Tag: constitutional rights

Manchin Joins GOP to Fight Private Sector Vaccine Mandate

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has come out against President Joe Biden’s unprecedented private sector vaccine mandate, joining Republicans in officially cosponsoring a bill that would overturn the rule. Manchin indicated that he was considering just such a move early Thursday afternoon. “I’ve been very supportive of the mandate for federal government, for military, for all…


Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Ban on Large High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld California’s ban on large-capacity ammunition magazines, reversing a San Diego federal judge’s rule that it was “unconstitutional” and handing a victory to Gov. Gavin Newsom and gun-control advocates. The California law, which was enacted in 2016, bans the possession of large-capacity magazines (LCMs) that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The…


Over 687,000 Gun Background Checks Made During Black Friday Week, Forecasting Strong Gun Sales

The FBI’s background check system recorded 687,788 background checks during the Black Friday week, signaling strong sales for firearms. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a firearm industry trade association, revealed the data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The system conducts background checks on people who want to buy a firearm…


Over 687,000 Gun Background Checks Done During Black Friday Week, Forecasting Strong Gun Sales

The FBI’s background check system recorded 687,788 background checks during the Black Friday week, signaling strong sales for firearms. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a firearm industry trade association, revealed the data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The system conducts background checks on people who want to buy a firearm…


Jan. 6 Rally-Goers Describe Intimidating Visits From the FBI

While many have been arrested for participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 rally in support of President Donald Trump, many others have been questioned by the FBI about their presence there that day. Those who have been questioned say a visit from the FBI is intimidating and made them think twice about speaking their mind…


Mississippi, Illinois School Board Associations Withdraw From National Group Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter

Mississippi and Illinois have become the latest state school board groups to discontinue their membership in the National School Board Association (NSBA), citing disagreement over a letter calling for federal intervention in parental protests. In the widely criticized Sept. 29 letter to President Joe Biden, the NSBA characterized disruptions at school board meetings as “a…


Federal Judge Orders Pennsylvania School Board to Allow Critics to Speak, Blocks Vague Speech Codes

A federal judge has ordered a public school district in Pennsylvania to allow public commenters to criticize school policies and officials by name at school board meetings, saying it is within their constitutional right to do so. The ongoing case was brought in October against the Pennsbury School Board by a group of four parents…


Jeffrey Tucker: How the Working Class Was Betrayed By Lockdowns, Vaccine Mandates

“Many societies have been constructed around this idea of clean and unclean. That’s what we did. And it’s grim. It’s brutal. It’s anti-modern.” At the Brownstone Institute’s inaugural conference in Hartford, Connecticut, we sat down with Brownstone founder and president Jeffrey Tucker to discuss vaccine mandates, the devastating consequences of lockdown policies, and his vision…


Pennsylvania Doctor Loses Job After Speaking Against Vaccine Mandates

Pennsylvania pediatrician Dr. Chaminie Wheeler has put her career on the line for both speaking freely about the COVID-19 vaccination, and refusing to get the shot. Until this month, Wheeler worked for two hospital systems. “I have been fired and was told not to come back from one health care system because I did not…


Barronelle Stutzman Settles Religious Freedom Suit, Selling Flowershop to Employees

A nine-year battle in state and federal courts to uphold her First Amendment right to practice her faith in the workplace ended Thursday as Barronelle Stutzman announced her retirement and sale of the flowershop at the center of the case to its employees. Stutzman, a 77-year-old grandmother from Richland, Washington, told reporters in a Washington,…