Hunter Biden’s Conviction May Have Just Teed Up Next Major SCOTUS Second Amendment Battle
While there’s a high likelihood Hunter Biden’s attorneys will mount a Second Amendment challenge to appeal his Tuesday conviction, legal experts say the odds of gun rights advocates securing a Supreme Court victory through a case bearing the Biden family name are not as certain. Many Second Amendment scholars think Hunter Biden has a strong […]
Brave kid sent home for wearing ‘only two genders’ shirt to school loses First Amendment lawsuit appeal
A panel of Democratic-appointed judges sided with a Massachusetts school that censored a middle school student who was wearing a T-shirt that asserted basic biological facts about gender. During the 2022-2023 school year, Liam Morrison was a seventh-grader at Nichols Middle School in Middleboro, Massachusetts, about 40 miles south of Boston. During his time there, […]
Without the Second Amendment, we don’t have the First
In the same spirit of sending the “Alas, Christ is Risen” message to my secular friends at Easter, I feel compelled to report some good news here: Even the liberal justices on the Supreme Court are still clinging to the remains of old America and its biblical legacy of human dignity and freedom. At least […]
Civil liberty, whistleblower protection groups urge Congress to allow vote on Espionage Act reform amendment
Nineteen civil rights, press freedom, human rights and whistleblower protection groups have asked the House Rules Committee to allow a vote on the espionage reform amendments on the floor. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has introduced Amendment 759 to the Military Quality of Life and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 to amend espionage […]
Unanimous Supreme Court Sides With NRA in First Amendment Case
What do epidemiologist Martin Kulldorff and the National Rifle Association have in common? More than is first apparent. Both advocate for views unpopular with left-wing politicians, a “herd immunity” approach to COVID-19 in the doctor’s case and gun ownership in the NRA’s. Because of their views, both had their dealings with third parties curtailed by […]
Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With NRA In First Amendment Case Against New York Official
The Supreme Court unanimously held Thursday that the National Rifle Association (NRA) “plausibly alleged” that a New York official violated its First Amendment rights, finding that government officials cannot “use the power of the State to punish or suppress disfavored expression.” The justices allowed the NRA to pursue its First Amendment claim against former superintendent […]
There’s a First Amendment right to express Second Amendment views
Since the minute it was ratified, the First Amendment has been as clear as water on one thing: Government officials may not use their power to punish or abridge political viewpoints. That’s the whole point of the “speech” part of the amendment. Because power-hungry functionaries keep refusing to abide by that bright-line rule, the Supreme […]
Blaze News investigates: FISA’s warrantless surveillance under Section 702 violates Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights
The U.S. House of Representatives Section 702 Last month, the government passed a bill amending parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Although the warrantless surveillance powers are said to only target foreigners, the communications of many Americans could potentially be subject to government investigation. At the time, significant reforms to address widespread abuse of […]
Supreme Court rules in favor of NRA in key First Amendment case
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that the National Rifle Association (NRA) has “plausibly argued” that the New York State Department of Financial Services violated the organization’s First Amendment rights by blacklisting it. “We find that the NRA has plausibly alleged that Vullo violated the First Amendment by forcing DFS-regulated entities to terminate their […]
DOUGHERTY AND BURGER: The First Amendment Protects Morgan Wallen’s Bar Sign
When people think of “Broadway” perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is a section in Manhattan near Times Square with its many wonderful theaters. But there is another “Broadway” that some would argue is just as important: The Broadway Historic District, known as Lower Broadway, nestled near the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, […]