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  1. Greg Abbott Takes First Step in Pardoning Man Convicted of Murder for Shooting BLM Protester in Self-Defense https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/04/08/greg-abbott-takes-fi…of-murder-for-shooting-blm-protester-in-self-defense-n728437
    Greg Abbott has gotten the message loud and clear, and he’s already taken the first step in securing Perry’s release. … At that point, the Texas legislature would need to propose an amendment to the state’s constitution.…
  2. Guest OpEd: History of the Semi-Auto https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2023/04/08/guest-oped-history-of-the-semi-auto-n728233
    But first, some history. … One of the very first was a rifle. … The adoption of the M1 in 1937 gave US troops their first autoloading service rifle.…
  3. The Public Good or Private Gain? Let’s Examine Eminent Domain Abuse https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/04/06/the-public-good-or-private-gain-lets-examine-eminent-domain-abuse-n727556
    In the United States, the concept of eminent domain was enshrined in the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, which states that “private … However, as is usually the case with governments, the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Fifth Amendment has evolved over time, … The project, which was first announced in 2003, was led by the developer Forest City Ratner Companies and included plans for a new…
  4. Biden Administration and DHS Continue to Hamper Censorship Probe https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2023/04/06/biden-administration-and-dhs-continue-to-hamper-censorship-probe-n727381
    This is not Fitton’s and Judicial Watch’s first go-around with the Biden Department of Homeland Security. … of Missouri had filed preliminary injunctions to stop the toxic partnership between government and tech trampling on Americans’ First … Amendment rights.…
  5. Does the First Amendment Protect This Professor's Speech? https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/04/04/does-the-first-amendment-protect-this-professors-speech-n726280
    ”  – Frederick Douglass It is a commonly understood maxim that the First Amendment protects unpopular speech. … A professor recently made some comments that could potentially stretch the limits of the protections the First Amendment affords Americans … In other words, mere advocacy of criminal behavior is protected by the First Amendment, but speech that is intended to and likely to…
  6. A Wyoming Democrat Encouraging Murder to Support 'Trans Rights' Reveals a Violent Political Movement https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/04/04/a-wyoming-democrat-e…rt-trans-rights-reveals-a-violent-political-movement-n726096
    explained the message behind the meme: arming and protecting the LGBTQ community, a group of people she said depend upon Second Amendment … First, considering the number of people legitimately identifying as transgender — by that, I mean people who aren’t using transgender…
  7. Marjorie Taylor Greene Causes Jamaal Bowman to Lose His Ever-Loving Mind in New York https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/04/04/marjorie-taylor-gree…maal-bowman-to-lose-his-ever-loving-mind-in-new-york-n726174
    We need a congressional investigation and a non-stop news cycle from the press condemning this brutal attack on our First Amendment…
  8. WATCH: Nikki Fried and Other Leftists Arrested in the Based State of Florida https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/04/04/watch-nikki-fried-an…ther-leftists-arrested-in-the-based-state-of-florida-n726057
    orders of police to vacate the public property in question, suddenly, they insist that the law shouldn’t be enforced and that the First … Amendment should be respected at all costs.…
  9. Former AG Barr Says Trump Shouldn't Testify in Criminal Hush Money Case Because 'He Lacks All Self-Control' https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/04/02/former-ag-barr-s…hush-money-case-because-he-lacks-all-self-control-2-n725297
    , at best, relationship with former Attorney General William Barr — one of two AGs to serve under the former president, with the first … It also runs into First Amendment issues. … Where are you going to draw the line between legitimate First Amendment activity, protesting an election, and actually conspiring to…
  10. Federal Judge Strikes Down Minnesota Ban on Open Carry for 18- to 20-Year Olds, Gun Grabbers Hardest Hit https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/04/01/federal-judge-st…arry-for-18-to-20-year-olds-gun-grabbers-hardest-hit-n724861
    Bruen — a case in which SCOTUS ruled for the first time that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to carry a handgun … Constitution, screw the Supreme Court, and screw the Second Amendment. … The Bottom Line This was a yuuge Second Amendment win — and the gun grabbers know it.…
  11. Guns and Ganja: Judge Rules Marijuana Use Doesn't Strip Second Amendment Rights https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/04/20/guns-and-ganja-judge-r…s-marijuana-use-doesnt-strip-second-amendment-rights-n734062
    federal trial court ruled that being an unlawful user of a controlled substance does not automatically remove a person’s Second Amendment … First and foremost, these laws violate the fundamental right to bear arms, as enshrined in the Second Amendment of the United States … The Second Amendment guarantees the right of citizens to own firearms for self-defense, hunting, and other lawful purposes.…
  12. CFPB Hit With Massive Data Breach After Staffer Stole More Than 250,000 Confidential Records https://redstate.com/joesquire/2023/04/20/cfpb-hit-with-mass…staffer-stole-more-than-250000-confidential-records-n733827
    The CFPB first became aware of the email transfers back in February. … How can an agency of the government pursue a business owner in a way that’s clearly a violation of the First Amendment?…
  13. Ramaswamy Schools CNN Host Don Lemon on How Ignorant He Is on Civil Rights https://redstate.com/beccalower/2023/04/19/ramaswamy-schools…host-don-lemon-on-how-ignorant-he-is-on-civil-rights-n733649
    Lemon took issue with Ramaswamy’s using the example of the first anti-gun laws coming after the end of Civil War, as he explains in … “Actually, you know, a funny fact is: Black people did not get to enjoy the other freedoms until their Second Amendment rights were … come well armed with facts, there’s no reason Republicans can’t fight back and win in hostile territory on issues like the Second Amendment…
  14. Rep. Kevin Kiley Fights for Freelancers Against Julie Su Nom in First Workforce Protection Subcomittee Hearing https://redstate.com/brutalbrittany/2023/04/19/rep-kevin-kil…om-in-first-workforce-protection-subcomittee-hearing-n733369
    On Wednesday, the House Workforce Protection Subcommittee held its first hearing, dubbed “Examining Biden’s War on Independent Contractors … His first Labor Secretary was former union boss Marty Walsh, and now that Walsh has moved on to lead another union, Biden’s nominated … House Republicans created the Workforce Protection Subcommittee and held their first hearing giving voice to the issue.…
  15. BREAKING: CA Rep. Kiley Introduces Constitutional Amendment Requiring Election of U.S. Senators https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/17/ca-rep-kiley-intr…ent-to-prevent-gavin-newsom-from-appointing-senators-n732745
    Katie Porter was the first to jump into the fray, and last week Republican Eric Early was the first Republican to declare his candidacy … Kevin Kiley (R-CA) has now introduced a Constitutional Amendment providing that “U.S. … I'm introducing a Constitutional Amendment providing that U.S.…
  16. Montana Just Became the First US State to Ban TikTok https://redstate.com/beccalower/2023/04/14/montana-just-became-the-first-us-state-to-ban-tiktok-n731555
    On Friday, the state became the first one in the U.S. to completely ban the use of Chinese government-connected social media platform … Amendment rights are threatened by this egregious government overreach. … While Montana may be the first state to ban TikTok, it likely won’t be the last.…
  17. Not Funny: Babylon Bee Sues California AG Bonta Over Extreme Media Censorship Law https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/04/12/not-funny-babylon-be…alifornia-ag-bonta-over-extreme-media-censorship-law-n730508
    Dillon has first-hand experience with being censored. … He goes on to outline the lawsuit’s arguments: In short, we argue that the law violates the First Amendment, is too vague to be constitutionally…
  18. Judge in Dominion Lawsuit Sanctions Fox News for 'Withholding Evidence' https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2023/04/12/judge-in-dominion-lawsuit-sanctions-fox-news-for-withholding-evidence-n730335
    Fox has defended itself on First Amendment grounds and has said the internal communications of its top hosts and executives have been … First, it isn’t defamatory for journalists to report on newsworthy allegations made by others, even when those allegations turn out…
  19. Why Would 'Devout Catholic' Biden Banish Priests From Walter Reed Just Before Holy Week? https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/04/12/why-would-devout…anish-priests-from-walter-reed-just-before-holy-week-n730026
    But first, as my colleague Becca Lower reported on Saturday, the Archdiocese For The Military Services said in a press release that … The Biden Admin chose Easter weekend to kick Catholic priests out of Walter Reed, violating their First Amendment right to free exercise … The Biden Admin chose Easter weekend to kick Catholic priests out of Walter Reed, violating their Fist Amendment right to free exercise…
  20. As Parents' Rights Becomes a Hot Issue the Groomer Community Goes Nuts Fighting to Control Your Kids https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/04/11/as-parents-rights-be…er-community-goes-nuts-fighting-to-control-your-kids-n729981
    Her first objection is to the idea that parents have an obligation to bring up their children in a way that offers them the greatest … In the home and at school, children must also fear gun violence in the name of the Second Amendment.…
  21. Conservatives Are Not Safe https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2023/04/11/conservatives-are-not-safe-n729720
    Unlike previous events on this campus and other campuses, I am proud to say that the First Amendment was honored.…
  22. SFSU President Doubles Down, With an Even More Outrageous Statement on Riley Gaines Assault https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/04/11/sfsu-president-do…en-more-outrageous-statement-on-riley-gaines-assault-n729515
    Unlike previous events on this campus and other campuses, I am proud to say that the First Amendment was honored. … The First Amendment was honored? … That’s not honoring the First Amendment. How did the president describe the horrible scary incident?…
  23. 'Let's Go Brandon' Sweatshirts Get Two Students in Trouble—but They’re Fighting Back https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/04/30/lets-go-brandon-swea…get-two-students-in-trouble-but-theyre-fighting-back-n739387
    Said foundation attorney Conor Fitzpatrick: Criticism of the president is core political speech protected by the First Amendment. … particular message, but FIRE’s lawsuit argues that ordering the students to remove the “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts violates the First … Amendment.…
  24. The End of the FBI: Why It's Time for a New Era of Law Enforcement https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/04/30/the-end-of-the-fbi-why-its-time-for-a-new-era-of-law-enforcement-n739305
    Ramaswamy is not the first high-profile conservative in recent months to call for the FBI’s abolition. … These actions violated the First Amendment rights of individuals to freedom of speech, assembly, and association. … monitor the communications of American citizens without proper oversight or judicial review, potentially violating their Fourth Amendment…
  25. Gun Buyback Programs: A False Sense of Security? https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/04/30/gun-buyback-programs-a-false-sense-of-security-n739271
    conference that the ongoing proliferation of guns in his community is contributing to a rise in the city’s violent crime rate in the first … Finally, gun ownership is a constitutional right protected by the Second Amendment.…