Gage Skidmore / Flickr Prince Harry Calls the First Amendment 'Bonkers,' Draws Scorn from Ted Cruz and Others Prince Harry offered a snide take on America's First Amendment during an appearance on the 'Armchair Expert' podcast. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 17, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Gov. Ron DeSantis Warns Left-Wing Thugs, Rioters to Stay Out of Florida: 'Stay Out of Our State' Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is saying what every moral elected official should be. Sadly, common sense is no longer common. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal May 10, 2021
WISH-TV / screen shots Indiana Town Declares Itself a First and Second Amendment Sanctuary An Indiana town is standing up to the cancel culture while establishing itself as a sanctuary supporting First and Second Amendment rights. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 5, 2021
Markus Spiske / Unsplash College Soccer Player Files Lawsuit Alleging She Was Forced Off Team for Refusing to Kneel A former member of the Virginia Tech women's soccer team has filed a lawsuit claiming she was punished for her political views. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 20, 2021
Christian Church / Flickr California Lifts COVID Limits on Indoor Worship Services Following SCOTUS Decision After its fifth loss at the Supreme Court, Gavin Newsom's California finally gave in and began letting congregations meet without limits. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal April 15, 2021
JohnPaulRichards / Flickr Young Not Stupid: What SCOTUS' Religious Freedom Ruling in California Means for All of Us There are three key takeaways from this ruling to better understand the conflict between lockdowns and civil liberties. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal April 12, 2021
Artur Pawlowski TV / YouTube screen shot Mike Huckabee: Here's What COVID Cops Better Do if They Decide to Crash Church Services 'Even here in America over the past year, we’ve been remiss in not protecting our First Amendment freedoms as strongly as we should.' By Mike Huckabee, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
Steve Petteway / Wikipedia Thomas: Twitter's Ban of Trump Shows Platform's Power Too Great, Must Be Reined In Thomas couldn't help noting the lack of power Trump had to impact free speech on Twitter vis-à-vis the social media giant itself. By Randy DeSoto April 6, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Presbyterian Minister Sues Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris Over Good Friday Restrictions A Presbyterian minister who has been banned from holding a prayer vigil at the U.S. Capitol is fighting back. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 31, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Bernie Sanders Surprisingly Sticks Up for Trump in the Pages of the NYT In an interview this past week, Sanders said he had problems with 'giving that much power to a handful of high-tech people.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal March 27, 2021
DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/ Flickr Chief Justice Roberts Yanks The Reins as SCOTUS Delivers Overwhelming First Amendment Win Hardly a stalwart on judicial restraint, Roberts panned the massive free speech ruling as a 'radical expansion' of the federal judiciary. By Andrew J. Sciascia, The Western Journal March 10, 2021
Bloomberg Quicktake: Now / YouTube screen shot Mike Lee Identifies Reason Why Leftists 'Hate the Bill of Rights' in Powerful CPAC Speech 'Our founders understood that at the end of the day some of the most dangerous threats come from government itself, because government is force.' By Randy DeSoto February 27, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Fred Weinberg: 3 Reasons the Lawsuit Against Mike Lindell Will Blow Up in Dominion's Face 'The legal answer is embodied in a case the Supreme Court heard in 1964 which has been seminal law since it was decided.' By Fred Weinberg, The Western Journal February 24, 2021
Chris Owens / Facebook screen shot Cops Raid Church Service, Ticket Elderly Worshipers. Defiant Pastor Says 'Get Some More Tickets Ready' It's unclear why the government of Greenville thinks congregants in separate cars would risk transmitting the coronavirus to each other. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal February 22, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Parler Co-Owner Dan Bongino Claims Platform May Be Online as Soon as Monday 'We're shooting for Monday,' said Dan Bongino, a co-owner of the site who made the announcement during a Thursday appearance on 'Hannity.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal February 5, 2021
Ståle Grut / NRKbeta / Flickr Ocasio-Cortez Reveals Congress Is Considering a Commission to 'Rein In' Media 'If your lust for power exceeds your dedication to democracy, there is simply no place for you in Congress.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal January 13, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Bernie Sanders Says Because Trump Was Censored by Twitter, He Should Be Removed from Office The Vermont senator cited Big Tech’s actions against President Trump as a justification to remove him from office. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 12, 2021
dole777 / Unsplash Dan Calabrese: Facebook and Twitter Are Private Companies, But They Are Still Violating the 1st Amendment 'Some conservatives are right: It’s time for the free market to make Silicon Valley pay a financial price for what it’s doing.' By Dan Calabrese, The Western Journal January 12, 2021
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead / Flickr World Leaders Join in Outrage Over Censorship of Donald Trump Global leaders are speaking out against Big Tech over its suppression of free speech following President Trump’s online banishments. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 12, 2021
keeva999 / Flickr Poll Lists Churchgoers as Only Group To Endure 2020 with Improving Mental Health Regular churchgoers were the only group that saw an increase in self-reported mental health ratings in 2020, according to Gallup. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal December 20, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Newsom Ignores SCOTUS, Doubles Down on Religious Gathering Restrictions The state's limited stay-at-home order, which places strict limitations on religious services, will not extend to the film industry. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal December 2, 2020