first amendment
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Woman Fired for Flipping the Bird at Trump Motorcade Sues Former Employer
A Virginia cyclist whose image went viral after she was photographed giving the finger to Donald Trump’s motorcade and was subsequently fired from her job late last year is finally taking action, filing a lawsuit against her former employer. Juli Briskman, the cyclist in question, said that she doesn’t think people should be afraid to…
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Proposed Law Would Force Indianapolis Colts to Refund Fans if Players Kneel During Anthem
A Republican lawmaker in the Indiana House of Representatives is proposing legislation that would require the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts to refund ticket prices to their fans if any players on the team kneel during the national anthem at home games. State Rep. Milo Smith told the Indy Star that his bill would allow fans who…
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Texas Motorist With Profane Anti-Trump Sticker on Truck Adds Local Sheriff to Display After Being Arrested on Outstanding Warrant
I aspire to be this petty in my life. Honestly and truly. The Texas motorist who was arrested on an outstanding warrant coincidentally after drawing the attention of the local sheriff’s office for the unrelated “Fuck Trump and Fuck You for Voting for Him” sticker that was emblazoned on the rear window of her truck…
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Texas Sheriff Sparks Outrage After Warning Vehicle Owner About Profane Anti-Trump Sticker
One Texas motorist apparently found the perfect sticker to express certain feelings about how this past year has gone, and so it was plastered, big and bold, on the rear window of a truck. “FUCK TRUMP AND FUCK YOU FOR VOTING FOR HIM,” the sticker declared. It was eye-catching, to be sure, and a picture…
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Ohio State Is Being Sued After Refusing to Rent Space on Campus for White Supremacist Richard Spencer to Speak
Ohio State University is being targeted by a lawsuit after refusing to rent space on campus for white supremacist shitstain Richard Spencer to speak. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit was filed Sunday in federal court on behalf of Cameron Padgett, an associate and organizer of campus tours for Spencer. The suit came after…
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Your President Doesn’t Understand the 1st Amendment or What the Senate Intelligence Committee Does
Early Thursday morning, your president got on Twitter and demonstrated to the American people that he doesn’t understand how the First Amendment works, and he has no clue what the function of the Senate Intelligence Committee is. Donald Trump wrote, “Why isn’t the Senate Intel Committee looking into the Fake News Networks in OUR country…
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La. High School Says It Will Remove Players From Team if They Do Not Stand for National Anthem
What is the First Amendment? Seems as if Parkway High School in Bossier Parish, La., may need a refresher because the principal of that school just issued a letter to parents Thursday saying that students will be suspended (and/or ultimately removed) from sports teams if they attempt to demonstrate in any way during the national…
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Jemele Hill and the Social Burden of Being a Black Woman in Media
When the situation involving Jemele Hill, ESPN and Donald Trump first made headlines, I remember being grateful that I work for a black media outlet. Day after day, I write posts that include news about the Trump administration, and in each of those posts, I ridicule the president and his administration while simultaneously calling out…
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Should Confederate Symbols Be Banned in the US?
Symbols of the Confederacy have been the subject of two very different events over the last few days. In Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday, white supremacists gathered to protest the removal of a Confederate statue from a public park, and their “protest” turned into a bloody riot, with one woman being killed and countless others being…
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1st Amendment Not for Whites Only
Donald Trump’s demonizing of the news media affects African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans, too, although you might not realize it from some of the conversations about the First Amendment taking place in the media and other public spaces. “The American press is stronger than any demagogue but President Trump’s attacks do present…