#Federal #judge ruled that Middle East Studies Association (#MESA) & #AAUP case over #Trump policy of arresting and threatening #deportation for lawful speech can go forward
#1stAmendment #FirstAmendment #USpol #FreePalestine #FreeSpeech
https://mailchi.mp/mesana/mesa-lawsuit-ideological-deportation-academic-freedom-us-13445714
CBS buckles to Trump, betraying the 1st Amendment by interfering with "60 Minutes" & injecting MAGA content.
#jimmykimmellive #60Minutes #CBS #1stamendment #humor #maga
It's rare to find educated people with morals such that they'll stand for something beyond self-interest.
A.Crespo, #law professor at #Harvard, explains on #C4news how the #university's lawsuit to uphold the #1stamendment is liminal for the #ruleoflaw in the US, and how either #academia & the law profession stand up as one, or #fascism wins. Have 40 years of ultra economic liberalism entirely destroyed democratic society or have the basics of human cooperation survived?
https://www.channel4.com/news/trumps-uni-crackdown-is-not-about-anti-semitism-harvard-professor
Kill peaceful protest and free speech on campus or we end your research.
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-freezes-all-research-grants-columbia-university
“Now, the word is out that citizens should consider deleting social media applications such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter from their devices before an immigration officer inspects them.”
“They Orwellian?”
#fascism #1stAmendment #freespeech
How Each Pillar of #1stAmendment is Under Attack
Right to petition allows citizens to communicate whether to complain, request action, or share viewpoints — without reprisal
Freedom Of Assembly: No rallies or protests they don't like
Freedom Of the Press: Trump has sued #US news outlets, including 60 Minutes, CNN, Washington Post, NYTimes and others for unflattering coverage.
Freedom of Speech: administration has lists of hundreds of words gov staff and agencies can't use
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/how-each-pillar-of-the-1st-amendment-is-under-attack/
US Troll site Kiwi Farms receives Ofcom demand for Online Safety Act “Risk Assessment”, rejects it on 1A/Jurisdiction grounds, demands MLAT
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113056
#1StAmendment #KiwiFarms #OnlineSafetyAct #cloudflare #ofcom #trolls
Our Law Firm Won’t Cave to Trump. Who Will Join Us?
#1stAmendment #Oklahoma #RyanWalters
"The religious school case from Oklahoma could change the longtime understanding of the First Amendment throughout the U.S."
A battle over religion and schools in Oklahoma could decide the future of the First Amendment
"Conservative religious activists want to dismantle the longtime understanding of the separation of church and state — and the Supreme Court may be on board."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/battle-religion-schools-oklahoma-decide-future-first-amendment-rcna191114
The Verge: Musk threatens to sic the government on people ‘pushing’ Tesla ‘propaganda’
"....As protests against Tesla continue to grow, Elon Musk is threatening to “go after” the people who say or post anything negative about the company — which he labels “propaganda.” ..."
https://www.theverge.com/tesla/638174/elon-musk-tesla-protest-free-speech-fox-news
WBUR: Tufts PhD student taken into federal custody, lawyer and university say
"...A year ago, Ozturk co-authored an opinion piece published in the Tufts student newspaper that criticized the university’s response to student efforts demanding the school disclose and sever its relationships with companies that held ties to Israel.....It's unknown if federal agents chose to detain Ozturk over her activism or any protest activity."
Impeachment is right there in the Constitution.
We need to start demanding it.
re: "It would be a waste of time and energy."
um... what do you think they so urgently need to be doing with their time and energy, that's more important than fighting like hell to stop a totalitarian fascist tyrant from consolidating power?
Breaking News: Khalil Mahmoud is suing Columbia University.
He is listed amongts Columbia and Barnard students in a lawsuit against Columbia University to stop the release of student records and private information to the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
This is the canary in the coal mine. Every decent person should reject the GOPs suppression of free speech.
#khalil #columbia #PalestinianRights #antisemitism #1stAmendment
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.638553/gov.uscourts.nysd.638553.1.0.pdf
“How many more New Yorkers will you detain?” New York Assemblymember (and NYC mayoral candidate) Zohran Mamdani (D) shouted at Trump’s immigration czar while security personnel held him back.
More of This, Please - Jezebel https://www.jezebel.com/more-of-this-please
What the ACLU & Supreme Court got wrong is the deliberate #stochasticTerror attempt by #KKK in Ohio v Brandenburg & related cases: There's a line, that when there's a measurable link of violence against a group of people, whether it's PoCs or election workers in 2020 & the rhetoric of agitators, the buck stops. I agree the bar needs to be high, but Volksverhetzung (= hate speech against groups of people) is a threat to democracy + where the tolerance paradox applies.
#1stAmendment #Politics #Law
Hi this is NOT OK
House Joint Resolution (HJR) 3020 – introduced by Del. Henry Dillon, R-Wayne – calls for the Christian Bible to be formally recognized as the “inerrant foundational document for our society and government.”
The resolution describes the Bible as being “divinely inspired,” and calls for the inclusion of both the Old and New Testaments. The resolution further refers to the Bible as being “an accurate historical record of human and natural history, and the utmost authority for human moral behavior.”
Should the amendment be codified into the state’s constitution, the Bible would be given “a place of prominence and reverence in the public buildings, laws, policies, and schools of the state of West Virginia.”
