Last Thursday, a federal judge in Delaware rejected Hunter Biden’s Second Amendment challenge to the three gun charges he faces for buying a revolver in October 2018, when he was a crack cocaine user. In a 10-page order, U.S. District Marylellen Noreika concludes that 18 USC 922(g)(3), which makes it a felony for an “unlawful […]
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Amendment to protect discrimination of hairstyles, passes after facing some pushback
An amendment was made to the CROWN Act concerning protection against hair-based discrimination, but not before receiving pushback from some legislators. Passed on May 3, HB24-1451—Include Hair Length in CROWN Act is an amendment to the CROWN Act of 2020. Colorado’s 2020 CROWN Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair texture and hair type, and defines protection […]
What you need to know about Florida’s Amendment 5, the property-tax ballot question
Florida voters have the opportunity this November to hand homeowners more savings on their tax bills. Should they? Amendment 5, placed on the ballot by Florida lawmakers, would in most years increase the value of a tax break known as the homestead property tax exemption by adjusting its value to match inflation. In other words, […]
TikTok sues U.S. government, saying ban violates 1st Amendment
TikTok, the popular social video app, sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, saying the country’s new law that could ban the app violates 1st Amendment rights to free speech. President Biden last month signed into law a bill that would effectively ban the service in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell […]
New York’s abortion rights amendment thrown off ballot, for now
ALBANY, New York — A measure that would codify abortion rights in the New York constitution, as well as other equal rights, was tossed off the ballot Tuesday, a blow to efforts to get the question on the November ballot. A conservative judge in upstate Livingston County rejected the measure in a court ruling, questioning […]
What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests
Protesters on college campuses have often cited the First Amendment as shelter for their tactics, whether they were simply waving signs or taking more dramatic steps, such as setting up encampments, occupying buildings or chanting slogans that critics say are antisemitic. But many legal scholars, along with university lawyers and administrators, believe at least some […]
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Americans’ privacy rights find an origin in the U.S. Constitution’s Third Amendment
Editor’s note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The U.S. Constitution is our supreme law of America. Amendments are part of the Constitution. The first 10 amendments, or Bill of Rights, were submitted to the state legislatures in September 1789. […]
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First Amendment Law Firm Recruiting TikTok Creators To Challenge Possible Ban: Report
A legal firm is reportedly recruiting TikTok creators to join a lawsuit targeting the bill President Joe Biden signed into law this week, forcing the platform’s Chinese parent company to sell its stake in the app to a U.S.-based entity within a year to avoid it getting banned nationwide as court challenges over the legislation […]
Bill amendment preserves journalists’ access to public employee timesheets
Apr. 10—The Ohio House Civil Justice Committee progressed a bill Tuesday to shield certain public service workers’ timesheets from public view, but amended the proposal to protect journalists’ access to the records. House Bill 265, passed by a 14-1 committee vote, is largely advocated for by firefighters and police officers — two occupations whose past, […]
Bill amendment preserves journalists’ access to public employee timesheets
Apr. 10—The Ohio House Civil Justice Committee progressed a bill Tuesday to shield certain public service workers’ timesheets from public view, but amended the proposal to protect journalists’ access to the records. House Bill 265, passed by a 14-1 committee vote, is largely advocated for by firefighters and police officers — two occupations whose past, […]