• The First Amendment is under attack in America’s Oceania

    The Supreme Court just heard arguments in Murthy v. Missouri, a case that raises important First Amendment issues and exposes government censorship efforts. Last October, when considering a lower court order prohibiting further censorship, Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch described the case as “a coordinated campaign by high-level federal officials to suppress […]

  • Donald Trump fights Georgia election case on First Amendment grounds

    March 28 (UPI) — Donald Trump‘s defense attorney in the Georgia election interference case said during a hearing Thursday he cannot be tried for making false statements. Steven Sadow, representing the former president in the case in Fulton County, Georgia, argued that the charges in the RICO indictment that directly involve Trump are related to […] The post Donald Trump fights Georgia election case on First Amendment grounds first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

    • MSNBC

    Trump attorney tries to have Georgia case dismissed on First Amendment grounds

    Attorneys for former President Trump argued that the election interference case against him in Georgia should be dismissed, claiming Trump's would be protected on First Amendment grounds. MSNBC's Lisa Rubin has details on the arguments being made and how the Fulton County judge sounded skeptical of the motions.

  • Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case

    The charges against Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that the First Amendment protects, a lawyer for the former president said Thursday as he argued that the indictment should be dismissed. The hearing before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott

  • Trump’s team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case

    A lawyer for Trump has argued that the charges against Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech that the First Amendment protects.

    • CNN

    Judge to consider if Trump can throw out Georgia election subversion case on First Amendment grounds

    For the first time since a judge ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue to oversee the Georgia 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump, the focus will return to the details of the sprawling case. During a hearing Thursday, Trump’s lead attorney in Georgia is expected to argue that the indictment should be dismissed because the former president’s political speech is protected by the First Amendment. In a motion filed in late 2023, before...

  • Trump reveals 'very first actions' he'll take as president during Ohio rally, hammers Biden's border policies

    Former President Trump visited Ohio on Saturday, where he barnstormed for businessman Bernie Moreno, a Republican seeking to win his state’s primary to run against Democrat Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate. During his rally in the Dayton suburb of Vandalia, Trump repeatedly mentioned illegal migrants surging across the border, violent migrant crime, and the death of University of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. "Not one more American life should be lost to migrant crime. We can't have another...

  • Chelsea Clinton defends Barron Trump from vile attacks after he turned 18: Former first daughter says teen has an 'unimpeachable right to privacy' after ex-NBC executive said he was 'fair game'

    Chelsea Clinton defended fellow first kid Barron Trump, saying the teen had an 'unimpeachable right to privacy' even after turning 18.

  • Donald Trump Can't Stop Attacking Judge's Daughter

    Former President Donald Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday to criticize New York Judge Juan Merchan and his daughter again this week after a gag order was issued.Merchan is presiding over Trump's Manhattan case involving alleged hush money payments to adult film star actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump has repeatedly denied these claims and pleaded not guilty to all charges. The case is set to go to trial April 15, 2024, in New...

  • Ketanji Brown Jackson Said What About the First Amendment?

    Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (KBJ) raised eyebrows last week for remarks she made about the First Amendment during oral arguments for Murthy v. Missouri, a landmark case scrutinizing the federal government’s say over social media content. Justice Jackson is the most recent appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court, having been nominated by President

  • Details surface about HMD's first own-brand phones

    We have information about HMD's promised own-brand phones courtesy of Finish retailers' listings. HMD is working on the Pulse series of phones, which will feature the HMD Pulse, HMD Pulse+, and HMD Pulse Pro. The HMD Pulse will reportedly feature a Unisoc T606 SoC, 4GB to 8GB of RAM, and run Android 14. The HMD Pulse+ has 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 6.56-inch display. It will come in Midnight Blue. The HMD Pulse Pro will come in 6/128GB and three color variants - Twilight Purple,...

  • Trump hammered for ‘vile and unhinged Antisemitic rhetoric’

    Democrats and the White House blasted former President Donald Trump‘s claims about Jewish voters electing Democrats, calling the claims “vile and unhinged Antisemitic rhetoric.” During a radio interview with Sebastian Gorka on Monday, Trump said that “any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion” while hammering Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who […]