Results for: First Amendment

Skinny on SCOTUS: Cops, Copyright, and Counseling - the Late March Decisions
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/04/20/skinny-on-scotus-n2201485
– The cases cover qualified immunity, copyright infringement, criminal procedure/supervised release, and the First Amendment in the context … Chiles filed suit in federal court seeking a preliminary injunction, raising a First Amendment challenge to the law as it applies to … This Court granted certiorari to resolve a circuit conflict over how the First Amendment interacts with laws like Colorado’s when those…
Truth Gets Cadet Booted: Mentioning 'Islamism Threat' Now a Crime in RAF
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/20/truth-gets-cadet-booted-mentioning-islamism-threat-now-a-crime-in-raf-n2201483
–  This all led to the First Amendment enshrining freedom of speech here in the United States, but in Britain, there was still no … That's why freedom of speech is among the very first rights that our Constitution recognizes, in the First Amendment. … And, unlike Americans, the British lack the advantage we have here, in the amendment that follows the first.…
320,000 ‘Anchor Baby’ Births Now at Center of Supreme Court Fight Over Citizenship
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/18/320000-anchor-baby…w-at-center-of-supreme-court-fight-over-citizenship-n2201438
– Barbara, stems from an executive order Trump signed on his first day back in office, restricting birthright citizenship to children … when 325,000 anchor babies were born, and the trend is moving in the wrong direction.Trump attended the arguments in person, the first … Ratified in 1868 to guarantee citizenship to freed slaves, the 14th Amendment was not written to hand automatic citizenship to the…
As WHCA Hosts Its Big Gala, a Reminder of the Journalist It Quietly Erased
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/04/24/on-the-weekend-of…a-look-when-whca-erased-one-of-their-un-woke-heroes-n2201646
– Hundreds of alleged journalists signed a letter, pleading to have attendees get in Trump’s face and lecture him about the 1st Amendment … (Please keep your chortling to a minimum, thank you.)The intention of the event is to have the WHCA promote the First Amendment, a … What he was seen reading were the wire dispatches filed by Merriam Smith.Smith was able to get the first wire service reports out about…
A Loss for Trump in the Birthright Citizenship Case Doesn’t Have to Be a Loss for America
https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2026/04/20/a-l…tizenship-case-doesnt-have-to-be-a-loss-for-america-n2201403
– Congress can close loopholes that our adversaries exploit (such as birth tourism) and that most Americans agree are problematic.In the first … scenario, the Court engages in an extensive constitutional analysis and concludes that the Citizenship Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment
Morning Minute: Maybe We Should Elect More People Using This Method?
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/04/22/morning-minute-n2201549
– I'm very glad that Worley had already decided to take the step of exercising her Second Amendment rights before that stranger broke … the Court will hear oral argument in several cases next week, including regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS).On Thursday, First … Lady Melania Trump will attend and speak at the Annual First Lady's Luncheon, along with Second Lady Usha Vance, on Thursday.MORNING…
RedState Weekly Briefing: Media Myth Busted, ICE Fight Ignites, Swalwell Falls Apart
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/04/19/redstate-weekly-briefing-n2201449
– But you had people like former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-11) calling on the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment because of Trump's … Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. — with two felony counts of second-degree assault for actions he committed… while on duty.Moriarty, the first … "#4 - Iran Sounds Like It's Scrambling to Save Face in Response to Trump's Action in the Strait — by Nick AramaWell, first, they weren't…
SecWar Pete Hegseth Faces New, and Senseless, Democrat Impeachment Effort
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/15/secwar-pete-hegset…ces-new-and-senseless-democratic-impeachment-effort-n2201320
– She's not serious about impeaching Pete Hegseth, any more than she is about 25th Amendment proceedings against President Trump - yes … Pete Hegseth is complicit.I’ve called for the 25th Amendment and am introducing… https://t.co/TzsTrb3m3E— Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari … the House in this year's midterms, just watch, because it will be a veritable Impeach-a-Palooza that will make President Trump's first
Sunday Gun Day Vol. III Ep. XXXVIII - How 2nd Amendment Friendly Is Your State?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/12/sunday-gun-day-vol…ep-xxxviii-how-2nd-amendment-friendly-is-your-state-n2201182
– Look, I’m a Second Amendment absolutist. What does that mean? …  But this argument, and its comparison to the First Amendment, has one flaw: There are those among the Left who don’t care much … for the First Amendment, either.…
This Is How Virginia Loses Its Gun Rights – An Interview With Cam Edwards
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/04/15/cam-edwards-on-spanbergers-gun-grab-n2201305
– Abigail Spanberger's shameless trampling of the Second Amendment. … The first magazine bans came about in the late 1980s. … And next Tuesday, the first real chance for Virginia to stand up and say no.…
Skinny on SCOTUS: A Pretzel-Knot Split and Three Unanimous Calls - the Early March Decisions
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/04/12/skinny-on-scotus-n2201212
Amendment), but kicks off with a somewhat wonky one involving parental rights.March 2026 Decisions — Part OneMarabelli v. … C. §1983, alleging that the city ordinance violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment by consigning him and other speakers … The complaint seeks, as a remedy, a declaration that the ordinance infringes the First Amendment and an injunction preventing city…
Media That Accuses Right Wing of Violence Platformed This Minnesota Thug Who Attacked a TPUSA Journalist
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/04/14/the-media-that-ac…this-minnesota-thug-who-attacked-a-tpusa-journalist-n2201278
– She first raved about a video clip on her podcast in which Ostroushko barked profanities in a mook-on-the-street interview, clearly … Suddenly, the aggressions against women are far less rabid, and the threats against the press and the First Amendment evaporate.Once…
DOJ Report: Biden DOJ Worked With Pro-Abortion Groups to Target Pro-Life Americans
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/14/doj-report-biden-d…th-pro-abortion-groups-to-target-pro-life-americans-n2201265
– culty” and complained about being assigned what they called “a very Catholic magistrate” who insisted on protecting defendants’ FirstAmendment rights.The clearest divide appears in sentencing.The report says prosecutors sought an average of 26.8 months in prison…
CA AG Rob Bonta's Wife, Mia, Is Sweating Over Her Sponsorship of Anti-Investigative Journalism Bill
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/15/ca-ag-rob-bontas…bonta-is-sweating-over-ab-2634-the-nick-shirley-act-n2201315
– So, first sponsoring this bill, then having the unmitigated gall to defend why she thinks it's needed, is not a good look.But as RedState … This bill does not infringe on the First Amendment.…
'Progressive' (Liberal) Tries to Run As Republican - Is This the New Democrat Strategy?
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/04/10/progressive-liber…run-as-republican-is-this-the-new-democrat-strategy-n2201157
– Ronan then filed a federal lawsuit claiming a violation of his First Amendment rights. However, Chief U.S. … Amendment is implicated.Ronan then tried his luck at the Supreme Court, which, on Thursday, denied his application for an injunction … This is no doubt not the first time a candidate has misrepresented their party affiliation, but for someone who was once dedicated…
Whoa: DNI Gabbard Reveals Intelligence Community Conspiracy That Led to Trump's 2019 Impeachment
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/13/whoa-dni-gabbard-rev…nity-conspiracy-that-led-to-trumps-2019-impeachment-n2201246
– spark the basis to impeach President Trump in December of 2019.NEW RECORDS VIA @DNIGabbard @RepRickCrawford ATKINSON TRANSCRIPTS- First … He Just Lost 1st Amendment Case Against the DOJGabbard provides numerous details regarding Atkinson’s shenanigans, but her summary…
Is California Targeting Investigative Journalists? Assemblyman DeMaio Sounds the Alarm
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/04/13/is-california-tar…ive-journalists-assemblyman-demaio-sounds-the-alarm-n2201252
– AB 2624 is an unconstitutional direct attack on transparency and the First Amendment – and it needs to be defeated.”Don't let anyone…
Pentagon Blacklists US AI Firm Anthropic and Court Refuses to Stop It
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/09/pentagon-blacklists-us-ai-firm-anthropic-and-court-refuses-to-stop-it-n2201109
– management of how, and through whom, the Department of Defense secures vital AI technology during an active military conflict.”Anthropic first … The company argues the government crossed a constitutional line on two fronts: that the designation violates the First Amendment by … retaliating against its publicly stated views on AI safety, and that it violates the Fifth Amendment by denying Anthropic any opportunity…
California School Suspends Pro-ICE Student While Teachers Union Funds Anti-ICE Walkouts
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/04/california-school…tudent-while-teachers-union-funds-anti-ice-walkouts-n2200967
– When students express themselves non-disruptively, the First Amendment guarantees their right to freedom of speech, regardless of what … But there can be little doubt that his First Amendment rights were attacked here. … Any student has the right to express himself, and while the First Amendment doesn't require him to be provided with an audience, neither…
Why Does Bernie Sanders Keep Lying About Billionaire's Tax Rates?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/05/why-does-bernie-sanders-keep-lying-about-billionaires-tax-rates-n2200983
– enumeration.So, Senator Sanders, I'm sorry, you can emit gaseous substances on this all you like, but without a constitutional amendment … And you aren't going to get that amendment. … First, it's a stupid idea; second, in our hotly divisive political environment today, no constitutional amendment is happening.…
Report: Harmeet Dhillon to Receive Promotion at DOJ
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/05/trump-taps-harmeet-dhillon-for-big-new-doj-promotion-n2200987
– relationship with an employee; the lawsuit tested California's "revenge porn" statute, and Dhillon successfully argued that the FirstAmendment protected Van Laar and RedState's reporting.READ MORE: CA Rep.…
Director Discarded by Library Board After She Refused to Move Almost 200 LGBTQ-Plus Books From Kids' Area
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/04/04/library-director…ed-to-move-over-150-lgbtq-plus-books-from-kids-area-n2200969
– I refused to do so because I believe such action constitutes censorship, violates the first amendment and goes against my duty to uphold … The parent is a child's first and best teacher; a mom or dad needs to be the one to decide what is appropriate, anyway, not people…
There May Be Hope Yet for That Iryna Zarutska Mural in Providence, RI
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/04/01/there-may-be…yet-for-that-iryna-zarutska-mural-in-providence-ri-n2200876
Amendment is first for a reason. … Call the Mayor’s office today and ask him to apologize for intruding on the First Amendment rights of an artist and a business. … - Mayor Smiley objected.The First Amendment is first for a reason.…
SCOTUS Deals Major Blow to Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/31/scotus-deals-major-blow-to-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban-n2200816
– But the High Court did hand down a significant decision on Tuesday, this one having to do with free speech/the First Amendment. … But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country. …  Either way, this is a solid First Amendment victory.…
Massachusetts Resident Now Charged With Interstate Trump Assassination Threats
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/01/massachusetts-resi…charged-with-interstate-trump-assassination-threats-n2200863
– I’m going after him for taking my second amendment rights on constitutionally for calling him the Russian asset that he is! … I have very good reason to threaten his life and to go after it whether I have my second amendment rights or not. … Each count carries a possible sentence of five years.This isn't the first or the last threat against President Trump - and we must…
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