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Jul 31 2020
Background
ACLU Issues: Free Speech
WHAT'S AT STAKE
“Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.”
—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo in Palko v. Connecticut
Freedom of speech, the press, association, assembly, and petition: This set of guarantees, protected by the First Amendment, comprises what we refer to as freedom of expression. It
ACLU
Jul 13 2021
News
Bans on handgun sales to people under 21 ruled unconstitutional
ederal laws imposing a minimum age of 21 to purchase handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Why it matters: The ruling could have implications for efforts to restrict gun sales nationally in the future, the Washington Post reports.
The big picture: A three-judge panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the
Axios
Apr 26 2021
News
Biden Administration Walks Back Regulation Protecting Single-Sex Homeless Shelters
The Biden administration is cracking down on single-sex homeless shelters in a move that critics say will harm religious shelters and present a threat to women's safety.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday that it will roll back a Trump administration policy that it said "would have allowed for HUD-sanctioned, federally funded discrimination against transgender
Washington Free Beacon
Dec 29 2021
Perspectives Blog
Facts vs Myths: Did a Pro-Trump Mob Beat a Cop to Death?
This is the third installment of our series on 2021’s Major Facts and Media Myths.
The claim that a pro-Trump mob murdered a Capitol Police officer on Jan. 6 is false, and was based on vague and conflicting statements from law enforcement and questionable reporting from major news sources, which largely stemmed from a New York Times (Lean Left bias) report. When Capitol Police
Henry A. Brechter
Jun 22 2022
News
N.J. aims to end those long waits to declare election night winners with these voting reforms
Nearly a half-dozen bills to reform voting in New Jersey breezed through the state Assembly with bipartisan support and no debate last week — but they face an uncertain future in the state Senate.
Possibly the most significant of the package is legislation that would, among other things, allow mail-in ballots to be processed — but not counted — starting five days before an election in
nj.com
Jun 09 2021
News
Justice Department says it can ‘vigorously’ defend religious schools’ exemption from anti-LGBTQ discrimination laws
The Justice Department in a court filing Tuesday said it can “vigorously” defend a religious exemption from federal civil rights law that allows federally funded religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQ students, a move that surprised some LGBTQ advocates who said the wording went further than just an obligation to defend an existing law.
In the filing, the Biden administration
Washington Post
Dec 28 2021
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Joe Manchin Takes Heat Over Build Back Better Bill
From the CenterModerate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced last week on "Fox News Sunday" that he could not support Joe Biden's Build Back Better bill — which has led to polarizing reactions across the political spectrum and clear examples of media bias.
"If I can't go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia I can't vote for it," Manchin said during the interview. "I've
Antonio Ferme
Jul 12 2021
News
Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill
Democrats in the Texas Legislature on Monday bolted for Washington, D.C., and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws, forcing a dramatic new showdown over voting rights in America.
Private planes carrying a large group of Democrats took off from an airport in Austin, skipping town just days before the Texas House of
Associated Press
Jan 13 2022
News
DOJ charges Oath Keepers founder, 10 others with seditious conspiracy related to Jan. 6 riot
The Department of Justice unveiled seditious conspiracy charges against 11 defendants, including the founder and leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group, Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, for their role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
On Jan. 6, 2021, after then-President Trump had repeatedly claimed that the 2020 election had been stolen from him, thousands of his
Fox News Digital
Aug 24 2021
News
Here's How Democrats Get Their Domestic Agenda Through — And It's Not Easy
For Democrats, getting their historic domestic agenda done was already going to be a tough needle to thread, with a narrowly divided Congress and tensions within the party itself.
But now, because of the resurgent coronavirus due to the delta variant and the chaotic U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan, President Biden's approval rating has dropped. His reduced influence and political capital
NPR (Online News)