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One can argue the merits of specific pedagogic techniques – but we would make a mistake in defining this as a First Amendment issue…

This time, Biden seemed to forget that he can’t just simply craft and pass laws about the Second Amendment. … Also, Article 1, Section 1 (literally the first operative sentence in the Constitution) says Congress makes law, not POTUS!” … Also, Article 1, Section 1 (literally the first operative sentence in the Constitution) says Congress makes law, not POTUS!…

The thing that sets Maher apart, though, is that he is a zealot about embracing free speech and supporting the First Amendment and…

In the Harvard case, the First Circuit affirmed, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari. … Whether the admissions systems used by Harvard College and UNC are lawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment … Holding: Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (1st Circuit reversed…

This whole issue first arose when sharp-eyed commenters, watching a public appearance, noted the marks on the President’s face from … The simple fact is that he’s not fit for office, and should resign immediately — barring that, his Cabinet should instigate 25th Amendment…

Then, and only then, after first meeting the qualifications required by the school do colleges look at other factors in addition to … The way it works in practice is this: colleges first establish a qualified pool of applicants, based on being a certain grade, test … That interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment is not only contrary to precedent and the entire teachings of our history, see supra…

AFSCME that government employees have a First Amendment right to work at their jobs regardless of their union membership. … This is down from 1983, the first year where comparable union data is available, and the union membership rate was 20.1 percent. … Michigan Republicans just lost both the State House and Senate control for the first time since before John Engler left office.…

My first proposal is that the purchase of the U.S. and state flag be exempt from state and local sales taxes. … The Tenth Amendment provides that government functions not specifically delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states…

Jennifer Kennedy, a California attorney and children’s advocate, told me in an email: The amendment has added to the state’s standard … Note: The first version of this bill called for “a parent’s affirmation of transition” to be specifically enumerated along with the…

Carroll first filed suit against Trump in 2019. … The judge allowed the amendment and denied Trump’s request to dismiss the suit based on the jury’s finding (in the second case) that … Now, Trump has filed a counterclaim in that (first) case against Carroll for defamation, based on her accusing him of raping her in…

reported on the story—not that Rodriguez held a machete to a man’s throat and threatened to kill him,  nor that she assaulted the first … amendment rights (and property) of pro-life students.…

The agency’s expansion into surveilling and flagging domestic speech on social media platforms encroaches upon individuals’ First Amendment … The question is: Will anything be done to stop our government from violating our First Amendment rights?…

Imposition of the existing income tax required amending the Constitution in the 16th Amendment. … The 16th Amendment allows Congress to lay and collect taxes on incomes — not wealth. … A wealth tax, such as Senator Warren champions, would require another constitutional amendment.…

Counterman contends that, to determine whether speech is a “true threat” (and thus, not protected by the First Amendment), courts must…

First, remember that there, as I said before, libraries are for receipt of information. … That means that the First Amendment does not require the library to even offer meeting room spaces.…

In 2016, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana, and DeSantis had previously supported its … Let’s take the fentanyl argument first.…

But on the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which effectively overturned Roe v. … Is it any wonder why House Democrats in March 2022 unsuccessfully pushed an amendment to lower the federal voting age to 16?…

To know that I am standing up and abiding by the Constitution, which my profession demands that I do because we are listed in the First … Amendment of the Constitution, which is freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom of the press,” Lemon claimed. … A few months ago @DonLemon tried to shut me up on air when I educated him on the 2nd amendment: “when you have black skin & you live…

Mike said on the show: “These laws are going to affect us worse and they’re going to affect us first.” … guy, first and foremost, but adds he has another problem with tighter gun laws. … He explains why he believes those laws would impact Black Americans “worst and first.”…

The evidence that we’ve uncovered only begins to scratch the service of these First Amendment violations. … The government’s strategy to suppress speech in violation of the First Amendment is threefold: First, officials attempt to harm Big … That admission makes this case one of the most important First Amendment cases in our nation’s history.…

Let’s take the climate change issue first. … He denied ever saying such a thing, writing, “I support the First Amendment which makes room for any citizen to, even knowingly, spew … As much as he seemed to despise the First Amendment, Kennedy isn’t too fond of the Second either.…

In addition to seemingly having a problem with the First Amendment, Madrigal-Borloz went on to decry such things as adoptions often…

In 1791, the remaining 12 Amendments became law, none more important to our liberty than the 1st Amendment. … “Fighting Words” was first discussed in In Beauharnais v. … The proposed law and an adopted amendment would criminalize, for instance, speech causing “severe mental anguish” to another person…

I first caught wind of the news, however, on Wednesday evening, when I saw this tweet from Alex Berenson, the former New York Times … on the COVID side” Berenson is himself involved in ongoing litigation against the government for the alleged violation of his First … Amendment rights.…

ruling that the law violated the due process and equal protection rights of transgender youth and families and also violated the First … Amendment rights of medical providers.…