Tag: First Amendment

Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Related To Church Protest In Case That Could Determine Future Of Free Press

Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty Anyone who is interested in the preservation of the First Amendment and the free press should be paying close attention to what happens in the federal government’s case against Don Lemon, who was arrested late last month over his coverage of an anti-ICE protest that disrupted the Sunday service at a […]

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The Anti-Homelesness Plot Against the First Amendment

But the state of Alabama, which represented ALEA, did not settle. It first took a defeat in the district court to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which sided with Singleton. A three-judge panel concluded last April that begging was constitutionally protected speech under the circuit’s prior precedents, in line with the Supreme Court’s solicitation […]

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The Anti-Homelessness Plot Against the First Amendment

On the other hand, the Supreme Court has also struck down multiple state and local statutes that seek to criminalize public solicitation. In the 1980 case Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment, for example, the court rejected a Chicago suburb’s ordinance that sought to restrict public solicitation unless a group in question […]

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Don Lemon’s Arrest Is A Warning Shot At Black, Independent Journalists

Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty Don Lemon was arrested. A Black journalist now operating independently, Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in connection with a January protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was livestreaming opposition to federal immigration enforcement. He was arrested nearly two weeks later, far from the […]

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Trump’s ICE Agents Arrested Don Lemon. Then the Story Got Even Darker.

But now the story is getting even darker. The Justice Department went to a grand jury to get an indictment, according to a source familiar with the situation. Lemon’s arrest was executed after 11 p.m. on Thursday night at his hotel in Los Angeles where he was covering the Grammys, the source continues, adding: “This […]

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Trump’s Agents Arrested Don Lemon. Then the Story Got Even Darker.

But now the story is getting even darker. The Justice Department went to a grand jury to get an indictment, according to a source familiar with the situation. Lemon’s arrest was executed after 11 p.m. on Thursday night at his hotel in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammys, the source continues, adding: “This […]

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White House Celebrates Don Lemon’s Arrest With Twisted Emoji Choice

BREAKING – Humiliating hot mic moment at the Melania premiere red carpet. NO ONE is showing up and they had to cut the feed. 🤣🤣🤣 Kari Lake, Bret Baier, Kellyanne Conway, Riley Gaines, Kash Patel, Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, Sean Duffy, and Peter Navarro all no-showed! pic.twitter.com/uiV7l0156z — DonkConnects ♻️™ (@donkoclock) January 30, 2026 “Who […]

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Feds Arrest Don Lemon and Minnesota Journalist Covering ICE

“Fulton County has been targeted for years … because I refused to bend to pressure,” Pitts said, referring to years of Trump-perpetuated claims that Democrats stole the 2020 general election. “Every audit, every recount, every court ruling has confirmed what we, the people of Fulton County, already knew.… Our elections were fair and accurate, and […]

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Feds Arrest 4 Black People—Including Don Lemon—Over ICE Protest

“Fulton County has been targeted for years … because I refused to bend to pressure,” Pitts said, referring to years of Trump-perpetuated claims that Democrats stole the 2020 general election. “Every audit, every recount, every court ruling has confirmed what we, the people of Fulton County, already knew.… Our elections were fair and accurate, and […]

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Trump Border Czar Suggests First Amendment Isn’t All That Important

Since June, the Trump administration has dispatched National Guard personnel or active-duty Marine Corps personnel to six cities across the country: Los Angeles, Washington, Memphis, Portland, Chicago, and New Orleans. All but New Orleans, which saw troops deployed at the tail end of the year, were included in the CBO estimation. “The factors CBO used […]

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State Department Finally Admits Real Reason It Detained Tufts Student

But the board’s charter, as circulated to dozens of nations last week, makes little mention of Gaza. Instead, its goals appear to be as lofty as they are broad, seeking to “promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.” The concept came under new scrutiny […]

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State Department Admits It Detained Tufts Student Just for an Op-Ed

But the board’s charter, as circulated to dozens of nations last week, makes little mention of Gaza. Instead, its goals appear to be as lofty as they are broad, seeking to “promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.” The concept came under new scrutiny […]

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Trump’s DOJ Arrests Black Woman Who Organized Anti-ICE Church Protest In St. Paul

Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty Over the weekend, protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota, walked into Cities Church, a Southern Baptist church, during Sunday service and chanted  “ICE out” and “Renee Good” in protest of violent and volatile immigration agents, who have been terrorizing the Twin Cities, and Pastor David Easterwood, who reportedly serves […]

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Judge Accuses Trump, Rubio, and Noem of “Unconstitutional Conspiracy”

“Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car.… My 6-month-old can’t even breathe. This was flipped over,” Shawn told Fox9, referring to his child’s car seat. “My car filled with tear gas, I’m trying to pull my kids from the car.” As bystanders rushed the children […]

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Washington Post in Uproar Over Jeff Bezos Reaction to FBI Raid

But the experiment’s protocols not only legitimize those concerns, they raise them. Inside Medicine found that there’s no placebo in the trial, and that this experiment is studying  a vaccine known to be effective in order to find “non-specific effects” of vaccines. That’s language straight from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s echo chamber, as he […]

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FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Journalist Covering Trump

“It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building,” he added, referring to the massive boondoggle he seeks to build. “NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!” The governments of Denmark and Greenland requested Wednesday’s […]

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FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Journalist Reporting on Trump

“It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building,” he added, referring to the massive boondoggle he seeks to build. “NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!” The governments of Denmark and Greenland requested Wednesday’s […]

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The Trump Judge Who Tried to Rewrite the Bill of Rights

The editor of the Aurora, Wm. Duane, pretends that he is an American Citizen, saying that he was born in Vermont, but was when a child, taken back with them to Ireland, where he was educated. But I understand the facts to be, That he went from American prior to our revolution, remained in the British […]

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The Blacklisted Pentagon Press Is Taking Pete Hegseth to Court

At the crux of the lawsuit is that the Pentagon is engaging in viewpoint discrimination, which is generally forbidden by the First Amendment. Defense Department officials are not required to give out any press credentials at all, nor must they grant access to the Pentagon building itself. The CIA, for obvious reasons, does not have […]

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Pete Hegseth Hit With Major Lawsuit Over DOD Media Restrictions

“John, we’re really looking at the data, the analyses here particularly out of Minneapolis, and other parts of the country where we’re seeing Somalia, there’s widespread fraud, particularly marriage fraud when it comes to immigration, we’re looking at criminality here,” McLaughlin said. Berman then repeated his question. “My question is, all of them? The president […]

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NY Times Sues Pete Hegseth for Kicking Them Out of the Pentagon

“John, we’re really looking at the data, the analyses here particularly out of Minneapolis, and other parts of the country where we’re seeing Somalia, there’s widespread fraud, particularly marriage fraud when it comes to immigration, we’re looking at criminality here,” McLaughlin said. Berman then repeated his question. “My question is, all of them? The president […]

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Pam Bondi Announces Facebook Caved and Removed ICE-Tracking Page

“Can I, can I meet Eric?” Prabowo asks the president, who promises to arrange a phone call: “I’ll have Eric call you,” Trump says. “Should I do that? He’s such a good boy. I’ll have Eric call.” Prabowo says yes, and, after an inaudible exchange, Trump thanks him. Trump’s conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto […]

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Meta Caves to Pam Bondi and Takes Down ICE-Tracking Facebook Page

“Can I, can I meet Eric?” Prabowo asks the president, who promises to arrange a phone call: “I’ll have Eric call you,” Trump says. “Should I do that? He’s such a good boy. I’ll have Eric call.” Prabowo says yes, and, after an inaudible exchange, Trump thanks him. Trump’s conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto […]

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Pete Hegseth Is About to Kick All Outlets Out of the Pentagon—but One

Egypt is categorized as “not free” by an analysis from Freedom House, a democracy advocacy organization that formed nearly a century ago to rally the world against the threat of Nazi Germany. Political opposition in Egypt is nearly nonexistent. Civil liberties that are currently taken for granted in the U.S., such as the right to […]

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Republican Rep Claims Everyone at “No Kings” Protest Is a Terrorist

Vought, as anticipated, is now using the government shutdown to cull the federal workforce, fulfilling Trump’s recent vow to cut “vast numbers of people out,” as well as slash programs that he says Democrats “like.” An unnamed White House official told MSNBC’s Vaughn Hillyard, “We expect thousands of people to unfortunately be laid off due […]

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Republican Rep Claims Everyone at “No Kings” Protest Is a Terrorist

Vought, as anticipated, is now using the government shutdown to cull the federal workforce, fulfilling Trump’s recent vow to cut “vast numbers of people out,” as well as slash programs that he says Democrats “like.” An unnamed White House official told MSNBC’s Vaughn Hillyard, “We expect thousands of people to unfortunately be laid off due […]

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Pastor Shot in the Head by ICE Sues Trump Over First Amendment

In 2014, Israel was in the midst of waging war in Gaza, ultimately killing over 2,200 Palestinians and wounding over 11,000. It was Israel’s most devastating campaign against the Palestinians since the 1967 war, according to UNRWA. As the country faced criticism for its conduct, allies like Frum reached out to Israeli government officials to […]

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Trump Literally Brags About Taking Away People’s Free Speech

“There’s two people on the floor, or, you know, whatever, there’s—but normally, it’s done in front of the full House, so that new member in a special election gets a, I think, in some ways, a kind of a neat experience, where they get to talk to the House, their first day, getting sworn in,” […]

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Even the Supreme Court Is Sick of Laura Loomer’s Complaining

The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s favorite far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer alleging a coordinated effort to knock her off of social media platforms. In her lawsuit, Loomer alleged that multiple social media platforms had engaged in an organized campaign to keep her off of social media, […]

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Supreme Court Tells Laura Loomer to Shut Up Already

The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s favorite far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer alleging a coordinated effort to knock her off of social media platforms. In her lawsuit, Loomer alleged that multiple social media platforms had engaged in an organized campaign to keep her off of social media, […]

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Judge Rules Trump Administration Violated Protesters’ Constitutional Rights

Source: Anadolu / Getty A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio violated the constitutional rights of international students and professors by moving to deport them for attending pro-Palestine protests.  According to ABC News, the lawsuit was filed by the American Association of University […]

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