The legal team representing an evangelical Christian postal worker who quit the U.S. Postal Service after it refused to accommodate his wish not to work on the Sunday Sabbath is “optimistic” about the case the Supreme Court will hear next month. Over the opposition of the Biden administration, the court agreed on Jan. 13 to…
Legal Team for Christian Postal Worker Pushed out for Demanding Sunday Work Exemption Hopeful About Upcoming Case
March 5, 2023
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US Judge Blocks New York’s Social Media Law Targeting Hate Speech, Cites First Amendment Concerns
February 18, 2023
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A federal judge recently issued a preliminary injunction against a New York state law that implicates hate speech, saying it violates Americans’ constitutionally-protected First Amendment rights. New York General Business Law Section 394-ccc, also referred to as the Hateful Conduct Law, came into effect on Dec. 3, 2022. It compels platforms to “provide and maintain mechanisms for…
Cop Who Lost Job Over Pro-Traditional Marriage Social Media Post Considers Suing Georgia City
February 17, 2023
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A former police officer is considering filing a civil rights lawsuit against a Georgia police department after he was forced out of his job for refusing to delete a Facebook post defending traditional marriage. The possible lawsuit comes as the Supreme Court and some lower courts have become increasingly protective in recent years of constitutionally…
Charges Dropped Against Reporter Arrested at Ohio News Conference on Train Derailment
Criminal charges have been dropped against a reporter who was arrested while covering an Ohio news conference about the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals. On Feb. 15, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert would no longer face charges stemming from his arrest on Feb. 8, five days after…
National Archives Apologizes, Offers Personal Tour to March for Life Visitors
February 15, 2023
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March for Life participants who were ordered to cover or remove their pro-life attire during a Jan. 20 visit to the National Archives will receive a personal tour as part of a preliminary agreement the two parties reached in litigation. News of the agreement comes after the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) issued a…
Supreme Court Considering Whether Offended Atheists May Sue Florida City Over Prayers
February 14, 2023
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The Supreme Court will soon consider whether a city’s sponsorship of a prayer vigil that offended atheists who witnessed it violates the First Amendment. The case comes as the Supreme Court has become increasingly protective of constitutionally based religious freedoms in recent years. The justices are scheduled to consider the petition in City of Ocala,…
State AGs Seek Answers From FBI, DOJ Over Targeting of Traditionalist Catholics
February 10, 2023
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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and 19 other Republican state attorneys general expressed “outrage and alarm” Friday following the Feb. 8 leak of an internal FBI memo that characterized Catholics as “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists.” Seeking answers, Miyares pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland for information on how the…
National Archives Apologizes After Telling Visitors to Cover Pro-Life Clothes to See Bill of Rights
February 10, 2023
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The National Archives on Friday apologized for telling visitors that they must cover up or remove their pro-life attire while being in the chamber where the original copy of the Bill Of Rights is on display. “As the home to the original Constitution and Bill of Rights, which enshrine the rights of free speech and…
How Government and Big Tech Colluded to Usurp Constitutional Rights
February 7, 2023
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News Analysis “It is also axiomatic that a state may not induce, encourage or promote private persons to accomplish what it is constitutionally forbidden to accomplish.” ~ Norwood v. Harrison (1973). Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court held that the U.S. Government cannot coerce private parties to violate citizens’ constitutionally protected liberties. Under the guise of COVID…
Jury Acquits Pro-Life Activist Whose Home Was Raided by FBI
January 30, 2023
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Pro-life activist Mark Houck was found not guilty by a federal court in Philadelphia on Jan. 30 on charges that arose from an October 2021 altercation outside a Planned Parenthood clinic. Houck was accused of twice violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits “violent, threatening, damaging, and obstructive conduct intended…
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