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Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a free-expression coalition originally formed by Hollywood stars in 1947 to oppose the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood blacklist. Fonda, joined by more than 800 members of the entertainment industry including Spike Lee, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal and others announced the revival this week, citing concerns about renewed …

Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner, Henry Fonda. Jane Fonda announced Wednesday that she had launched a 21st-century incarnation of the Committee for the First Amendment, originally formed in 1947 in response to congressional hearings probing screenwriters and …

Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a McCarthy-era initiative founded in the 1940s by her father, Henry Fonda, to protect against attacks on free speech. The Committee has already received the support of more than 550 A-list names, including Gracie Abrams, Quinta Brunson, Kerry Washington, Natalie Portman, Aaron Sorkin, Spike Lee, Viola Davis, Pedro Pascal, Ben …

After President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested cities like Chicago should be used as “training grounds for our military,” Gov. JB Pritzker said the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove the president from office, saying “there is something genuinely wrong with this man.” “It appears that Donald Trump not only has dementia set in, but he’s copying tactics of …

Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who sent anti-Trump texts, loses First Amendment case over his firing  Politico Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times is meritless, according to half a dozen lawyers and First Amendment scholars who spoke with CNN. But Trump’s chances in court are almost beside the point, some of the experts said, because the president seems to want a political rather than legal or financial victory. Rebecca Tushnet, …

What to Know About ‘Hate Speech’ and the First Amendment  The New York Times Cruz clashes with CNN host over Kirk shooter, says network ‘should not be engaged in misinformation’  Fox News Cruz: ‘You cannot be prosecuted for speech’  The Hill Ted Cruz: Charlie Kirk Left Legacy of Faith, Freedom | Opinion  Newsweek Cruz says First Amendment ‘absolutely protects hate speech’ in wake of …

Senate GOP blocks amendment to release Epstein files  Axios Schumer moves to force vote on Epstein files release in brazen breach of Senate protocol  CNN Senate GOP defeats Schumer’s Epstein gambit  Politico Senate Republicans barely defeat effort by Democrats to force release of Epstein files  AP News Schumer ambushes Republicans with amendment to force vote on Epstein files  The Hill Source link

‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: Second Amendment groups slam floated gun ban for transgender Americans  Politico Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum  AP News Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say  CNN DOJ discusses a potential ban on transgender people owning firearms  The Washington Post America’s largest gun lobby speaks out as …

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, Durham City Council passed a resolution to make the North Carolina city a “Fourth Amendment Workplace,” increasing protections for city workers against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against arbitrary searches and arrests and serves as the basis of search warrants with a probable cause of crime. The …