Results for: First Amendment

AG Bondi Torches Yet Another Biden Legacy, Vows to Hold Schools Accountable for Abusing Parents' Rights
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/09/10/ag-bondi-torches-yet…hold-schools-accountable-for-abusing-parents-rights-n2193798
– pic.twitter.com/KTRtEQrYFY— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) September 10, 2025She put every U.S. attorney on notice that the First … Amendment forbids the kind of action undertaken during the corrupt Garland years:"The First Amendment guarantees the right of every…
Hateful Charlie Kirk Detractors Are Losing Their Jobs, and It's Glorious
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/14/hateful-charlie-ki…k-detractors-are-losing-their-jobs-and-its-glorious-n2193938
– There are a few limits: Incitement to violence, for example.The First Amendment, however, does not shelter people from the consequences … highlight the rise in shootings, particularly those claiming the lives of children.MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd was seen as the first … These people, yes, have a right to say what they said, a right protected by the First Amendment.…
Now There's This: Los Angeles Refuses to Fly Flags at Half-Staff
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/13/now-theres-this-los-angeles-refuses-to-fly-flags-at-half-staff-n2193907
– writing, issued no such order.There's a difference between an act of respect for a man cut down in his prime for exercising his First … Amendment rights, to engage people in conversation on the grounds of a government-funded institution - a state university - and an … The first is a recognition of our common humanity; the latter, a rejection of the same.Karen Bass and the City of Los Angeles should…
Is It Now Time to Take Another Look at the Riot Act?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/04/is-it-now-time-to-take-another-look-at-the-riot-act-n2193566
– themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the act made in the first … We have the First Amendment, which protects political speech and peaceful (in the literal, not the Democrat, sense) protests. … But the First Amendment doesn't protect rioters, looters, or organized street takeovers.…
Happy Constitution Day!
https://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute/2025/09/17/happy-constitution-day-n2194059
– Approximately 20 percent could not identify a single right protected by the First Amendment, whereas only 7 percent could identify … Trust me, I know from first-hand experience.…
Daher: Big Pharma EO Leaves a Bit to Be Desired
https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2025/09/10/big-pharma-eo-leaves-a-bit-to-be-desired-n2193780
– I had the opportunity to speak with lawyers and healthcare policy makers who suggested this would violate the First Amendment, and … While slightly let down, let's hope this is a first step to something bigger. Michel Albert Daher, Pharm.…
Capital Crimes, Capital Punishment: Considering the Ultimate Penalty
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/10/capital-crimes-capital-punishment-considering-the-ultimate-penalty-n2193783
– legality of the death penalty are often tossed around as well, even though the Constitution specifically contemplates it, in the 5th Amendment … There's also the "cruel and unusual punishment" provision in the 8th Amendment, which today seems to be more often used to argue against … First, there are some crimes for which any other punishment is just not sufficient.…
Ohio BBQ Joint Co-Owner Makes Foul Statement About Charlie Kirk - Now, He Meets the Backlash
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/13/ohio-bbq-joint-co…tement-about-charlie-kirk-now-he-meets-the-backlash-n2193912
–  But the First Amendment doesn't shield him from the consequences of that speech. Nor does it guarantee him an audience.…
Charlie Kirk’s Assassin Represents Extremists Who Take Aim at All Truth Speakers
https://redstate.com/chase-spears/2025/09/16/charlie-kirks-a…sents-extremists-who-take-aim-at-all-truth-speakers-n2194005
– With hindsight, I recognize the particular irony of two First Amendment advocates learning of the premeditated political assassination … Charlie asked that those who disagreed with him be given the first chance to ask questions.…
Alaska May Seize Pilot's Airplane Over a Six-Pack
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/03/alaska-may-seize-pilots-airplane-over-a-six-pack-n2193526
– First-time offenders who transport smaller amounts are subject only to a class A misdemeanor. Id. § 04.16.200(e)(1)-(3). … First-time offenders are also subject to a minimum sentence of three days’ imprisonment and a fine of $1,500. … If that’s not an Eighth Amendment violation, I don’t know what is.This case isn't over yet.…
You Have No Idea What You Just Have Unleashed: Gen Z Conservatives Are Carrying the Torch for Free Speech
https://redstate.com/steve-williams/2025/09/16/you-had-no-id…onservatives-are-carrying-the-torch-for-free-speech-n2193987
– His sign at UW wasn’t just about Kirk.It was about the First Amendment itself.This is the real fork in the road: Will America’s universities…
Congressman Defends Cheering on Terrorism in Ranks Showing Military Extremism Has Support in High Places
https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/09/15/congressman-defends…shows-military-extremism-has-support-in-high-places-n2193966
– is prohibited, but is more of an effort to make sure troops are clear on what they can and can’t do, while still protecting their First … Amendment free speech rights. … And for the first time, it is far more specific about social media.The new policy lays out in detail the banned activities, which range…
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…
Morning Minute: Guard Your Heart
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/09/16/morning-minute-n2193990
–  White House What's UpIt's travel day for President Donald Trump as he and First Lady Melania take off for the U.K. … Yet the CBO remains stuck in a recessionary fantasy.Trump’s first term beat the CBO’s lowball forecasts with nearly 3% growth for 3 … Circuit Denies Trump Request to Pause Order Keeping Fed's Lisa Cook on BoardCOMING ATTRACTIONSOn Wednesday, the president and first…
Trump Executive Order: Burn the American Flag, Go to Jail
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/08/25/trump-burn-the-american-flag-go-to-jail-n2193199
– Trump acknowledged that issue in his order:Notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s rulings on First Amendment protections, the Court has … advocated for jail time as a punishment.Trump during the 2024 campaign season even floated the idea of introducing a constitutional amendment…
GOP Lawmakers Sponsor Resolution to Recognize Sept. 12 As 'The Day of the Bible'—Here's the Backstory
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/08/29/gop-lawmakers-sp…sept-12-as-the-day-of-the-bibleheres-the-backstory-n2193367
– Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, officially endorsed the “Aitken Bible,” also known as “The Bible of the Revolution,” the first … Congress in Philadelphia approved the first English Bible printed in America in 1782. … Amendment, which bars the government from endorsing or instituting any "official religion" of the United States.…
The Mental State of Our Union
https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2025/09/12/the-mental-state-of-our-union-n2193856
– I read yesterday how Charlie Kirk once said some deaths are the price we pay to have our Second Amendment, and those celebrating his … Walk through skid-row in Los Angeles and you can see the mental illness first hand.It's time that President Trump declare a mental…
Pirro Announces End of Felony Charges for Carrying Rifles, Shotguns in D.C.—Democrats Hardest Hit
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/08/20/pirro-announces…carrying-rifles-shotguns-in-dcdemocrats-hardest-hit-n2193017
– on, with the above code words and phrases perched atop the Democrat Party's list of scaremongering attacks against the Second Amendment …  As first reported by the Washington Post on Tuesday, Pirro announced that registered rifle and shotgun owners may no longer face … D.C. also does not recognize out-of-state permits, a frequent point of contention for Second Amendment advocates.The D.C. attorney…
Just Not Right: Sen. Tina Smith Sinks Democrat Politics to New Lows in Aftermath of MN Mass Shooting
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2025/08/29/sen-tina-smit…politics-to-new-lows-after-minnesota-mass-shooting-n2193373
– shooting, Democrats and their MSM allies will try to blame the horrific incident on Republicans and their support for the Second Amendment … It was the first week of school, they were in a church."…
Federal Judge Grants Summary Judgment, Burns Newsom's 'Anti-Parody' Law to the Ground
https://redstate.com/jimthompson/2025/09/01/federal-judge-gr…judgment-burn-newsom-anti-parody-law-to-the-ground-n2193468
– through counsel, were justifiably happy with the ruling:  "Making fun of politicians and criticizing the government is a core First … Amendment right.…
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."…
Morning Minute: Judges As Referees, Not Kings
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/09/04/morning-minute-n2193558
– Trending Across Townhall MediaUS Virgin Islands Apparently Thinks Second Amendment Doesn't Apply ThereThey can try to pass this measure … (We wouldn't want them to overexert themselves the first week back!) … The first was from 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Andrew Oldham in his 130-page dissent on the Alien Enemies Act/Tren de Aragua…
Medical Workers Interfered With ICE, Now Face Federal Charges
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/08/27/medical-workers-interfered-with-ice-now-face-federal-charges-n2193288
– The First Amendment guarantees this.But they are not free to physically interfere with federal officers in the legal conduct of their…
Bishop Hammers ‘Asinine’ Democrats for Mocking Prayer, Wrecks Their Argument With One Simple Truth
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/08/29/bishop-hammers-a…prayer-wrecks-their-argument-with-one-simple-truth-n2193358
– "It was the first week of school, they were in a church."" … In this case, to push their anti-Second Amendment agenda.It's a shame Bishop Barron won't get the same run as that woke bishop who…
Violence Against Conservatives Is Nothing New; After the Murder of Charlie Kirk, It Must Be Stopped
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2025/09/10/violence-against…w-after-the-murder-of-charlie-kirk-it-needs-to-stop-n2193806
–  Shapiro wrote about when the change in the calculus first hit him. … I refused to accede to that clear breach of First Amendment rights, and I announced that I would show up anyway.My business partner … For them, the illogical end is that if they cannot silence our voices, then they will silence us permanently.This is not the first…
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