Tag: constitutional rights

Texans as Young as 18 Can Carry Guns After State Drops Appeal

December 24, 2022
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People as young as 18 can carry handguns in Texas after the state dropped an appeal of a recent order. Texas officials were prepared to make their case against the order, which found a Texas law barring people aged 18–20 from carrying handguns unconstitutional, but abruptly asked to withdraw the appeal on Dec. 20, court…

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New Gun Control Measures Proposed in Washington State by Governor, Attorney General

December 23, 2022
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, both Democrats, announced legislative proposals at a press conference on Monday to prohibit the sale of so-called “assault weapons,” require permits to purchase guns, and make gun sellers potentially liable for crimes committed by private individuals. The text of the legislation had not been released…

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New Jersey Approves Restrictive Gun Law Using Social Media Posts For Denying Permits, NRA Files Lawsuit

December 23, 2022
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Governor Phil Murphy from New Jersey signed bill A4769 into law on Thursday, tightening gun restrictions in the state and triggering a lawsuit from the National Rifle Association (NRA). Back in June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal to require New York applicants to show “proper cause” for carrying a handgun in…

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Two Libraries Relent, Allow Kirk Cameron to Hold Faith-Based Story Hour Featuring His Latest Book

December 23, 2022
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Of the 54 public libraries contacted with requests to allow a story hour with actor Kirk Cameron, featuring his faith-based book “As You Grow,” only two will allow him to rent space in their facilities. Even then, it was out of fear of facing “legal and financial consequences,” one library said. These same libraries are…

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Pandemic Gave Rise to Government Surveillance, Abuse of Emergency Powers: Former Medical Ethicist

December 22, 2022
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COVID-19 policies such as lockdowns, masking, and vaccine mandates were not just a method to control the outbreak of an infectious disease but were, in reality, a novel paradigm of governance that utilizes a declared state of emergency, said a former medical ethicist. These policies laid the groundwork for the rise of the biomedical security…

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US Military Members Who Refused COVID Shot Await Answers, Face Challenges

December 22, 2022
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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which awaits President Joe Biden’s signature, ends the requirement for military members to be vaccinated for COVID-19. But it doesn’t say what happens to the people who have refused the COVID shot and were either kicked out of the military or who are in the middle of the separation…

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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Pharma Millionaire Gigi Jordan Who Was Convicted in Death of Son

December 21, 2022
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The Supreme Court took the unusual step Dec. 20 of granting bail on an emergency basis to a multimillionaire pharmaceutical executive previously convicted of manslaughter in the death of her young son. In 2014, Gigi Jordan was convicted of administering a fatal dose of drugs to Jude Mirra, her 8-year-old autistic child, in 2010 and…

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Jan. 6 Criminal Case is ‘Persecution by Our Political Enemies,’ Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Testifies in Alaska Civil Trial

December 20, 2022
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Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III testified on Dec. 19 in an Alaska civil trial that he never ordered anyone into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and that the nearly yearlong federal prosecution of him amounts to “persecution by our political enemies.” Speaking from the Alexandria City Jail in Virginia, Rhodes told…

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Oath Keepers Founder Testifies in Alaska Civil Trial, Says He Was ‘Wrongly Accused and Wrongly Convicted’

December 20, 2022
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Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III testified on Dec. 19 in an Alaska civil trial that he never ordered anyone into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and that the nearly yearlong federal prosecution of him amounts to “persecution by our political enemies.” Speaking from the Alexandria City Jail in Virginia, Rhodes told…

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FBI’s Suppression of Speech on Twitter Calls for Congressional Investigation: FBI Veteran

December 19, 2022
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The FBI’s efforts to limit the free expression of speech on Twitter calls for a “thorough investigation” from the new Congress in January, according to longtime bureau agent Marc Ruskin. The fact that the FBI is flagging accounts for Twitter to take action against, as shown in the sixth batch of Twitter disclosures, seems a…

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