Results for First Amendment

  1. When the Press Defends the State Cracking Down on Free Speech https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/09/when-the-press-defends-the-state-cracking-down-on-free-speech-n773906
    Amendment rights. … We understand your First Amendment rights, but we’re trying to save people’s lives. … So, basically, Capehart tried to sell the audience on the idea that it is permissible for the government to violate the First Amendment…
  2. Michigan's Pronoun Law Is Only the Beginning in the Latest Battle Over Free Speech https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/09/michigans-pronoun-law…the-beginning-in-the-latest-battle-over-free-speech-n773880
    Critics argue that the bill violates the First Amendment and could be used to suppress those who do not buy into progressive gender … The First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech, makes no exception for offensive, repugnant, or hateful expression. … And a true threat is not protected speech under the First Amendment,” he said.…
  3. 'Assault Weapons' and Hogging the Spotlight https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/07/07/assault-weapons-and-hogging-the-spotlight-n772632
    Let’s look first at the text of David’s tweet. “You don’t need 30 round mags.” … First, you don’t get to tell me — or anyone — what we may need or not need. It’s none of your business. … It was the first time it had ever come out of the glove compartment for any reason other than target practice.…
  4. Musk and Shellenberger Shine Spotlight on Big Question in Wake of Biden Censorship Decision https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/07/07/musk-and-shellenb…on-big-question-in-wake-of-biden-censorship-decision-n772442
    It issued an injunction preventing various federal persons and agencies from discouraging or removing First Amendment-protected speech … Amendment. … How invested is the Biden team in these actions that the judge called likely violations of the First Amendment?…
  5. The Media's Reaction to Ruling Prohibiting Government Social Media Censorship Shows Us Exactly Who They Are https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/07/the-medias-reaction-to…ocial-media-censorship-shows-us-exactly-who-they-are-n772203
    The First Amendment protects your right to say and think whatever anti-vaccine nonsense you huffed straight out of a paint can, but … Amendment violation.” … Amendment over paranoia…
  6. University Punishes Professor for Failing Student Who Referenced ‘Biological Women,’ but Then Backtracks https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/06/university-punishes-pr…who-referenced-biological-women-but-then-backtracks-n772000
    When I first started writing this story, I was ready to compliment a major university for standing up for free speech. … reprimand of faculty member Melanie Nipper for grading a student based on a controversial viewpoint was a welcome development from a First … Amendment perspective.…
  7. Biden Administration Set to Challenge First Amendment Ruling on Social Media Censorship https://redstate.com/brutalbrittany/2023/07/05/biden-adminis…ge-first-amendment-ruling-on-social-media-censorship-n771771
    challenge a federal court ruling that found government collusion with social media companies to censor speech likely violated the First … Amendment. … Amendment.…
  8. Federal Judge Overturns Ban on Publicly Recording Without Consent https://redstate.com/benkew/2023/07/05/federal-judge-overturns-ban-on-publicly-recording-without-consent-n771743
    has overturned an Oregon law that criminalizes the recording of someone without their consent on the grounds that it violates the First … Amendment. … First passed in 1955, the law was later expanded to include the secret recording of conversations.…
  9. Federal Judge Destroys the Government's Argument in Favor of Censorship and Educates Them on the First Amendment https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/07/05/federal-judge-destro…censorship-and-educates-them-on-the-first-amendment-n771497
    On Independence Day, a federal district judge in Louisiana handed down one of the most critical decisions defending the First Amendment … This court finds that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their First Amendment free speech claim against the Defendants. … I can’t see the agencies involved in this grotesque assault of the First Amendment saying, “Oh, well, win some, lose some.”…
  10. Victory for Free Speech: Federal Judge’s Ruling Places Government Censorship in the Crosshairs https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/05/victory-for-free-speec…uling-places-government-censorship-in-the-crosshairs-n771635
    The judge’s order, which has First Amendment implications, comes amid a legal battle over the boundaries of speech online. … The ruling, which has significant First Amendment implications, is a positive development for free speech advocates.…
  11. Woman Shoots Attacker in Self-Defense: A Powerful Reminder of Why Women Need Guns https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/04/woman-shoots-attacker…f-defense-a-powerful-reminder-of-why-women-need-guns-n771135
    Even further, women who live in states with onerous requirements for gun permits (which should not be required in the first place) … But passing legislation designed to infringe on Second Amendment rights is also sexist as it makes it harder for women, who are physically…
  12. State of The Republic: July 4, 2023 https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/07/04/state-of-the-republic-july-4-2023-n770499
    been some interesting and positive Supreme Court decisions of late, including striking out forcing business owners to forgo their First … Amendment rights, ending racial discrimination in college admissions, and slapping down President Biden’s impossible student loan … When the gay rights movement first became a thing, lots of liberty-minded people supported it.…
  13. Democrats Descend Into Racist Hysteria After Affirmative Action Decision https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/07/02/democrats-descend-into-racist-hysteria-after-affirmative-action-decision-n770397
    Is the idea that they all just bought a first-class airline ticket and flew over a few years ago? … To suggest Asian Americans haven’t paid their dues in some way and thus shouldn’t benefit from the 14th Amendment is racist tripe.…
  14. The Changing Face of Friendship https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/07/01/the-changing-face-of-friendship-n770189
    I was a teenager the first time I had a beer with a buddy. … I was a teenager the first time I looked into a girl’s eyes and told her I loved her. … Any attempt by government to address this will doubtlessly make things worse, and is likely to be a violation of the First Amendment…
  15. The Chilling of Free Speech: From Nigel Farage to Everyday Citizens https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/07/01/the-chilling-of-free-speech-from-nigel-farage-to-everyday-citizens-n769859
    Signal’s podcast, Cameron criticized the hypocrisy of large businesses that promote far-left ideas while neglecting to defend the First … Amendment rights of religious organizations and the majority of Americans.…
  16. I Told You So: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reveals His True Anti-Gunner Nature https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/06/30/i-told-you-so-robert-f-kennedy-jr-reveals-his-true-anti-gunner-nature-n769911
    Let’s take this first clip in which the candidate affirms that he would have no problem signing an “assault weapons” ban, if both Republicans … Just look at how Kennedy responds when Bill Maher claims the Second Amendment is a problem when it comes to mass shootings. … Y'all notice how RFK reacts when Maher says the Second Amendment is a problem? How would YOU have responded?…
  17. Skinny on SCOTUS - The Final Chapter...for Now https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/06/30/skinny-on-scotus-the-final-chapter-for-now-n769845
    Issue: Whether the First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages … … Consistent with the First Amendment, the Nation’s answer is tolerance, not coercion. … Colorado cannot deny that promise consistent with the First Amendment.…
  18. The Supreme Court Issues Another Ruling in Favor of Liberty https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/06/30/the-supreme-court-issues-another-ruling-in-favor-of-liberty-n769708
    The court determined that Smith’s refusal to design websites for gay couples was protected under the First Amendment’s free speech … recognition that certain creative services, such as designing websites, involve artistic expression and are protected under the First … Amendment.…
  19. California's Reparations Task Force Releases Its Final Report. It's 1,000 Pages of Wish-Casting Nonsense https://redstate.com/jimthompson/2023/06/30/californias-repa…final-report-its-1000-pages-of-wish-casting-nonsense-n769582
    record where the state, apparently, constantly apologizes for slavery, abolish slavery (apparently they never heard of the 13th Amendment … advisor to the California Globe, said: This is an embarrassing, patronizing, slapdash, and offensive list of recommendations,” First…
  20. Gorsuch Savages Sotomayor's Brain-Melting Dissent in the 303 Creative Case https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/06/30/gorsuch-savages-soto…ayors-brain-melting-dissent-in-the-303-creative-case-n769604
    sea of hypotheticals about photographers, stationers, and others, asking if they too provide expressive services covered by the First … Amendment.…
  21. With 303 Decision, Supreme Court Is the Skunk at the Pride Parade https://redstate.com/mattphilbin/2023/06/30/with-303-decision-supreme-court-is-the-skunk-at-the-pride-parade-n769573
    Can we finish this game first? Break already.” Thomas: What does the ‘+’ stand for …?” Alito: “Plus-sized women. … precedent has now been set that in certain instances, U.S. businesses can legally deny their services to LGBTQ+ people under the First … Amendment.…
  22. Jason Aldean and the Conflict of Rural vs. Urban https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/07/19/jason-aldean-and-the-conflict-of-rural-vs-urban-n778833
    So far, and to his credit, Jason Aldean has vigorously defended his work, and that’s good; the first rule of dealing with the Left … out that the lawlessness happening in our big cities is simply unacceptable and un-American, and owning a firearm is a Second Amendment…
  23. Michigan Attorney General Hits Trump's 'Fake Electors' With Fraud Charges https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/07/18/michigan-attorney…general-hits-trumps-fake-electors-with-fraud-charges-n778606
    These appear to be the first charges filed against fake electors. … The Twentieth Amendment is crystal clear that the president’s term in office “shall end” at noon on January 20, but two men could show…
  24. Jason Aldean's Rocking Country Song 'Try That in a Small Town' Makes Liberal Heads Explode, He Claps Back https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/07/18/jason-aldeans-rockin…small-town-makes-liberal-heads-explode-he-claps-back-n778504
    Here are the lyrics for the first two verses (all caps are his from his YouTube posting. … out that the lawlessness happening in our big cities is simply unacceptable and un-American, and owning a firearm is a Second Amendment…
  25. Trump's Plan to Destroy the Deep State Causes Panic at the New York Times https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/07/18/trumps-plan-to-destroy-the-deep-state-causes-panic-at-the-new-york-times-n778241
    First, I will immediately re-issue my 2020 Executive Order restoring the President’s authority to remove rogue bureaucrats. … Finally, I will push a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.…