Former President Donald Trump lost an appeal Tuesday of a gag order in the New York criminal trial against him slated to begin next week. Associate Justice Cynthia Kern, of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, ruled against Trump. The ruling by Kern, which took 12 minutes, came […]
A Washington, D.C., jury convicted Rebecca Lavrenz of Falcon, Colorado, known on social media as the “J6 Praying Grandma,” of four federal misdemeanor charges Thursday related to her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion of the U.S. Capitol. The 71-year-old faces up to a year in prison and more than $200,000 in fines, the […]
Last year, we covered a shocking story out of Marion County, Kansas, where a small, locally owned newspaper was raided by the local police along with the home of the paper’s publisher. Multiple laptops, phones, and records were seized from the Marion County Record and its publisher, Eric Meyer. The reasons offered for the raid […]
The federal government tries to violate Americans’ First Amendment rights constantly. But is it also violating other constitutional rights through its invasive surveillance online? A recent report from Forbes lends credence to the argument that America is turning into an oppressive surveillance state under the Biden administration. In at […]
The First Amendment was written to protect religion, assembly, speech, the press and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from promoting or interfering with freedom of speech. Many of […] The post Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Lets True Thoughts on First Amendment Slip: An Obstacle 'Hamstringing the Government' appeared first on The Western Journal. […]
A federal judge mandated on Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation must hand over all documents concerning Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the perpetrator of the Covenant School shooting, including her manifesto, for a private examination of the materials. This ruling stems from a high-profile lawsuit filed by Star News Digital Media Inc. and Michael Patrick […]
A number of influential conservatives warned a bill that could ultimately ban the social media app TikTok in the U.S. could have unintended consequences after it was passed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. One went as far as to describe the bill as a “Trojan horse” for other unforeseen bans. The bipartisan Protecting […]
Do journalists have a constitutional right to keep sources confidential? That question sits at the heart of a dispute over a Fox News report from Catherine Herridge seven years ago. Herridge, who recently got unceremoniously and strangely terminated by CBS News in the Paramount Minus downsizing, used a confidential source within federal law enforcement to […]
A legal analyst at MSNBC argued earlier this week that there is a need for “common sense” restrictions to the First Amendment to prevent “disinformation” online. The comments from University of Michigan law professor Barbara McQuade underscore how many on the far left now view basic American Constitutional rights. During an interview with network host […]
After taking his punches both on the presidential campaign trail and from the establishment media, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has — finally — reason to do a victory lap, something he never got on his bid for the White House. And, befitting the popular Florida governor, he did it in bellicose style, with a video […]
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