Free Speech | Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion - Part 39
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Posted by New Neo on June 26, 2018 12 Comments
In another of today's SCOTUS decisions, the Court ruled in NIFLA v. Becerra that a California law requiring crisis pregnancy centers (pregnancy counseling clinics usually run by pro-life Christians) to post notices that "California has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services (including all FDA-approved methods of contraception), prenatal care, and abortion for eligible women" was an unconstitutional violation of free speech. The vote was the familiar 5-4 and once again came down to the swing vote of Kennedy siding with the conservative wing, and all the liberal justices dissenting.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2018 10 Comments
The Supreme Court, in the case of Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, ruled that a Minnesota law that banned “political badge, political button, or other political insignia" at polling places on Election Day was unconstitutional. The case was brought by voters who, among other things, wanted to wear a Tea Party Patriots tee shirt (see featured image, via MVA Facebook):

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 29, 2018 29 Comments
Very often happy to be an American, especially with things like this happening across the pond. Sunday, Fuzzy Slippers blogged about the Tommy Robinson case. Robinson, an activist, "was arrested Friday while filming alleged child sex grooming gang members entering court for trial," Fuzzy blogged.

Posted by Miriam Elman on May 28, 2018 26 Comments
The demonization and delegitimization of Israel and bigotry directed toward Jewish faculty, staff, and students is increasing at dramatic rates on university and college campuses. In these supposedly intellectual spaces, virulently anti-Israel “scholars” and student-activists connected to, and supportive of, the global BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) movement regularly:

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 27, 2018 131 Comments
Tommy Robinson, the outspoken English activist who founded the English Defence League (EDL) only to later leave when it became too extreme, was arrested Friday while filming alleged child sex grooming gang members entering court for trial. One of the arresting officers told Robinson that he was being arrested for "suspicion of breach of peace."