Topic: First Amendment

Nashville Council penalizes Morgan Wallen because it dislikes him and his speech
Nashville Council penalizes Morgan Wallen because it dislikes him and his speech May 25, 2024 Andrea Widburg Tennessee may be a conservative state but, in Democrat-run Nashville, there’s no room for the First Amendment or the rule of law.
Speech is not violence
Speech is not violence June 16, 2022 Harlyn De Luna Can we please stop saying it is?
Free speech and the woke mob
Free speech and the woke mob November 11, 2020 Chet Richards Our universities are corrupted by woke-ness and closing the American mind.
Lawsuit against Fox News for its COVID-19 coverage dismissed by Washington state judge
Lawsuit against Fox News for its COVID-19 coverage dismissed by Washington state judge May 28, 2020 Peter Barry Chowka To this point, at least, the First Amendment survives after its latest day in court.
In a crazy rant, Joe Biden tells reporters what kinds of questions they can ask
In a crazy rant, Joe Biden tells reporters what kinds of questions they can ask September 22, 2019 Monica Showalter Biden steps in it again, yelling at the press about what kinds of questions they can ask. This won't end well for him.
Ted Lieu is angry that conservatives noticed he said he'd 'love to be able to regulate the content of speech'
Ted Lieu is angry that conservatives noticed he said he'd 'love to be able to regulate the content of speech' December 14, 2018 Thomas Lifson His clincher? We're stupid.
Legalizing the Constitution
Legalizing the Constitution August 31, 2018 Deana Chadwell We cannot protect the Constitution if we don't take the time to think it through, if we don't even know what it says. 
China shows what real attacks on the press look like
China shows what real attacks on the press look like August 14, 2018 Monica Showalter Multiple assaults on freedom of the press of China's stripe just show how stupid and whiny the U.S. press's claims about President Trump really are.
Woman ordered by cops to quit praying gets some relief from Supreme Court
Woman ordered by cops to quit praying gets some relief from Supreme Court July 7, 2018 Monica Showalter Praying and listening to Michael Savage on the radio: apparently, this is too much for some of the dumber people in uniform over in Louisburg, Kansas.
Liberals say the First Amendment is dangerous and needs to be curtailed
Liberals say the First Amendment is dangerous and needs to be curtailed July 1, 2018 Ed Straker For all their talk about President Trump being the enemy of free speech, the truth comes out with some strange liberal screeds on recent Supreme Court cases.
California Democrat pushes new law to gut First Amendment
California Democrat pushes new law to gut First Amendment April 13, 2018 Peter Barry Chowka The story seems unbelievable – but sadly, it is all too true
Freedom of the Press for All?
Freedom of the Press for All? February 22, 2018 William Levin In the lèse-majesté world of the mainstream media, "the press" spoken of in the First Amendment is the credentialed, organized, established press.  Only this press is afforded the superior First Amendment protections in the Constitution.
Free speech for thee (but not for me?)
Free speech for thee (but not for me?) September 19, 2017 Rick Swenson A former high school teacher and the students who opposed permitting "hate speech."
Students idiots on free speech? Look to their professors and politicians
Students idiots on free speech? Look to their professors and politicians September 19, 2017 Jack Hellner A study shows that college students have ignorant, destructive ideas about free speech.  Look to their professors and the Obama administration for clues as to how this emerged.  
Civil rights victory as 'fighting words' exception to First Amendment is narrowed
Civil rights victory as 'fighting words' exception to First Amendment is narrowed July 11, 2017 Thomas Lifson You now have the right to be a jerk and curse at a supermarket clerk if you live in the Nutmeg State.
Is Bernie Sanders Going to Hell?
Is Bernie Sanders Going to Hell? June 15, 2017 Robert Arvay Sanders recently grilled a nominee on a particular, and controversial, point of Christian theology: the question of who goes to heaven or hell – a question that has nothing to do with serving in the federal government.
FCC: Hands off Stephen Colbert
FCC: Hands off Stephen Colbert May 6, 2017 William Sullivan A delicious morsel of irony for us conservatives.
Virginia Universities Battling Free Speech
Virginia Universities Battling Free Speech November 19, 2016 James G. Robertson Three universities in Virginia associated with our Founding Fathers are embroiled in free speech battles over what faculty, students, and employees can or cannot say.
A Free People Erasing Their Own Freedoms
A Free People Erasing Their Own Freedoms August 2, 2016 Matt Patterson and Lindsey DePasse The erosion of loyalty to the Constitution by large sectors of the populace and those charged with protecting and preserving it.
Trump, the First Amendment Candidate?
Trump, the First Amendment Candidate? September 10, 2015 Jay Michaels Voters know that an unguarded comment, if read or overheard by the wrong person, can instantly cost them their job. Trump refuses to cave in to this. 
AZ town to SCOTUS: We can regulate speech for 'aesthetics'
AZ town to SCOTUS: We can regulate speech for 'aesthetics' January 12, 2015 Drew Belsky Oral arguments today on whether a local government can crack down on a church's signs while letting political campaigns skate.
If You Are on the Right, 1st and 4th Amendments Don't Apply
If You Are on the Right, 1st and 4th Amendments Don't Apply March 11, 2014 M. Catharine Evans The very disturbing treatment of decorated Marine veteran Brandon Raub
Now that Obamacare taking hits in media, Rahm says First Amendment 'overrated'
Now that Obamacare taking hits in media, Rahm says First Amendment 'overrated' November 23, 2013 Thomas Lifson The totalitarian impulse lurks not very far beneath the surface among too many Democrats.
Dorm Dilemmas
Dorm Dilemmas August 16, 2013 Nate Kellum The Freedom from Religion Foundation strikes again.
Atheism and the First Amendment.
Atheism and the First Amendment. July 28, 2013 Tom Trinko Atheism is slowly but surely becoming the de facto faith of millennial America.
Prohibiting Cheerleaders the Free Exercise of Religion
Prohibiting Cheerleaders the Free Exercise of Religion October 7, 2012 Jeffrey Folks The atheists have struck again.
Tighten the Web on Flash Mobs
Tighten the Web on Flash Mobs August 29, 2011 Noel S. Williams We sometimes need to give up a bit of freedom for security, including restricting social networking sites that facilitate violence and general mayhem.