MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has his cell phone seized on September 13. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is suing the FBI and DOJ for seizing his phone. Insider obtained a copy of the lawsuit, in which Lindell is represented by lawyer Alan Dershowitz. Lindell says the FBI and DOJ violated […]
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Charter cable doesn’t have 1st Amendment right to discriminate, court rules
Enlarge / Entertainment Studios Networks founder Byron Allen at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 26, 2018, in Universal City, California. (credit: Getty Images | Noel Vasquez ) A US appeals court ruling today said that cable companies do not have a First Amendment right to discriminate against minority-run TV channels. Charter, the second-largest US cable […]
Judge rejects neo-Nazi’s First Amendment argument in harassment case
Enlarge / Plaintiff Tanya Gersh of Whitefish, Montana. (credit: Dan Chung / Associated Press) When Andrew Anglin isn’t editing his neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer, he organizes harassment campaigns against perceived enemies. One target of an Anglin harassment campaign, Tanya Gersh, sued Anglin last year. On Wednesday, a Montana federal judge dealt Anglin a significant […]
FCC Republican claims municipal broadband is threat to First Amendment
Enlarge / FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly speaks during an FCC meeting in Washington, DC on November 16, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) A Republican on the Federal Communications Commission claimed that municipal broadband networks pose a unique threat to First Amendment free speech rights—but provided no compelling evidence to back his claim. FCC Commissioner […]
Does Trump admin want to topple him? Nikki Haley says ‘no one ever talked about the 25th amendment’
No member of the White House administration ever questioned Donald Trump’s ability as the US president or discussed removing him from the office, the US envoy to the UN, Nikki Haley said when asked about the Rod Rosenstein leak. “I’m there almost every other week and I can tell you never has anyone talked about […]
Defence minister resigns over Brexit tax amendment vote as May accused of 'capitulation'
An amendment to the customs bill that would stop the UK from collecting tariffs or taxes for the EU without reciprocity barely passed in the House of Commons, as Theresa May’s cabinet suffered another casualty. Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to side with Conservative Brexiteers and throw her political weight behind the clause has alienated […]
‘You might want to give it a read’: A CNN reporter called up the First Amendment after Trump’s campaign manager scolded him for asking a question
Susan Walsh/AP During an Easter event at the White House, CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta shouted several questions at President Donald Trump while he was participating in an activity with children. Brad Parscale, Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, accused Acosta of “breaking protocol” for shouting the questions. Acosta shot back; invoking the First Amendment and […]
Florida is gearing up to vote on a crucial amendment that could change the state’s political landscape for years
Reuters/Joe Skipper A US District Judge ruled last week that Florida’s partisan process for the restoration of ex-felons’ voting rights violates the Constitution. This decision could enfranchise many of the 1.7 million Floridians currently denied suffrage due to their criminal records. This could tilt Florida’s electorate to the left for decades. At the end of […]
'Slap at the First Amendment’ – RT America forced to register as foreign agent
Suppressing RT and comments the US government doesn’t like is a direct violation of the First Amendment and freedom of speech, says NSA whistleblower William Binney. Other RT commentators say what they think of the US government move. RT America has been forced to register as a ‘foreign agent’ in the US. The pressure from […]
How The 25th Amendment Actually Works — And What Nobody's Ever Figured Out
BuzzFeed News; Getty Images Before he agreed to become White House chief of staff in 1987, Howard Baker Jr. had a request for a longtime aide of his. Baker, a retired senator, asked James Cannon to assess the state of affairs inside the White House. The presidency of Ronald Reagan was in “chaos,” Cannon wrote […]