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Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Facebook, YouTube Are Not Bound By First Amendment

Chris White  Facebook, YouTube and other big tech companies are not bound to abide by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, a court ruled Wednesday, dealing a blow to conservatives online. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision came in a case brought by Prager University, a nonprofit that produces videos promoting conservative positions on…

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Missouri Lawmaker Continues to Feel the Heat from Drag Queens and Librarians

The Queens will march on the Missouri Capitol and the librarians will not be silent as the evangelical right rallies behind southwest Missouri Representative Ben Baker. Since Representative Baker introduced his HB2044 Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act, outrage has continued to grow, making national headlines. The bill would establish elected parental review boards to…

8th Circuit: Police Can’t Just Arrest Someone for Swearing at Them
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8th Circuit: Police Can’t Just Arrest Someone for Swearing at Them

The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a US District Court decision that refused to throw out a civil lawsuit against an Arkansas police officer who arrested a man who yelled a curse word at the officer as he conducted a traffic stop on another citizen. What Happened According to court documents,…

‘Cake Is Speech’ Is Now The Official Position Of The U.S. Government
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‘Cake Is Speech’ Is Now The Official Position Of The U.S. Government

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Kevin Daley The official position of the U.S. government is that cake is a form of speech, according to a Thursday brief. The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus (or “friend-of-the-court”) brief Thursday in the marquee religious freedom case of the upcoming Supreme Court term. The case concerns a Christian baker…

These Are the Rules of Debate: A Primer
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These Are the Rules of Debate: A Primer

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Cory Wolfe   Perhaps more than any time in recent history, people around the world are living in politically and societally contentious times.  This results in greater tensions among the people who live through it, and it escalates the need for effective debate among those people.  Everyone involved in…

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U Texas Anti-Trump Student Protesters Scared Away by Campus Carry Laws

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck The student activist group Students for Concealed Carry have released the following press release regarding an anti-Trump protest group at University of Texas at Austin and their unwillingness to contend with the concealed carry laws now allowed on campus: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 01/21/2017 Anti-Trump Activists…