Results for: First Amendment
'Horsefeathers!': Judge Steps in, Freezing Pentagon Move Against Sen. Kelly Over Military Speech
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/12/judge-steps-in-free…entagon-move-against-sen-kelly-over-military-speech-n2199086
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In the accompanying 29-page opinion, Leon concluded that Kelly is likely to succeed on his First Amendment retaliation claim, … be required to go through the military appeals process so the military can have the first crack at adjudicating his First Amendment … The First Amendment "is a limitation on the power of Congress," NLRB v. Cath.…
Virginia Supreme Court Hands Dems Huge Win, Allows Outrageous Gerrymander to Move Forward
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/02/13/scova-makes-ruling-on-redistricting-referendum-n2199118
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publish the amendment three months before the election, as required by law." … will go forward before the Court decides the merits.In short: Virginians will vote first. … approved by Virginians in 2020 – with an amendment that gives that power, instead, to lawmakers.…
Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty After Calling Minnesota Church Protest a ‘Clandestine Mission’
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/02/14/don-lemon-pleads-n…ling-minnesota-church-protest-a-clandestine-mission-n2199146
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“For more than 30 years, I’ve been a journalist, and the power and protection of the First Amendment has been the underpinning of my … The First Amendment, the freedom of the press, the bedrock of our democracy.”Federal prosecutors allege Lemon was not simply observing … If they believe he crossed the line, the First Amendment defense is not going to do the heavy lifting for him.…
Big Win for Trump Admin. on DEIA Initiatives As 4th Circuit Puts Kibosh on Lower Court Injunction
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/06/big-win-for-trump-a…s-4th-circuit-puts-kibosh-on-lower-court-injunction-n2198904
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and Fifth Amendment grounds. … and Fifth Amendment grounds, and Judge Adam Abelson of the U.S. … Further, the court found that the Certification Provision does not violate the First Amendment, because while it requires grantees…
'You Disgust Me!' Ron Johnson Unloads on Smirking MN AG for Encouraging Violent Anti-ICE Protesters
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/02/12/you-disgust-me-sen-r…ellison-for-encouraging-violent-anti-ice-protesters-n2199081
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But you'll never find me being against the First Amendment. … I'll always be for the First Amendment," Ellison responded.ELLISON: "Sir, that never happened!…
William F. Buckley’s Forgotten Contribution to the War Against Union Oppression
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Buckley Jr.In fact, he waged a seven-year legal battle making the familiar argument that his First Amendment right to free speech was … AFSCME affirmed their First Amendment right to do so in 2018. … Amendment rights were suppressed or ignored by their union.Buckley’s suit was ultimately denied cert in 1974 by the U.S.…
Believe It! An Historic Housecleaning of Congress Is Coming This Fall
https://redstate.com/andrewmalcolm/2026/02/15/cleaning-out-congress-n2199163
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Congress.Today, things have changed – a lot.We have a president who was a political rookie and a DC outsider when he won his very first … He’ll be 69 in 2029.As commonsensical as a political age limit seems, setting one would require a constitutional amendment. … The actual amendment itself was initially proposed in 1789 by the very first Congress.…
Is the SAVE America Act Worth Nuking the Filibuster? Signs Now Point to Yes.
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/18/is-the-save-americ…worth-nuking-the-filibuster-signs-now-point-to-yes-n2199307
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more volatile House of Representatives, although that role as a "cooling saucer" was in part nullified by the ill-advised 17th Amendment … all, was supposed to represent the various state governments, not the population; another notion that got whacked by the 17th Amendment … The Democrats are going to hit us with this at the first opportunity. Let's hit them back first.…
'Seditious Six' Member Slotkin Tells DOJ to Talk to the Hand, Not the Face
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/02/05/seditious-six-member-slotkin-tells-doj-to-talk-to-the-hand-not-the-face-n2198882
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She said her speech is protected under the First Amendment and framed the issue as a broader fight over free expression." … constitution is crystal clear on the issue of freedom of speech, something worth fighting for," she said.It is true that we have a First … Amendment, and any effort to charge her with a crime would have to deal with that.…
Newsom’s $450 Million 911 Debacle Reminds Why We Oppose Federal Welfare
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By Seton MotleyYet again - here is the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution:Tenth: “The powers not delegated to the United States … “The same week he was first sworn in as governor, Newsom said, ‘The idea that it's 2019, and we are using analog systems designed decades … “That's the fancy way of saying that the next-generation system gets more information to first responders even faster, while allowing…
Sunday Gun Day Vol. III Ep. XXX - Great GunTubers: 6 Shooting-Related YouTube Channels
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Now this here is a range-time channel with some social and 2nd Amendment commentary added in. … I won’t go into that, other than to say I hope they are getting their Anatidae linear, because they are still the one 2nd Amendment … First, here’s an example of Kentucky Ballistics’ work.…
Left-Wing Politicians and 'Journalists' Go Insane Over Don Lemon Arrest, but the Receipts Loom Large
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2026/01/30/left-wing-politician…r-minds-over-don-lemon-arrest-but-the-receipts-loom-n2198673
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The First Amendment is under attack in America! … pic.twitter.com/V4TVEK7Icy— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 30, 2026To provide a little clarity, no one has a "First Amendment" right … to deprive others of their First Amendment rights by storming private property, harassing people in a place of worship, and then refusing…
Bombshell New Docs Show Trump Called Police About Epstein in 2006: ‘Thank Goodness You’re Stopping Him’
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/02/10/bombshell-new-do…n-epstein-in-2006-thank-goodness-youre-stopping-him-n2198993
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Newly unsealed Department of Justice documents reveal that in July 2006, then businessman Donald Trump was one of the first to call … The Miami Herald first reported on the development.The first mention of Trump in the FBI interview summary notes that he told investigators … Good try, media.Maxwell repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to testify before the House Oversight Committee during a closed-door…
Morning Minute: I Don't Want to Wait for Our Lives to Be Over
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Trending Across Townhall MediaLynchburg, VA Renews Second Amendment Sanctuary StatusLynchburg, among other communities, is sending … a message to Richmond that they're not buying the BS.May others follow their lead and renew their support for the Second Amendment … I'm one of the legions of Gen-Xers (and some millennials) who've enjoyed Van Der Beek's work since he first won our hearts as Dawson…
New: Missouri Sues Census Bureau to End Counting of Illegal Aliens and Request 2020 Recount
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This first-in-the-nation suit was filed against the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Census Bureau for unconstitutionally … The framers of the Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment would have been shocked by this policy. … aliens and temporary visa holders in the 2030 Census, and the 2031 Apportionment base would violate Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment…
Federal Workforce Now Hits 60-Year Low – Time for More Cuts
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supported the swamp.I've often said and written that, in the wildly unlikely event I were ever elected president (hoo boy), one of my first … cut the federal employment needs to continue, and spending has to be slashed.I would point out that the second follows from the first … A plain reading of the 10th Amendment, then, would indicate to Washington, "You can't do these things.…
More Details on Lemon Arrest As Bondi Confirms - Three Others Arrested As Well
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/01/30/bondi-remarks-on-lemon-more-arrests-n2198670
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You know the meltdowns will be titanic, and they will be screaming "attack on the First Amendment!"…
Breaking: Don Lemon Arrested
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The First Amendment is under attack in America!…
The Lie-Able Sources Podcast: Lemon Is Dropped, There's No Shortage of Sour Reactions in the Press
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/01/31/the-lie-able-sour…here-was-no-shortage-of-sour-reactions-in-the-press-n2198716
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as AG Pam Bondi makes the announcement.The press avoids facts in jumping right into this being an “attack” on journalism and the First … Amendment.…
1.35 Million Signatures Force Showdown on Voter ID Democrats Tried to Kill
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Assemblyman Carl DeMaio says supporters are preparing to submit 1.35 million petition signatures to qualify a Voter ID constitutional amendment … It would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for the first time, require a government-issued photo ID when casting … information tied to a valid government-issued ID in addition to signature verification, and authorize formal audits of voter rolls.DeMaio first…
NBC's Olympic Coverage Goes Downhill, Apologizes for Misgendering Female Skier in the Women's Division
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/02/12/nbcs-olympic-cove…misgendering-a-female-skier-in-the-womens-division-n2199078
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Apparently, the First Amendment stops at Pennsylvania Avenue.So we now have a member of the curling team becoming a media darling,…
Morning Minute: Swampbound and Down
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Hegseth (First Amendment / Speech-Debate Clause “Seditious Six”), Judge Richard Leon (D.C.)…
UPDATED: Stephen Colbert Makes Newest Dumb Censorship Claim; CBS Responds
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original storyStrap yourselves in, gang, we are set now for a week of Trump-authoritarian-censorship-democracy-fearing opponents-First-Amendment-election … The party does not allow any name on a ballot without first pledging to dedicate their life to bringing down the president.…
New Yorkers Wake to the Islamic Call to Prayer
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Quietly at first. … The First Amendment is not selective. And it should not be.…
The Worst News Outlets of the Week - Who Dominated in Dysfunctional Coverage?
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/02/09/the-worst-news-ou…of-the-week-who-dominated-in-dysfunctional-coverage-n2198976
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The funny thing is that only one side was said to have a First Amendment right to criticize.…