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The Times of Israel on MSN2d
How Jewish patriots in the US Revolutionary War helped shape the First Amendment
In new book 'A Promised Land,' history professor Adam Jortner looks at the role of Jews - then just 0.1% of the population - ...
In Colorado bill debate over social media and porn sites, when does protection of kids become overreach?
A trio of bills aimed at regulating the internet to protect Colorado children have run into a wall of opposition over worries ...
Does the First Amendment apply to the students in Texas who had their visas revoked?
The First Amendment does not grant the right to free speech; “it’s a restriction on the government from violating the ...
Colorado Bill Would Force Judges To Consider 'Misgendering' a Form of 'Coercive Control' in Custody Cases
A recently introduced Colorado bill seeks to require judges to consider "misgendering" as a form of "coercive control" during ...
CounterPunch16d
Two Immigrant First Amendment Heroes Separated by Three Centuries
My reason is to point out that Ozturk and Zenger are book ends to the history of the First Amendment ... s First Amendment of 10 that became known collectively as the Bill of Rights, becoming ...
The Boston Globe17d
Mass. police say a 25-foot buffer will keep them safe. First Amendment advocates call it ‘dangerous.’
“This [bill] spells it out more clearly ... “There is a lot of lip service being paid to everyone’s First Amendment rights. But when you get down to it, people are taking chunks out of ...
PhillyVoice12d
Bill targeting Jersey Shore pop-up parties raises First Amendment concerns
The ACLU argues legislation intended to stop disruptive gatherings is worded too vaguely and could be used against legitimate ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch9d
Opinion: Don’t abridge First Amendment rights in Missouri classrooms
House Bill 937 would force schools to create ... We can’t allow them to abridge our First Amendment rights. Berg is a member of St. Louis Jewish Voice for Peace and has worked as political ...