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.…
DOJ Drops Letter on Newsom: Men Out of Women’s Prisons Now
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/03/27/doj-drops-letter-on-newsom-men-out-of-womens-prisons-now-n2200688
– entire matter of "transgender" people and the ideology that has grown up around them has two particularly egregious issues: The first … Department will investigate widely reported allegations of deprivation of female prisoners' rights, including freedom of speech under the FirstAmendment, freedom to exercise religion under the First Amendment, protection from cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment
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…
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…
Does Virginia Have Its Own John Fetterman in the Making?
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/03/27/does-virginia-have-its-own-john-fetterman-n2200703
– Warner, 71, was first elected to the U.S. … very key issue: gerrymandering.As RedState has been reporting, Virginia Democrats are trying to push through a constitutional amendment … I am running a 100% grassroots campaign to pass the XXVIIIth Amendment, get dark money out of politics, and finally force Washington…
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…
CPAC 2026: Brandon Straka and Walking Away
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/03/27/cpac-2026-brandon-straka-and-walking-away-n2200704
– That's what the First Amendment is all about.A good part of this problem, of course, is that conservatives are more independently minded…
CPAC 2026: Dep. Attorney General Todd Blanche Talks Real Justice and Restoring Constitutional Governance
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/03/26/cpac-the-justice…stitution-with-deputy-attorney-general-todd-blanche-n2200654
First of all, thank you for letting me spend some time, and thanks for showing up, guys [to the audience]. … So, that was the first, that was the first glimmer of hope that we can be better." … We talked about the Second Amendment, which had been trampled on for an entire administration.…
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…
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…
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…
Morning Minute: Take a Deep Breath - It's Friday
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/27/morning-minute-n2200682
– You know, as compared to the last First Son? … MaduroThe Senate, on Thursday, failed to pass a motion to invoke cloture on the DHS funding bill and on a proposed standalone amendment …  On Friday, Vice President JD Vance will host the first meeting of the President’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud at the White…
Morning Minute: The Sound of JB's Silence
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/24/morning-minute-n2200550
– Obamacare was just a 'first step'. WHAT'S ON TAP? … District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026.House Intelligence (Permanent Select) — Committee Business to Consider: 1) Amendment … participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office5:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Signing Time — Oval OfficeAlso, on Tuesday morning, First
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
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.…
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…
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
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…
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…
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."…
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.…
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.…
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