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The Combating BDS Act failed to make it to the Senate floor, largely because enough people exercised their First Amendment right to protest the bill.

Combating BDS Act supporters need a refresher on the First Amendment

Combating BDS Act supporters need a refresher on the First Amendment By Kate Ruane and Abdullah Hasan This week, amid a partial government shutdown, senators tried...
The First Amendment and Second Amendment are only two of 27 Amendments added to the 12 Articles that make up the U.S. Constitution.

Americans are why the Judiciary has allowed the Constitution to dangle...

Americans are why the Judiciary has allowed the Constitution to dangle by a thread By Quinton Bradley Smith These days, you can’t get into a conversation...
The First Amendment does protect the right of individuals to private religious expression on public property, even nativity scenes.

Are school Christmas carols, plays, and nativities constitutional?

Are school Christmas carols, plays, and nativities constitutional? What are my constitutional rights in school with respect to Christmas? It might surprise some to learn...
The White House nondisclosure agreement is far too broad to pass First Amendment muster. Even so, such a White House NDA has a potential chilling effect.

No, the president can’t legally gag White House staffers

No, the president can't legally gag White House staffers By Esha Bhandari It's no surprise that the Trump administration would like to find a way to stop...
Judge Karlin Myers first amendment gag press Varlo Davenport

Judge Karlin Myers tries to gag press in Davenport case

"Judge Karlin Myers tries to gag the press in Davenport case." Could there be a more sensational title for an article? Sadly, it is...
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Because the First Amendment, that’s why

  According to a Tweet by Arik Hesseldahl, the reader-supported online publication Mother Jones "won what may be the most important media law court case...
The death of the republic and the birth of social fascism

The death of the republic and the birth of social fascism

The United States, through its Constitution, originated as a republic; but through inadvertence, the framers left an open door that has allowed the death...
Publishing the arrest page: dirty laundry or abdication of the presumption of innocence

Publishing the arrest page: dirty laundry or abdication of the presumption...

In the late '80s, Don Henley penned a hit about the insatiable public's steady diet of evening news. "Dirty Laundry" is a catchy little...
Count my vote, part deux: The saga continues

Count my vote, part deux: The saga continues

Maybe it’s the effect of the dog days of summer, but little bits of floating news that would seem too insignificant to mean much...

Alternative ideas a good thing, even in southern Utah

 Written by Marcos Camargo When I moved to Utah from Oregon several years ago, I considered myself a conservative-leaning moderate. I grew up in the...