The First Amendment is about speech, not breaking the law: Legal expert

As protests have swept college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war, prompting more than 2,000 arrests since April 17, constitutional lawyer Floyd Abrams said First Amendment free speech protections do not cover crimes such as vandalism and barricading inside campus buildings. Abrams spoke to his son, the host of “Dan Abrams Live,” about claims that free speech […]

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State worker tasked with caring for kids ‘aggressively’ grabs, throws foster child, 11: Cops

Cordell Baugh-Samuels is accused of “aggressively” picking up and throwing an 11-year-old foster child in Florida, cops say. (Sumter County Jail) A 41-year-old man who worked with Florida‘s abused foster children who have yet to be assigned to live full-time with a family has been accused of “aggressively” grabbing and throwing an 11-year-old girl onto […]

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Son of prominent conservative among first to invade Senate floor on Jan. 6 needs 12 years: Feds

Inset: L. Brent Bozell IV appears on his cell phone in trial exhibit footage from inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Background: Trial exhibit photos show Bozell, circled in yellow, walking up to a window and then bashing it apart further. Photos courtesy of U.S. Justice Department. Prosecutors told a federal judge that […]

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US Army sergeant, brother planned to murder 4 people, including 2 kids: Cops

US Army Sgt. Jeremiah Peikert, left, and his brother Joshua Peikert allegedly conspired to have four people, including two children killed, according to police. (Connecticut State Police) A US Army sergeant and his brother imprisoned in Connecticut are accused of plotting to murder four people including two children. Sgt. Jeremiah Peikert, 30, and his brother […]

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Republican National Committee sues to stop legal counting of ballots after Election Day

Inset: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)/Background: An election worker prepares mail-in ballots at the Clark County Election Department on Nov. 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. AP Photo/John Locher.) The Trump 2024 presidential campaign and the Republican […]

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