Tag: constitutional rights

Nebraska Joins Call for Convention of States to Amend US Constitution

February 10, 2022
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Nebraska on Jan. 28 became the 17th state to push for a convention of states to make changes to the U.S. Constitution—an unconventional process that’s never been used before. Under Article V of the Constitution, calling a convention to amend the U.S. constitution would require approval from two-thirds of U.S. states, or 34 of 50…

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Law licenses suspended for McCloskeys, the Missouri couple who held off protesters outside their home

February 9, 2022
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The Missouri Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended the law licenses of a Missouri couple convicted of misdemeanors for holding guns outside their St. Louis home in 2020, when a group of protesters, including BLM activists, demonstrated in their gated community. At the same time, the court stayed the suspension, subject to a year of probation…

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Group Sues Louisiana for Denying Access to Voter Files After State Rebukes Democrat-Dominated Data Service

February 8, 2022
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An electoral integrity group is suing Louisiana in federal court for refusing to allow inspection of voter list maintenance records, including information the state receives from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a controversial data-matching service accused of inaccuracy. Republican Kyle Ardoin, Louisiana’s secretary of state, is violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by…

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Ohio Supreme Court Rejects State’s Legislative Maps for Second Time, Calls Them ‘Unconstitutional’

February 8, 2022
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The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday rejected new state legislative maps for a second time and ordered them to be redrawn after deeming them unconstitutional. According to a ruling (pdf), the court sided with the League of Women Voters of Ohio, which had filed an objection to the Ohio House and Senate maps adopted on Jan. 22 by the Ohio Redistricting…

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Democrat Attorneys General Side With Mexico in Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers

February 7, 2022
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Fourteen Democrat attorneys general are backing the Mexican government in a lawsuit against American gun manufacturers. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Jan. 31 filed a brief in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson, along with other 13 attorneys general—all Democrats—arguing that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), a federal law, cannot be…

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Fired Syneos Health Workers: Company Ignored Tennessee Vaccination Law

February 5, 2022
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When Syneos Health fired employees who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19, it allowed Florida residents to keep working. Presumably, the company was following Florida’s law, enacted in November, prohibiting private employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines. Under Florida’s law, businesses with 99 employees or less face a fine of $10,000 per employee violation, while larger…

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Federal Government Has Records of Over 920 Million Gun Sales: Report

February 1, 2022
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The U.S. federal government has amassed records comprising over 920 million gun sales from the records of firearms dealers who went out of business, amid concerns alleging the Biden administration is seeking to create a federal gun registry, which would be unlawful. In a letter (pdf), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) told Rep….

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North Carolina Transplant Patient Would Rather ‘Die Free’ Than Get COVID-19 Vaccine

January 31, 2022
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A North Carolina man said that a hospital refused to carry out a kidney transplant because he won’t receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and he would rather die than comply with the requirement. “I was born free. I will die free. I’m not changing my mind,” Chad Carswell told WSOC-TV. “I’ve had conversations with my family…

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Michigan High School Student Sues School for Suspending Him for Talking About Christian Beliefs

January 31, 2022
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A Plainwell, Michigan, high school junior has gone to federal court to fight for his right to talk about his religion. The case arose when student David Stout was suspended for three days for expressing his Christian beliefs and opinions in a private conversation with a like-minded student on school property and in private text…

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Michigan High School Student Sues School for Suspending Him for Privately Talking About Christian Beliefs

January 31, 2022
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A Plainwell, Michigan, high school junior has gone to federal court to fight for his right to talk about his religion. The case arose when Plainwell High School student David Stout was suspended for three days for expressing his Christian beliefs and opinions in a private conversation with a like-minded student on school property and…

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