Topic: First Amendment
ICE Attacked Two U.S. Citizen Teens on Their Way to Enlist in the Marines
Video confirms ICE agents attacked two U.S. citizen minors in Texas on their way to file Marine enlistment paperwork. The teens filmed an ongoing ICE operation. ICE has not responded.
A judge stayed one job-application question, not a loyalty oath for employees
A court did stay the Trump administration’s ‘loyalty question’ on September 11. It reached job applicants, not sitting employees, and one essay question of four.
Trump’s NYT “Victory” Post: A Deferral Is Not a Denial
Judge Merryday did not deny the NYT’s motion to dismiss — he deferred it, ordering a third version of Trump’s complaint by August 27. Trump’s post frames this judicial punt as a decisive win…
Did the Supreme Court ‘Take Restrictions Off Political Spending’?
Trump says the Court removed limits on political spending; a critic says it lets billionaires buy elections. It struck one limit, on coordinated party spending. Here’s what fell and what it changes.
Dissent Under the Microscope: How US Law Enforcement Is Surveilling Opposition to AI
Leaked federal documents reveal the FBI, DHS, and 80+ fusion centers created a novel anti-tech violent extremism threat category to monitor Americans who oppose AI data centers — turning protected…
The Wall Comes Down: Church, State, and the 2026 Midterms
Speaker Johnson’s pastoral mobilization is confirmed — and it’s the tip of an iceberg that includes $100M taxpayer-funded prayer rallies, IRS capitulation on the Johnson Amendment, and a Religious…