Results for: First Amendment

5 Democrats Defect During Voting on GOP Bill, As the Other 203 Back Boys in Girls’ Sports
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/07/22/house-democrats-make-their-choice-boys-belong-in-girls-sports-n2204649
– Our NDAA amendment would end this nonsense. … As the first female graduate of The Citadel's Corps of Cadets, no one understands this more than I do. … That amendment failed 212-217 after Republican Reps.…
Gun Rights Victory: New Jersey Assault Rifle and Magazine Ban Declared Unconstitutional
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/17/gun-rights-victory…lt-rifle-and-magazine-ban-declared-unconstitutional-n2204441
– All of us on the pro-Second Amendment side of things have sure been racking up the wins, most notably since the Supreme Court's Bruen …  It determined that New Jersey’s ban on Colt AR-15s violates the Second Amendment. …  Because the LCM Provisions violate the Second Amendment, we need not address the Takings Clause challenge.…
Newsom Demands 25th Amendment on Trump, Conservatives Are Firing Back
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/17/newsom-demands-25t…onservatives-now-firing-back-propped-up-a-vegetable-n2204453
– This was a legitimate 25th Amendment moment — the rambling of a mad king," Newsom said.Oh, the irony! …      If there was ever a president who really earned the title "First U.S. … President removed under the 25th Amendment," it was daffy old Joe Biden.Needless to say, the backlash Governor Newsom received after…
Watch What You Say in TX: Cops Ripped for Threatening to Ticket Preachers Uttering Anything 'Offensive'
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/09/watch-what-you-say-i…ning-to-ticket-preachers-who-say-anything-offensive-n2204169
– Even though the movement Blue Lives Matter is pro-police, they were nevertheless disgusted by this anti-First Amendment display, as … Amendment. … Amendment activity require thoughtful consideration and understanding of the law.”…
Ro Khanna Might Just Make the Pandering Hall of Fame With Bonkers Post About Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/16/ro-khanna-post-on-massie-amendment-n2204413
–  Today over 100 Democrats voted for the Massie Amendment to zero aid to Israel. … Today I want to recognize their courage.— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 15, 2026Today over 100 Democrats voted for the Massie Amendment …  First, neither former representative is dead; they just lost their primaries.…
Are You Serious? Virginia School Board Refuses to Drug Test Teachers After Classroom Fentanyl Overdose
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/07/16/are-you-serious-vi…rug-test-teachers-after-classroom-fentanyl-overdose-n2204380
– What Mitchell did not address was the incident that prompted the proposal in the first place.In May 2024, a rehired second-grade teacher … DiBella said Spotsylvania should not wait for another Virginia school division to act first. … "I just don't think it's wrong to be the first one to do the right thing."…
Second Amendment Wins Big: A Conversation With the NRA
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/02/second-amendment-wins-big-a-conversation-with-the-nra-n2203933
– It's a good time to be a Second Amendment advocate. We've had some significant wins in the Supreme Court and lower courts lately. … And the NRA, we might note, remains the 800-pound, pro-Second Amendment gorilla in this fight. … When anti-gun politicians start yapping about the "gun lobby," it's always the NRA they mention first.…
SCOTUS Hands GOP Major Win, Strikes Down Limits on Party Spending With Candidates
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/06/30/nrsc-v-fec-n2203447
Amendment. … “This is a decisive First Amendment victory and a major win for the integrity of our political system. … Amendment.…
A 'BIG WIN' — Trump Hails SCOTUS for Political Spending and Men in Women's Sports Rulings
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/30/a-big-win-trump-hail…political-spending-and-men-in-womens-sports-rulings-n2203857
– FEC), a 6-3 decision that said prior spending limits placed on political committees violated the First Amendment, and a major Title … FEC political spending ruling “A BIG WIN… [for] The First Amendment!” … Amendment.…
Video of Older Chicago Cubs Fan Popping Younger Man for Sitting During National Anthem Divides Internet
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/21/video-of-older-c…for-sitting-during-national-anthem-divides-internet-n2204563
–  One person sarcastically chimed in, "Violating someone's First Amendment right while also assaulting them in the name of patriotism…
The Best of the Best: Legendary American Arms
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/04/the-best-of-the-best-legendary-american-arms-n2203998
– I own a modernized version, a Ruger Vaquero, in .45 Colt, and it's my second-favorite sidearm.Read More: Second Amendment Wins … Big: A Conversation With the NRADOJ Opens New Front in Second Amendment Fight Against CaliforniaSecond, rifles. … Here, the work is a little easier for the first pick, which has to be the Armalite AR-15.…
Big: Assault Weapon Bans Now Headed to SCOTUS
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/30/big-assault-weapon-bans-now-headed-to-scotus-n2203868
– Of all the schemes dreamed up by the anti-Second Amendment left, the various "assault weapons" bans are among the dumbest. … But the current Supreme Court has been fairly friendly to the Second Amendment; a little cautious optimism may be in order here.Read … Lopez, which struck down Hawaii's ridiculous vampire law on Second and Fourteenth Amendment grounds.…
What the U.S. Must Learn From Ann Widdecombe's Murder
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/07/22/what-the-us-must-learn-from-ann-widdecombes-murder-n2204621
– during a court hearing for the man charged in her murder. https://t.co/SETZFwQULB— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 21, 2026U.K. police at first … arrested Joshua Kerry, 28, at his home 300 miles away from Widdecombe's house, and the pieces started to fall into place.At his first … She was elderly, vulnerable, isolated, and didn't have the 2nd Amendment to help protect her from a weak-willed young man who very…
Clarence Thomas Goes Nuclear on SCOTUS Majority Over Birthright Citizenship Ruling
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/06/30/clarence-thomas-issues-scathing-dissent-on-birthright-citizenship-n2203853
– Barbara, the Court affirmed a lower court injunction blocking Executive Order 14160, which Trump signed on his first day back in office … The ruling invalidates the Executive Order signed by President Trump that used the 14th Amendment to deny automatic citizenship to … Ferguson and Dred Scott – in which, he argued, the 14th Amendment was correctly applied to give citizenship to freed slaves and their…
Watch Democratic Socialist Hasan Piker's Preposterous Mao-Suited Rant
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/20/watch-democratic-socialist-hasan-pikers-preposterous-mao-suited-rant-n2204525
– Now, to be sure, Piker has the same First Amendment rights as anyone, no matter how ridiculous his statements are.…
Why a Wealth Tax Isn't Just a Dumb Idea - It's Unconstitutional
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/06/why-a-wealth-tax-isnt-just-a-dumb-idea-its-unconstitutional-n2204044
First, the practical aspects: These make a national wealth tax a dumb idea without the violations of the Constitution. Why? …  These prohibit any national wealth tax without a constitutional amendment. Bam. Done. Argument over. … The 16th Amendment, in fact, was necessary for the income tax, and it states that, explicitly:The Congress shall have power to lay…
Leaked Document Exposes Iran's Regime Now on Brink of Collapse
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/17/leaked-document-exposes-irans-regime-now-on-brink-of-collapse-n2204437
– The report, first disclosed by Rouydad24 on November 12, shows an unprecedented collapse in public trust toward the ruling establishment.According … The Iranian population has one disadvantage, though, and it's one that those of us who are Second Amendment advocates are continually…
A Time for Choosing: What Happens If We Lose?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/11/a-time-for-choosing-what-happens-if-we-lose-n2204210
–  The First Amendment will be gone. Speaking up for Republican principles will be deemed a "hate crime" or "misinformation." … The Second Amendment will be gone.…
The Supreme Court Protects States’ Ability to Safeguard Women’s Sports
https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2026/07/03/the…protects-states-ability-to-safeguard-womens-sports-n2203947
– transgender athletes from girls’ teams somehow violated the statute that paved the way for the existence of girls’ teams in the first … The Javits Amendment explicitly authorized separate teams for each sex in light of physical differences, and the 1975 regulations permitted … He is also a partner at Sweigart Murdock, LLP, in San Francisco, where his litigation practice focuses on First Amendment and defamation…
California Now Leads Nation in Communications Network Attacks
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/20/california-now-leads-nation-in-communications-network-attacks-n2204538
– facilities all depend on these systems.But this may not be all about theft or petty vandalism.Read More: Newsom Demands 25th Amendment … on Trump, Conservatives Are Firing BackJennifer 'First Partner' Newsom's Brain Short-Circuits When Reminded of DOJ Probe's Actual…
The Michigan Senate Race Is Heating Up - and So Is the Scrutiny of Abdul El-Sayed
https://redstate.com/tladuke/2026/06/29/things-are-starting…e-michigan-senate-race-with-democrat-abdul-el-sayed-n2203835
–  In an article that I read right HERE at the local paper, Finley opines in an Op-Ed with the title The First Amendment is not … violence, and I have to admit I was a bit shocked.The Democratic candidate for Michigan's open Senate seat is selling the idea that the FirstAmendment covers violence and vandalism, if done in the name of a political cause.I'm a free speech absolutist.…
Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Strikes Down Trump Executive Order in 5-4 Vote
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2026/06/30/supreme-court-upho…p-strikes-down-trump-executive-order-eliminating-it-n2203852
– Barbara, the Court affirmed a lower court injunction blocking Executive Order 14160, which Trump signed on his first day back in office … the same outcome.Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, wrote the principal dissent, arguing the Fourteenth Amendment
You Don't Have Rights If You Can't Remember You Have Them
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2026/07/10/you-dont-have-rights-if-you-cant-remember-you-have-them-n2204187
–  I became even more concerned, however, when a second police officer more or less reinforced what the first officer had said, … though it seemed he didn't have the same ire in his demeanor as the first officer did. … You vilify some of them, like the Second Amendment, but for the others, you just operate as if they don't exist.…
Luna Now Demanding Patriot Front Probe - Democrats Strangely Incurious
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/06/luna-now-demanding-patriot-front-probe-democrats-strangely-incurious-n2204053
– dudes who show up carrying signs, American flags, Confederate battle flags, and signs promoting white supremacy.Since this group first … And their proclaimed views may be reprehensible, even so, the 1st Amendment protects their rights to proclaim them.…
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