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'Trump Train' trial: Defendant says convoy using 'first amendment right' during highway clash

A woman who is accused of political intimidation for being part of a convoy of former President Donald Trump supporters who surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on a busy Texas interstate in 2020 says the incident was an exercise in free speech and was not intended to impede the progress of the bus. Randi Ceh and her husband, SteveCeh, are …

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College students express concerns as they expect anti-Israel protests to return to campus

College students across the nation are expressing concerns to Fox News Digital as they anticipate the return of anti-Israel protests on their campuses. “There’s a lot of tension between groups of students on the campus right now,” Vivian of New York University told Fox News Digital. “I think that there definitely will be protests, but because there are so few …

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Disabled veteran arrested at Rutgers after posting anti-Hamas flyers: ‘Not going to let anyone censor me’

A Rutgers Law School student who mounted a counter-protest against anti-Israel demonstrators on campus was arrested by police after he refused to stop posting flyers that labeled Hamas as “savages.” Yiorgos “George” Maravelias, a disabled veteran who previously served as a United States Army First Lieutenant and deployed to Afghanistan, first engaged in campus activism in November 2023. He told …

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New National Mall memorial to honor fallen journalists: 'Beacon of the free press'

Just off the main stretch of the National Mall and in the shadow of the Capitol, planning for one of the area’s next monuments is underway. “Our hope is that even if they didn’t intend to stop by and see the memorial, that as they walk down Independence Avenue, making their way to the Air and Space Museum, that they’ll …

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California law prohibiting gun shows at county fairs upheld by federal appeals court in unanimous decision

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday to uphold California laws banning gun shows at county fairs and other public properties in a 3-0 decision. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the two measures do not violate the rights of firearm sellers or buyers. The ruling on Tuesday overturns a federal judge’s ruling in October that blocked the laws. …

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Federal appeals court rules against middle school student who wore ‘only two genders’ shirt

The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Massachusetts middle school’s decision to ask a student to remove his“There are only two genders” T-shirt last year. Thefederal appeals court issued its decision on Sunday, denying eighth grader Liam Morrison’s appeal that Nichols Middle School in Middleborough violated his First Amendment rights in March 2023. The ruling upheld an earlier District …

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Our school district fired us for sharing gender identity policy ideas on personal time

We didn’t expect everyone to agree with our ideas. We simply wanted to start a conversation… to engage in dialogue on a topic of profound public interest and concern… to put forth possible solutions on how our community – and nation – could best help vulnerable children. It would’ve been one thing to ignore our suggestions or even vehemently disagree …

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Maryland elementary school faces backlash over Pledge of Allegiance, 'mandatory patriotism'

One Maryland public school was coerced into no longer requiring students and staff to recite the Pledge of Allegiance after a free speech group pushed back against what it called “mandatory patriotism.” Twin Ridge Elementary School officials in Mount Airy reversed course on mandating the pledge after clarification was needed on the school’s policy for the salute. Back in April, …

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New Louisiana law criminalizes approaching police after being ordered to stay back

Critics of a new Louisiana law, which makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet of a police officer under certain circumstances, fear that the measure could hinder the public’s ability to film officers — a tool that has increasingly been used to hold police accountable. Under the law, anyone who is convicted of “knowingly or intentionally” approaching an …

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Judge refuses to gag Trump in classified docs case, says special counsel motion failed 'basic' requirements

A federal judge on Tuesday denied Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request for a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his classified documents case after defense attorneys called it “unconstitutional censorship.” In an order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon found that Smith’s prosecutors failed to properly confer with Trump’s lawyers before filing the motion in violation of court rules. …

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