President Joe Biden had a rough night at his first presidential debate of the year. Biden’s performance on Thursday was riddled with gaffes and stumbles. Turns out “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart thinks the debate was a disaster for Biden too. Jon Stewart has weighed in on Thursday’s presidential debate and he thinks it […]
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House shoots down amendment to cut F-35 purchase
Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee are lambasting appropriators who want to buy additional F-35 fighter jets in fiscal 2025 above the Pentagon’s budget request. The House’s FY25 defense spending bill would procure 76 new F-35s, eight more than the 68 requested by the Defense Department. This puts the spending bill at odds with […]
New laws that involve the First Amendment are soon taking effect in Florida
A number of the bills that passed during the 2024 Florida legislative session are taking effect July 1. And some of the most high-profile legislation involves the constitutionally protected right to free expression — and possibly even collides with it. They implicate areas ranging from strip clubs to campaign advertisements, from schools to emergency scenes. […]
Ohio leaders can’t be trusted to put good of people first. Amendment will right process.
Mike Curtin is a former editor and associate publisher of the Columbus Dispatch, and a former two-term state lawmaker who served on the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission. American government is a complex machine. The Founders ensured it would be when crafting the U.S. Constitution, reserving “few and defined” powers to the federal government, leaving “numerous […]
Constitutional amendment would limit NC governor’s appointment power
Good morning! ☀️ Here’s what you need to know about North Carolina politics today, from our team and correspondent Stephanie Loder. HOUSE REPUBLICANS REVIVE EFFORT TO CURB GOVERNOR’S VACANCY APPOINTMENTS House Republicans are moving forward a constitutional amendment to limit the governor’s ability to fill vacancies on the Council of State. The bill, which was […]
Has SCOTUS Replaced One Kind of Unbridled Discretion With Another in Second Amendment Cases?
Two years ago, New York Times columnist David French complains, the Supreme Court “created a jurisprudential mess that scrambled American gun laws” by saying they must be “consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” Last week, French suggests, the Court drew back from the precipice when it upheld a federal law that disarms […]
The Supreme Court faced the Second Amendment gun mess it made
Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. We’re in the final stretch of the Supreme Court term, with Donald Trump’s immunity appeal still undecided and the court ending this week with the long-awaited Second Amendment ruling in United States v. Rahimi. The justices upheld a commonsense law that was only in doubt because of the GOP-appointed […]
ACLU lawsuit claims Rose Bud ordinance restricts First Amendment rights
ROSE BUD, Ark. – A lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Arkansas on behalf of the ballot question committee For AR Kids claims the town of Rose Bud broke the law. The suit claims an ordinance that puts restrictions on petition canvassers at a town event violates First Amendment rights. Rose Bud, mayor being sued […]
Amendment approved for permit for temporary vehicle storage in Jamestown
Jun. 20—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown City Council in a 3-0 vote approved an amendment to a special-use permit for property that will be a temporary storage location for wrecked vehicles. Mayor Dwaine Heinrich was not present at the special meeting or committee meetings on Thursday, June 20, and Councilman Dan Buchanan passed away on June […]
ACLU Urges Six WV Schools to Review Student Policies Violating First Amendment
This article was originally published in West Virginia Watch. Six West Virginia schools were notified Thursday that policies in their student handbooks may violate students’ First Amendment rights by requiring them to participate in certain activities like standing for flag-raising ceremonies and the Pledge of Allegiance and removing hats for the national anthem, among other […]
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If you love the Second Amendment like me, you know how important Hunter Biden’s appeal is
Editor’s Note: Shermichael Singleton is a CNN political commentator, host of a nationally syndicated radio show on SiriusXM and principal of Global Impact Strategies, a political consulting firm. He has worked on three Republican presidential campaigns. He co-owns GunsOut, a firearms production company whose clients include gun manufacturers and advocacy groups (including Gun Owners of America). The […]