Results for: First Amendment

First Amendment 1, California Censorship 0 — $1.38M Payout Incoming
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/03/17/first-amendment-1-california-censorship-0-138m-payout-incoming-n2200328
– Instead, they filed suit arguing that the statute violated the First Amendment, in restricting commercial speech, as well as the Fifth … Foundation's Kostas Moros added some comments:Gavin Newsom passed a law to attack the First Amendment because he was mad about a .22lr … The First Amendment, that founding principle of free speech, doesn't just apply to speech they approve of.…
Mr. 1st Amendment: Mamdani Claims He Fêted Hamas Sympathizer Because Suddenly Free Speech Is Important
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/03/13/mr-1st-amendment-mam…athizer-because-he-suddenly-cares-about-free-speech-n2200172
– No, according to him, he was just standing up for the American Constitution and its First Amendment. … “The only charge that was levied against him [Khalil] was the exercising of his First Amendment rights,” Hizzoner insisted during an … “And I have long maintained that he and any New Yorker should be able to exercise their First Amendment rights in this city without…
Senator Mike Lee Drops New National Constitutional Carry Bill
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/03/05/senator-mike-lee-drops-new-national-constitutional-carry-bill-n2199896
– carry permits, fees and criminal penalties for people who want to carry a firearm in public.Lee’s National Constitutional Carry Act, first … That's a plain reading of the Second Amendment, which in a sane world would be the only permitting required. … But that's not the world we live in, unfortunately.Read More: Veterans' New Second Amendment Victory: VA Halts Fiduciary-Based…
Judge Hands Down Decision in Pentagon Press Restrictions Case
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/03/20/pentagon-restrictions-decision-n2200468
– decision against the policy changes.A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagon’s restrictions on news outlets violate the FirstAmendment and issued an order tossing parts of the department’s policy, handing a victory to The New York Times, which filed suit…
Fists Fly in NYC Park As Sickos Hold Vigil for the Murderous, Dead Ayatollah Khamenei
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/03/07/fists-fly-in-nyc-par…old-vigil-for-the-murderous-dead-ayatollah-khamenei-n2199948
– Islamic extremist in the city that saw over 3,000 die in the 9/11 tragedy was almost certainly going to provoke a reaction.We have a FirstAmendment that allows these Ayatollah acolytes to demonstrate, but that same amendment allows me to say that I find it disgusting.NYC…
Hamas Pleads With Tehran to Stop the Gulf State Strikes Now
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/03/14/hamas-pleads-with-tehran-to-stop-the-gulf-state-strikes-now-n2200220
First, let's employ some plain and accurate language here, instead of this outpouring of legacy media horse squeeze: Hamas isn't a … Read More: Mr. 1st Amendment: Mamdani Claims He Fêted Hamas Sympathizer Because Suddenly Free Speech Is ImportantThere's some…
Gunman Dead After Opening Fire on VA College Campus That Prohibits Students and Faculty From Carrying
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/03/12/gunman-dead-after-opening-fire-on-virginia-college-campus-n2200144
– The first wave of cops rushing to the scene on the lamberts point side of campus by the football stadium. pic.twitter.com/bnpldp0r4d … Dems Plot Serious Retributions on Trump Supporters (VIP)Veterans' New Second Amendment Victory: VA Halts Fiduciary-Based Firearm BansA…
NYC Mayor Hosts Anti-Israel Activist at Gracie Mansion Days After Oct. 7 Praise Controversy Hits
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/03/10/nyc-mayor-hosts-an…ie-mansion-days-after-oct-7-praise-controversy-hits-n2200040
– “All of this for exercising his First Amendment rights in protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine.”That framing turns a polarizing…
9th Circuit Judge Comes Out Swinging (Ahem)...in Spicy Dissent Over Women-Only Nude Spa
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/13/9th-circuit-judge-c…nging-ahemin-spicy-dissent-over-women-only-nude-spa-n2200196
– right to challenge the agreement and statutes/regulations constitutionally, which it subsequently did, contending they violated its FirstAmendment rights.…
Morning Minute: Three Times Is a Pattern...
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/12/morning-minute-n2200128
First, we must have a country. Only then can we argue about how to govern it," Rincón says, and he's right about that, too. … Tim Scott’s substitute amendment to H.R. 6644 (Housing for the 21st Century Act) in an 84–10 vote before invoking cloture on the housing … a Policy Meeting — Oval Office3:15 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office4:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT and FIRST
Morning Minute: In the Shadow of History's Giants
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/02/morning-minute-n2199728
– No exceptions.Safety FIRST, America FIRST 🇺🇸 https://t.co/XvxVgC5PFp— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 27, 2026Full Court … motions to dismiss (for lack of standing).The Supreme Court continues hearing oral argument on Monday, this time in a key Second Amendment … the possession of firearms by a person who "is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance," violates the Second Amendment
Uh-Oh: New Poll Could Spell Doom for Democrats’ Shameless Gerrymander Scheme in Virginia
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/02/23/new-polling-show-ba-dems-in-big-trouble-over-gerrymandering-n2199473
– However, since this is the first polling that captures the sentiment around the Democrats' attempt at an extreme gerrymander in Virginia … panel and replace it with a new amendment giving boundary-redrawing responsibilities to state lawmakers – and Democrats control both … An April 21 referendum on the new amendment has been halted as a Republican lawsuit against the state Board of Elections works its…
Skinny on SCOTUS: Tariffs, Mail, and the Limits of Power (Feb. 2026)
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/22/skinny-on-scotus-n2199730
– In contrast, the First and Second Circuits have interpreted the postal exception to apply to suits even when they arise from harms … the order was a permissible exercise of the trial court’s discretion.Issue:Whether a trial court abridges the defendant's Sixth Amendment … of the defendant’s testimony for its own sake during a midtestimony overnight recess permissibly balances the defendant’s Sixth Amendment
New: Trump DOJ Drops the Hammer on Anti-ICE Activists Who Invaded Minnesota Church
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2026/02/27/new-trump-doj-drops…on-anti-ice-activists-who-invaded-minnesota-church-n2199650
– That this was a "peaceful protest" and that the invaders had a "First Amendment right" to take over a worship service, block exits,…
5th Circuit: Texas Can Now Enforce Drag Show Law
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/27/5th-circuit-texas-can-now-enforce-drag-show-law-n2199646
– panel said only one plaintiff in the case had standing and sent the lawsuit back to the lower court to reevaluate the plaintiff’s FirstAmendment claim.The key point seems to rest in the term "sexually illicit content."…
Following Charges, Officials Detail Terrorist Explosive and Rapid Timeline in NYC Bomb Plot
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/09/following-charges-o…explosive-and-rapid-timeline-in-gracie-mansion-plot-n2200024
– “Our job is to ensure New Yorkers can exercise their First Amendment rights safely.”Officials said the investigation remains ongoing…
Appeals Court: Trump Now Allowed to Oust Public-Sector Unions
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/27/appeals-court-trump-now-allowed-to-defenestrate-public-sector-unions-n2199644
– reasons.Six unions representing about 800,000 federal civilian employees sued the administration last year, alleging violations of the FirstAmendment.…
Morning Minute: America Is Winning...and the Dems Won't Stand for It
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/25/morning-minute-n2199546
– are going to remember exactly what they saw: a chamber full of Democratic lawmakers who, when asked point-blank to put Americans first … home to satisfy a debt to the government, and keeping the surplus value as a windfall, violates the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment … more than needed to satisfy a tax debt but sold for fraction of its real value constitutes an excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment
To the Surprise of No One, U.S. Catholic Bishops Stake Out a Misguided Position on Birthright Citizenship
https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/02/27/to-the-surprise-of-n…out-a-misguided-position-on-birthright-citizenship-n2199638
– Supreme Court argument on that issue scheduled for April 1.One of President Trump's first acts was to sign the Executive Order titled … This claim is not supported by the debates on the Fourteenth Amendment and is a subject of abuse.BACKGROUND:Stopping Trump's Birthright … At its core, this case is not solely a question about citizenship status or the 14th Amendment.…
Shocking New Report: CFPB Adds $160-253 Per Loan in Consumer Costs
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/25/shocking-new-report-cfpb-adds-160-253-per-loan-in-consumer-costs-n2199577
– money that could be put to better use, or better still, not spent at all.I've been writing in opposition to this boondoggle since it first … That would take a long legal battle to prove, though, despite what seems to me to be the very clear wording of the Tenth Amendment.…
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
– “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.…
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
– 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.…
'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
–  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.…
Shiite Firebrands Now Predict Iran's Triumph in Prophetic Battle
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/03/02/shiite-firebrands-now-prophesy-irans-triumph-in-prophetic-battle-n2199744
–  Here's the great irony: Here in the United States, these people, these preachers of hatred and death, are sheltered by our FirstAmendment.…
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