Results for: First Amendment

Trump Administration Loses Skirmish With 'Alt-Gov' Twitter Resistance
https://redstate.com/jimjamitis/2017/04/07/trump-administration-loses-skirmish-alt-gov-twitter-resistance-n70270
– Twitter’s defense: the First Amendment. … “The rights of free speech afforded Twitter’s users and Twitter itself under the First Amendment of the U.S.…
Watercooler 4/5 Open Thread: The Contract Reassessed, April '17 Edition
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2017/04/05/watercooler-45-the-contract-reassessed-april-17-edition-n70106
– Last Week In History Sunday, 3/26: Fitzgerald’s first novel published, 1920; Salk announces polio vaccine, 1953; Camp David Accords … signed, 1979 Monday, 3/27: Congress establishes permanent Navy and authorizes first six frigates, 1794; Anchorage earthquake, 1964 … major RR abandoned in-toto, 1957 Thursday, 3/30: Ether first used as anesthetic, 1842; Alaska bought from Russia, 1867; Reagan shot…
Donald Trump Trolls the White House Press Corps
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/04/23/donald-trump-trolls-the-white-house-press-corps-n70938
– “Now more than ever,” he continued, “it is vital that we honor the First Amendment and the freedom of the press.”…
Ann Coulter Is "Apparently" Going to Sue Berkeley Over Canceled Speech
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2017/04/22/ann-coulter-is-apparently-going-to-sue-uc-berkeley-n70914
– host: Our lawyer sent a letter to University of California, Berkeley today listing, it’s a beautiful letter, listing all their FirstAmendment violations and saying if you don’t provide a room for her for the 27th, an appropriate venue and provide security by the…
Howard Dean Doesn't Know What 'Free Speech' Means, Twitter Steps In
https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2017/04/21/howard-dean-doesnt-know-free-speech-means-twitter-steps-n70904
– Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment. https://t.co/DOct3xcLoY — Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) April 21, 2017 Oof…
Incitement Case Against Trump Down To First Amendment Versus First Amendment
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/04/21/incitement-case-trump-first-amendment-versus-first-amendment-n70864
– This is actually a rather interesting argument on First Amendment rights. … Lawyers for Trump’s campaign have argued that his calls to remove the protesters were protected by the First Amendment. … So this is the puzzle: They were free to protest outside of the venue and it was about their First Amendment rights.…
Justices Pay Tribute to Antonin Scalia in Yale Law Journal
https://redstate.com/jaycaruso/2017/04/19/justices-pay-tribute-to-antonin-scalia-in-yale-law-journal-n70773
– Ohio Elections Commission, where we disagreed over whether the First Amendment protects anonymous distribution of political leaflets…
Trump to Sign Buy American/Hire American Executive Order
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/04/18/trump-signs-buy-americanhire-american-executive-order-n70723
– The first is cracking down on the ability of foreign companies to compete for federal contracts. … This despite the existence of the Berry Amendment which mandates that Defense contracts be given to US firms.…
After Reviewing Trump's Executive Order On Religious Liberties, ACLU Declares It Meaningless
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/05/04/reviewing-trumps-e…e-order-religious-liberties-aclu-declares-meaningless-n71412
– The ACLU, probably for the first time in a very long time, have looked at an order issued by a “Republican” president and responded … “President Trump’s prior assertion that he wished to ‘totally destroy’ the Johnson Amendment with this order has proven to be a textbook … President Trump has said numerous times that he intends to destroy the Johnson Amendment – something I’ve actually spoke against, mainly…
Democratic Representative Pushes "Day Of Reason" To Counter National Day Of Prayer
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/05/04/democratic-representative-pushes-day-reason-counter-national-day-prayer-n71343
– Association and Washington Area Secular Humanists, which launched NationalDayofReason.org, claim the National Day of Prayer violates the FirstAmendment of the Constitution by asking federal and local government officials to set aside tax dollar-supported time and space to…
What's At Stake in Today's Health Care Vote
https://redstate.com/prevaila/2017/05/04/whats-stake-todays-healthcare-vote-n71330
– Voters first gave them the House immediately following the passage of Obamacare. … First, waivers for states to opt-out of the pre-existing condition requirement, and second, waivers for states to opt out of the provision … However, with one dumb comment from President Trump — throw in a moving story from Jimmy Kimmel while you’re at it — another amendment
Watercooler 5/3: Open Thread - The Contract Reassessed, May '17 Edition
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2017/05/03/watercooler-53-contract-reassessed-may-17-edition-n71318
– Billet, 1778; Empire State Bldg. dedicated, 1931; Amtrak takes the throttles on passenger rail, 1971 Tuesday, 5/2: King James Bible first … e-mail spam, 1978 Thursday, 5/4: Rhode Island first colony to break with King George, 1776; Panama Canal groundbreaking, 1904; Battle … of the Coral Sea, 1942 Friday, 5/5: Battle of the Wilderness, 1864; Tchaikovsky opens Carnegie Hall, 1891; Alan Shepard first American…
Comey-Sasse Exchange: WikiLeaks Endangers American Lives, A Conduit For Russian Intelligence
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/05/03/comey-sasse-exchan…endangers-american-lives-conduit-russian-intelligence-n71310
– educate a public, and instead just becomes about intelligence porn, frankly, just pushing out information … without regard to the FirstAmendment values that normally underlie press reporting, and simply becomes a conduit for the Russian intelligence services … just…
CNN Pushes Back Against Trump Campaign, RNC Claims Of Censorship
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/05/03/cnn-pushes-back-trump-campaign-rnc-claims-censorship-n71290
– Trump for President campaign released a video to mark the accomplishments of Trump in his first 100 days, and to lay the path for reelection … Freedom of speech is a hallmark of our nation’s founding, and it is concerning that CNN, who I assume to be a strong supporter of the firstamendment, would stifle speech that they disagree with,” McDaniel said in a statement.…
Ann Coulter, Now Brett Stephens - Do We Have a Free Speech Crisis or Is it Something Else?
https://redstate.com/jimjamitis/2017/05/02/ann-coulter-now-brett-stephens-free-speech-crisis-something-else-n71259
– Now Brett Stephens’ first column at the New York Times has hysterical leftists cancelling their subscriptions because he dared express … Maybe it’s the Cold War kid in me, but when I think of people being deprived of the rights described in the first amendment, I think…
The White House Correspondent’s Dinner: The Failure of Self-Awareness
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2017/05/01/white-house-correspondents-dinner-failure-self-awareness-n71210
– At every seat at tonight’s WHCD: First Amendment lapel pins. … really about pic.twitter.com/BBksm8FGYd — Tal Kopan (@TalKopan) April 30, 2017 The press needed to be reminded about The FirstAmendment?…
Starbucks 'Unicorn' Drinks Violate the 8th Amendment
https://redstate.com/prevaila/2017/05/01/starbucks-unicorn-drinks-violate-8th-amendment-constitution-n71209
– No, I’m not joking — forget the fact that I know the 8th amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, only applies to … So first-run and edgy. … On the left, the first half is with the blue powder and the top with the pink.…
With One Quote, Bob Woodward Illuminates Media Hypocrisy Related to Trump
https://redstate.com/jaycaruso/2017/04/30/one-quote-bob-woodward-illuminates-media-hypocrisy-related-trump-n71208
– Focus on how President Obama and his administration did “assault” the first amendment. Not with a speech. Not with tweets.…
VIDEO: Democrat Lawmaker Wastes Time On House Floor Defending Hateful Anti-Police "Art"
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/04/29/video-democrat-law…es-time-house-floor-defending-hateful-anti-police-art-n71174
– Clay’s premise was that removing the painting after it had hung in the underground hallway for months was a violation of the FirstAmendment. … “He has also been deprived of the honor of listing his first place victory in the congressional office art competition on his resume…
NSA Halts Backdoor Surveillance of Americans's Email
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/04/29/nsa-halts-backdoor-surveillance-americanss-email-n71173
– Privacy advocates have argued that the practice skirted or overstepped the Fourth Amendment. … First, the government could reintroduce parallel construction tactics to obscure the potential role in Section 702 in an investigation … The last graf of my first pullquote says this is not related to the current unmasking kerfuffle.…
Donald Trump Gives the Media an Aneurysm at the NRA Convention
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/04/28/donald-trump-nra-n71164
– President Trump spoke at the NRA today, the first president since Ronald Reagan to do so for reasons that I simply can’t fathom.   … He gave a solid pro-Second-Amendment speech, which was to be expected, but what really got the attention of the left was this:…
New Federal Lawsuit Challenges CA's "Large Capacity" Magazine Confiscation Scheme
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/04/28/new-federal-lawsu…enges-cas-large-capacity-magazine-confiscation-scheme-n71148
– However, and as alleged further below…the first two of these purported options are illusory, as they do not reflect viable means of … “Not only does the ban infringe on Second Amendment rights, but it is clearly now a taking of private property. … Becerra, is supported by The Calguns Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation, and Second Amendment Foundation…
Reasonable, Rational, Lawful AGs Stage an Intervention for NY’s Radical Schneiderman
https://redstate.com/setonmotley/2017/04/25/reasonable-ratio…awful-ags-stage-intervention-nys-radical-schneiderman-n71002
– Which not only isn’t a crime – it’s a First Amendment-protected freedom-of-speech activity. … “The authors of the amicus believe the pursuit of Exxon violates the First Amendment of the U.S Constitution and constitutes an ‘unconstitutional … Oh – and these eleven AGs are not the first people to sue out-of-control Schneiderman. Anything else from the eleven AGs?…
Mike Flynn Gets His Well Earned Senate Subpoena
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/05/10/mike-flynn-gets-well-earned-senate-subpoena-n71631
– . … This is the first time the Intelligence Committee has used its subpoena power since the joint inquiry into the terrorist attacks … of Sept. 11, 2001, and it’s the first time it has subpoenaed documents since the 1970s, a Senate historian told NBC News. … If he doesn’t lawyer up and wrap himself in a kevlar version of the Fifth Amendment, he’s a moron.…
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