Results for: First Amendment

Foreign-Born Biden Judge Halts Federal Probe of Alleged Illegal Activity by Media Matters
https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/08/19/foreign-born-biden-j…probe-of-alleged-illegal-activity-by-media-matters-n2193001
Amendment activity." … “[T]he law is settled that . . . the First Amendment prohibits government officials from subjecting an individual to retaliatory actions … To prevail on a retaliation claim, a plaintiff must show: “(1) he engaged in conduct protected under the First Amendment; (2) the defendants…
French President Macron Breaks Silence on His Suit Against Candace Owens
https://redstate.com/katie-jerkovich/2025/08/19/french-presi…on-breaks-silence-on-his-suit-against-candace-owens-n2192995
– silence about his defamation lawsuit against controversial media personality Candace Owens, who has repeatedly claimed that the First …  A spokesperson for Owens reacted to the suit by claiming it was a violation of her First Amendment rights. … The person claimed it was a "foreign government attacking the First Amendment rights of an American independent journalist."…
'Fair Share Amendments' and Other Wealth Tax Schemes—Are They Constitutional?
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/08/08/fair-share-amend…and-other-wealth-tax-schemesare-they-constitutional-n2192598
–  This brings us to the socialist notion of a wealth tax, and the so-called "fair share amendment." … Previously, the state passed a constitutional amendment to place a 4 % tax on income above $1 million. … First, all duties, imposts, and excises “shall be uniform throughout the United States.”…
Inside the Machine: Unpacking Newsom and Company’s Plan to Steal Congressional Seats
https://redstate.com/steve-williams/2025/08/09/inside-the-ma…wsom-and-companys-plan-to-steal-congressional-seats-n2192644
– behind closed doors.They’re also rushing to stage a $250 million special election to give themselves the power to do this for the first … his allies can’t simply wave it away; they have to rewrite the rules at the highest level.That means passing a constitutional amendment … This amendment would have to appear on the ballot, hence the special election, and be approved by a simple majority.…
Secretary of the Army Stops West Point From Hiring Biden's Censor Mastermind
https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/07/31/secretary-of-the-army-stops-west-point-from-hiring-senior-biden-censor-n2192297
– Who approved this appointment of a woman who clearly has zero regard for the Constitution and the First Amendment right to free speech … the End of Brainwashing – RedStateFederal Judge Destroys the Government's Argument in Favor of Censorship and Educates Them on the FirstAmendment – RedStateOne of the interesting parts of Driscoll's letter was a directive that "The United States Military Academy will…
Judge Enters New Order in Planned Parenthood Funding Case, and It May Be the Most Insane Yet
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/07/28/judge-enters-new-ord…hood-funding-case-and-it-may-be-the-most-insane-yet-n2192170
– finally got around to offering a reasoning, amending her TRO to claim that Congress defunding Planned Parenthood likely violated the First …  5/ SO the ONLY claim the judge said Plaintiffs had a likelihood of success on was the First Amendment association one and only … Constitution by "retaliating" against Planned Parenthood under the First Amendment and denying them equal protection under the law.…
New: Biden-Appointed Judge Tosses Trump Admin Sanctuary City Lawsuit
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/07/26/new-biden-appointed-judge-tosses-trump-admin-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-n2192118
– District Judge Lindsay Jenkins concluded that the lawsuit — the first filed by the administration this year trying to upend so-called … “sanctuary policies” in states and cities — was an “end-run around the Tenth Amendment,” which protects states from federal government … overreach.That seems a stretch on the surface, as the Tenth Amendment states:The powers not delegated to the United States by the…
A Swiss Solution to Our Debt Crisis
https://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute/2025/07/24/a-swiss-solution-to-our-debt-crisis-n2192022
– The 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition and overturned the 18th Amendment, was first proposed by citizen organizations in the … Congress preempted this effort by proposing its own amendment. … Constitution, relying on citizens to propose and approve the amendment.…
New Oversight Committee Revelations: A Ridiculous Biden Debate Excuse, More on Autopen Scandal
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2025/08/06/n2192536-n2192536
First, let's start with the ridiculous. Bruce Reed's response during his closed-door interview this week. …  He also thought the 25th Amendment should be revamped, "Because the way it is now, it incentivizes Cabinet members to protect…
This Is Bonkers: Two Boys Suspended From VA School After Complaining About Girl Using Boys' Locker Room
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/08/18/lcps-suspends…ho-complained-about-bio-girl-using-boys-locker-room-n2192948
– Abortions for Underage Girls—and Taxpayers May Have Footed the BillIan Prior, a Loudoun County resident and senior advisor at America First … girls' and boys' sports teams based on biological sex determined at birth; and (2) whether the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment
'Fat Activists' Are a Thing, and They Want to Promote Obesity
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/08/18/fat-activists-are-a-thing-and-they-want-to-promote-obesity-n2192939
– justified in doing what needs to be done to deal with their own weight problems.These are facts.Now, the fat activists are within their FirstAmendment rights to oppose these weight-loss drugs for any reason they see fit.…
Republicans Move to Rename the Kennedy Center's Opera House, and It'll Cause Leftist Heads to Explode
https://redstate.com/katie-jerkovich/2025/07/22/republicans…se-and-its-going-to-cause-leftists-heads-to-explode-n2191967
– House Republicans' efforts to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House after First Lady Melania Trump passed its first hurdle on … the leftist outrage over this is sure to be terrific.In a House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee vote, the amendment … Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts "First Lady Melania Trump Opera House" passed 33-25, The Hill reported.In a post on …
The Defense Secretary Is Right: All of Christ for All of Life
https://redstate.com/chase-spears/2025/08/16/the-defense-secretary-is-right-all-of-christ-for-all-of-life-n2192841
– another round of condemnation—something they have done routinely since his nomination for the Pentagon’s top role in November.His first … Apparently, we must destroy the First Amendment in order to save it, but only in the context of expression aligned to millennia of…
If a Politician Is Too Busy Obsessing Over Their Ancestral Country, They Aren't Here to Help You
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2025/08/05/if-a-politicia…their-ancestral-country-they-arent-here-to-help-you-n2192465
– descent (though the left would call this white supremacist) but I don't hear any of these people stating "Which is why I'm Irish first … She's playing on America's foundations as a country of immigrants to make it sound like her position of being Guatemalan first is perfectly … I can respect her First Amendment right as a U.S. citizen to say any stupid thing she wants to, but she shouldn't have the capability…
Oregon Mom Wins Huge Victory Against Woke System Preventing Her From Adopting Foster Kids
https://redstate.com/katie-jerkovich/2025/07/24/oregon-mom-w…oke-system-preventing-her-from-adopting-foster-kids-n2192064
– which prevented Bates from adopting foster kids because she wouldn't buy into the state's insanity on gender ideology, violated her FirstAmendment rights.In a post on Thursday on X, President and CEO of ADF Legal Kristen Waggoner celebrated their client Jessica's victory … Amendment rights to free speech & religious liberty," the statement read.…
Camelry? That Time the US Army Tried Camels in the Southwest.
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/08/13/camelry-that-time-the-us-army-tried-camels-in-the-southwest-n2192773
– It was with this rather simple suggestion, however, that Crosman first introduced the concept for what would later become the most … In 1855, Congress passed an amendment to an appropriations bill, allotting $30,000 to the purchase and importation of camels for the…
More Blue State Buffoonery As 'Hate Crimes' Official Compares Conservative Group to 'Neo-Nazis'
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2025/08/04/more-blue-state-b…s-official-compares-conservative-group-to-neo-nazis-n2192420
– The training program includes the obligatory statement that "hate speech" is protected under the First Amendment, but also does not…
Despite Leftist Shenanigans, Disruptive Activists, Senate Advances Jeanine Pirro As US Attorney for DC
https://redstate.com/matthew-holloway/2025/07/25/despite-lef…senate-advances-jeanine-pirro-as-us-attorney-for-dc-n2192092
– employing every congressional loophole to stymie and stall the momentum of the GOP.Pirro, a prominent early voice in the America-First … We’re introducing amendment after amendment to fight the Trump-MAGA-Senate Republican cuts..."…
Ghislaine Maxwell Speaking to DOJ: Info About 'Over 100' People in Epstein's Circle
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/07/25/ghislaine-maxwell-speaking-to-doj-info-about-over-100-people-n2192098
– “This was the first opportunity she’s ever been given to answer questions about what happened,” Markus added. … question” answered during the sitdown, Maxwell’s attorney also said, with the British-born convict declining to plead the Fifth Amendment
Trump Administration Appeals Totally Improper Ruling by Rogue California Judge to Supreme Court
https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/08/08/trump-administration…r-ruling-by-rogue-california-judge-to-supreme-court-n2192602
– temporary restraining order barring masked and heavily armed agents from snatching people off the streets of Southern California without first … establishing reasonable suspicion that they are in the U.S. illegally.Under the 4th Amendment, reasonable suspicion cannot be based…
Thursday Morning Minute: Trust Your Gut
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/07/24/thursday-morning-minute-n2192032
– During 2016 CampaignOh, what a tangled, some would say treasonous, web.A Swiss Solution to Our Debt CrisisPassage of the 18th Amendment … could set a precedent for passage of a fiscal responsibility amendment to the U.S. … and mitigation measuresHunter's laptopNow, a few caveats: First, I was hardly alone in these impressions/perspectives — I'm not claiming…
Report: Key Biden 'Politburo' Member Said to Be 'Forthcoming' in Oversight Committee Testimony
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2025/07/24/report-on-ron…ain-testimony-on-biden-to-house-oversight-committee-n2192054
– Biden's inner circle of advisors, including their former White House administrative and medical staff, have invoked their 5th Amendment … Committee continues its investigation into the autopen scandal.Anthony Bernal, who was a senior advisor and "work husband" to the former First
Sunday Gun Day Vol. III Ep. I - History of the Semi-Autos
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/07/27/sunday-gun-day-vol-iii-ep-i-history-of-the-semi-autos-n2191993
– With this, the first installment of Volume III of "Sunday Gun Day," I wanted to bring you all something special; so here is the very … first piece I ever wrote for RedState (as a guest columnist), about the history of semi-auto firearms. … While the Browning Auto-5 was the first to reach mass market success, it soon had competition.…
Alaska Man Monday - Inappropriate Protests, a Dumb Crook, and Bad Arguments
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/07/21/alaska-man-monday…appropriate-protests-a-dumb-crook-and-bad-arguments-n2191875
– Their presence rattled many parade-goers, prompting calls to local law enforcement.Yeah, the nutbars were within their First Amendment … the individual in a nearby vehicle.The man, identified as 29-year-old Aucha Johnson of Anchorage, was arrested on three counts of first-degree…
A Great American Outdoor Publication Is Now 100 Years Old
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/07/26/a-great-american-outdoor-publication-is-now-100-years-old-n2192107
– Indeed, hunting and fishing fed many of the first Europeans to arrive in the New World, as it had been feeding the people who were … other than the satisfaction of spreading the word about a publication I enjoy a great deal.Read More: DeSantis Announces '2nd Amendment
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