-a-gun-owner-n2163461
– In 2017, the Austin City Council rejected the police contract for the first time. … So, I purchased my first firearm and made sure I was properly trained on its use. I’m not alone. … Pro-Second Amendment advocates are striking down gun laws all over the country.…
Supreme Court to Take up First Fourteenth Amendment Challenge to Trump's Candidacy
https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/09/05/supreme-court-to-tak…fourteenth-amendment-challenge-to-trumps-candidacy-n2163462
– The US Supreme Court is poised to take up the issue of whether the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution bars former president Trump from running for president in 2024. The case originates with alleged GOP write-in candidate John Anthony Castro of Texas. So far, he's filed lawsuits challenging Trump's...
The Biden Administration Is Trying to Turn a Pro-Family Law Into a Pro-Abortion Mandate
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/05/the-biden-administrati…o-turn-a-pro-family-law-into-a-pro-abortion-mandate-n2163448
– The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), an amendment to the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last year, was a bipartisan … James Lankford (R-OK) had previously tried to insert a one-paragraph amendment that would exempt religious entities from any PWFA provision … fewer mothers opt to keep their children, which makes it slightly surprising that some of them even agreed to pass the PWFA in the first
Senior Trump Advisor: Patriot Legal Defense Fund to Play Defense, Offense
https://redstate.com/mccabe/2023/09/05/senior-trump-advisor-patriot-legal-defense-fund-to-play-defense-offense-n2163429
– “The first thing he said to me was: ‘Lynne, don't you think it's kind of tacky for me to raise money for my own legal bills considering … It's obviously a violation of the Sixth Amendment, which is a right to an effective counsel,” she said.…
There's Something Hilarious About Democrats Using the 14th Amendment to Try to Stop Trump
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/03/theres-something-even…ut-democrats-using-the-14th-amendment-to-stop-trump-n2163390
– Legal experts have pointed to the 14th Amendment as a potential long-shot avenue to keep Trump from becoming president. … She argued that the plaintiffs “lacked standing” to file the suit in the first place. … To put it simply: Democrats are using the 14th Amendment to rig the 2024 election.…
'I Didn't Want to Kill Him': Armed Homeowner Describes Harrowing Decision During Home Invasion
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/03/i-didnt-want-to-kill-h…omeowners-harrowing-decision-during-a-home-invasion-n2163388
– In a dangerous situation, a person’s first priority should be to defend themselves and their loved ones. … Carrying a firearm confers more responsibility on those exercising their Second Amendment rights.…
Anti-Gunners Don't Want You to Read This: The Truth About Armed Citizens Stopping Mass Shootings
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/02/anti-gunners-dont-want…truth-about-armed-citizens-stopping-mass-shootings-n2163367
– However, the numbers do provide some good news for proponents of the 2nd Amendment and those who understand that decent people with … elite media to push for more gun restrictions without having to address the inconvenient truth that lawful gun owners are often the first … By compiling these reports, they are helping folks like us educate the public on the truth behind gun ownership and the 2nd Amendment
Democrats Suffer Humiliating Defeat in First Court Battle to Keep Trump off the Ballot
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/02/democrats-suffer-humil…in-first-court-battle-to-keep-trump-off-the-ballot-n2163357
– Democrats were hoping that the effort to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment … If the result of this first attempt is any indication, Democrats might just have to rely on their politically motivated indictments … If this first case is any indication, they are going to have to do better than this stupid idea.…
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