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The First Amendment issue here is, as the parties frame it, fairly narrow: is there a constitutionally protected right to videotape police carrying out their duties in public? Basic First Amendment principles, along with case law from this and other circuits, answer that question unambiguously in the affirmative. – Kermit Victor Lipez	added by Normando 5 months ago
Only in exceptional circumstances will content-based restrictions be constitutionally permissible under the First Amendment, certainly, the Montana government has a compelling state interest in protecting the health, welfare, and privacy of its citizens, but the statute is so vague that it is virtually unenforceable. A vague statute is, by definition, not narrowly tailored, and as such it will wither under First Amendment scrutiny. – Lynn Greenky	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Governor DeSantis is a proven champion of our Constitutional right to bear arms and took action as governor to strengthen and affirm the Second Amendment, including signing constitutional carry legislation into law this month, donald Trump made promises to NRA members when he ran for office, but then as president, he caved to pressure from the Washington establishment, liberal media, and gun-grabbing Democrats and attacked the NRA, siding with liberal Democrat Senators like Chris Murphy and Dianne Feinstein in support of their gun control legislation. – Erin Perrine	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I will say that during the Trump administration, we lost some Second Amendment rights and we gained some rights. – Aidan Johnston	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, you’re dealing with a whole bunch of people with a whole bunch of personalities, different points of view. (The amendment process) is an exciting process when members are able to come to the floor with an idea to impact a piece of legislation. … It’s always a challenge though. – Tom Emmer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
You just expelled a member for exercising their First Amendment rights! – Justin Pearson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
He’s almost daring the judge, ultimately though, as much as the threats and other rhetoric in my view are far over the line, I think that the judge is unlikely to impose a gag order, given the normal First Amendment concerns multiplied by Donald Trump’s ongoing candidacy. – Elie Honig	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Certainly, the Court would not impose a gag order at this time even if it were requested, such restraints are the most serious and least intolerable on First Amendment rights. That does apply doubly to Mr. Trump, because he is a candidate for the presidency of the United States. – Juan Merchan	Found on CNN 1 year ago
In the State of Florida, government bureaucracy will no longer stand between law-abiding Floridians and their freedom to exercise their Second Amendment rights, this bill recognizes that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, its citizens have a right to protect themselves. – Chuck Brannan	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’m glad that repealing these AUMF has been a genuinely bipartisan effort. I expect we’ll have a number of amendment votes on the floor once the amendment is before us. – Chuck Schumer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This effort to publicly smear a media organization just for having the temerity to cover and comment on allegations being pressed by the sitting President of the United States should be now recognized for what it is: a blatant violation of the First Amendment. – Fox News	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The Second Amendment is what makes the rest of the amendments possible. If the state legislature wants to expand upon the foundational rights codified in the Second Amendment, they have the authority to do that. But SAPA is also about the Tenth Amendment. It’s about federalism and individual liberty, so we will be appealing the court’s ruling. – Andrew Bailey	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The ruling is another heavy blow to the claim that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment remains alive, over the past 41 years, ERA-lives claims have been put before 29 federal judges, and have yet to win a single vote from a single judge. – Douglas Johnson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
As I have stood in the crosshairs of those who target Second Amendment freedoms, I've realized that firearms are not the only issue. No, it's much, much bigger than that. I've come to understand that a cultural war is raging across our land, in which, with Orwellian fervor, certain acceptable thoughts and speech are mandated. – Charlton Heston	added by Normando 1 year ago
Madame la Guillotine is the younger sister, the ideological sibling of the 2nd Amendment; both were conceived of a need to purge overbearing governments. – A.E. Samaan	added by AlvaroSiman 1 year ago
Diversity: The Next Big Opportunity. opportunity for us to promote the Second Amendment, to promote hunting and sports shooting to this new demographic and make them a multigenerational customer and lifelong Second Amendment advocate. – Chris Cheng	Found on CNN 1 year ago
A lot of state regulators have big First Amendment fears, no one wants to fund litigation or lose a Supreme Court case over gambling. – John Holden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
And that’s what it’s all about – protecting the First Amendment and democracy and trying to help people get information. – Evan Lambert	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Let’s call this what it is: An effort to undermine Americans’ Second Amendment rights, this is an egregious final rule turning millions of common firearms accessories into ‘short-barreled rifles.’ This is a completely nonsensical regulation. – Patrick Morrisey	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool – an absolute fool. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 1 year ago
That this shocking bill passed through the state legislature and was signed into law by Governor California Gov. Gavin Newsom demonstrates that far too many Americans do not understand the First Amendment. – Jenin Younes	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The Second Amendment is becoming a suicide pact, i have no ideological opposition with someone reasonably and responsibly owning firearms and getting background checks and being trained and making sure they’re locked so their kid doesn’t accidentally shoot themselves or a loved one. – Gavin Newsom	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This is a clear indication from the court that the General Assembly and Governor Pritzker rammed this law through improperly. The ISRA firmly believes the law is an infringement on all law-abiding residents’ 2nd Amendment rights. – Illinois State Rifle Association	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
No journalist should ever be detained simply for exercising their First Amendment rights. – The Journal	Found on CNN 1 year ago

The First Amendment issue here is, as the parties frame it, fairly narrow: is there a constitutionally protected right to videotape police carrying out their duties in public? Basic First Amendment principles, along with case law from this and other circuits, answer that question unambiguously in the affirmative.

– Kermit Victor Lipez

added by Normando
5 months ago

Only in exceptional circumstances will content-based restrictions be constitutionally permissible under the First Amendment, certainly, the Montana government has a compelling state interest in protecting the health, welfare, and privacy of its citizens, but the statute is so vague that it is virtually unenforceable. A vague statute is, by definition, not narrowly tailored, and as such it will wither under First Amendment scrutiny.

– Lynn Greenky

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Governor DeSantis is a proven champion of our Constitutional right to bear arms and took action as governor to strengthen and affirm the Second Amendment, including signing constitutional carry legislation into law this month, donald Trump made promises to NRA members when he ran for office, but then as president, he caved to pressure from the Washington establishment, liberal media, and gun-grabbing Democrats and attacked the NRA, siding with liberal Democrat Senators like Chris Murphy and Dianne Feinstein in support of their gun control legislation.

– Erin Perrine

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I will say that during the Trump administration, we lost some Second Amendment rights and we gained some rights.

– Aidan Johnston

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, you’re dealing with a whole bunch of people with a whole bunch of personalities, different points of view. (The amendment process) is an exciting process when members are able to come to the floor with an idea to impact a piece of legislation. … It’s always a challenge though.

– Tom Emmer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You just expelled a member for exercising their First Amendment rights!

– Justin Pearson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He’s almost daring the judge, ultimately though, as much as the threats and other rhetoric in my view are far over the line, I think that the judge is unlikely to impose a gag order, given the normal First Amendment concerns multiplied by Donald Trump’s ongoing candidacy.

– Elie Honig

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Certainly, the Court would not impose a gag order at this time even if it were requested, such restraints are the most serious and least intolerable on First Amendment rights. That does apply doubly to Mr. Trump, because he is a candidate for the presidency of the United States.

– Juan Merchan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In the State of Florida, government bureaucracy will no longer stand between law-abiding Floridians and their freedom to exercise their Second Amendment rights, this bill recognizes that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, its citizens have a right to protect themselves.

– Chuck Brannan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m glad that repealing these AUMF has been a genuinely bipartisan effort. I expect we’ll have a number of amendment votes on the floor once the amendment is before us.

– Chuck Schumer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This effort to publicly smear a media organization just for having the temerity to cover and comment on allegations being pressed by the sitting President of the United States should be now recognized for what it is: a blatant violation of the First Amendment.

– Fox News

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Second Amendment is what makes the rest of the amendments possible. If the state legislature wants to expand upon the foundational rights codified in the Second Amendment, they have the authority to do that. But SAPA is also about the Tenth Amendment. It’s about federalism and individual liberty, so we will be appealing the court’s ruling.

– Andrew Bailey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The ruling is another heavy blow to the claim that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment remains alive, over the past 41 years, ERA-lives claims have been put before 29 federal judges, and have yet to win a single vote from a single judge.

– Douglas Johnson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As I have stood in the crosshairs of those who target Second Amendment freedoms, I've realized that firearms are not the only issue. No, it's much, much bigger than that. I've come to understand that a cultural war is raging across our land, in which, with Orwellian fervor, certain acceptable thoughts and speech are mandated.

– Charlton Heston

added by Normando
1 year ago

Madame la Guillotine is the younger sister, the ideological sibling of the 2nd Amendment; both were conceived of a need to purge overbearing governments.

– A.E. Samaan

added by AlvaroSiman
1 year ago

Diversity: The Next Big Opportunity. opportunity for us to promote the Second Amendment, to promote hunting and sports shooting to this new demographic and make them a multigenerational customer and lifelong Second Amendment advocate.

– Chris Cheng

Found on CNN
1 year ago

A lot of state regulators have big First Amendment fears, no one wants to fund litigation or lose a Supreme Court case over gambling.

– John Holden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

And that’s what it’s all about – protecting the First Amendment and democracy and trying to help people get information.

– Evan Lambert

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Let’s call this what it is: An effort to undermine Americans’ Second Amendment rights, this is an egregious final rule turning millions of common firearms accessories into ‘short-barreled rifles.’ This is a completely nonsensical regulation.

– Patrick Morrisey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool – an absolute fool.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
1 year ago

That this shocking bill passed through the state legislature and was signed into law by Governor California Gov. Gavin Newsom demonstrates that far too many Americans do not understand the First Amendment.

– Jenin Younes

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The Second Amendment is becoming a suicide pact, i have no ideological opposition with someone reasonably and responsibly owning firearms and getting background checks and being trained and making sure they’re locked so their kid doesn’t accidentally shoot themselves or a loved one.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This is a clear indication from the court that the General Assembly and Governor Pritzker rammed this law through improperly. The ISRA firmly believes the law is an infringement on all law-abiding residents’ 2nd Amendment rights.

– Illinois State Rifle Association

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

No journalist should ever be detained simply for exercising their First Amendment rights.

– The Journal

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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