Wisconsin Senate approves amendment blocking church closures during public state of emergencies MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The amendment comes in reaction to a stay-at-home order Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued in 2020 to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The post Wisconsin Senate approves amendment blocking church closures during public state of emergencies appeared first on Religion News Service.

Trump 14th Amendment Disqualification Trial: What to Know About the Colorado Case The lawsuit in Denver is one of several across the country arguing that former President Donald J. Trump is ineligible to hold office again.

Trump 14th Amendment Disqualification Trial Can Continue, Judge Rules Former President Donald J. Trump’s team had argued that his words and actions leading up to the attack on the Capitol were protected by the First Amendment, and asked that the Colorado case be thrown out.

14th Amendment Trump Disqualification Trial Begins in Colorado While some prominent constitutional experts argue that a clause in the amendment applies to former President Donald J. Trump after Jan. 6, that view is far from universal among legal scholars.

Public schools and faith-based chaplains: Texas’ new combination is testing the First Amendment (The Conversation) — Recent Supreme Court decisions have signaled a shift in how the country’s highest court interprets the limits on religion in schools. The post Public schools and faith-based chaplains: Texas’ new combination is testing the First Amendment appeared first on Religion News Service.

Bitcoin Nears $29K as Fidelity ETF Amendment Bumps Bullish Sentiment Some analysts said the amendments show the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is holding active discussions with related parties.

Why the First Amendment protects liars Illustration by Cath Virginia / The VergeHow a tall tale from a California water official tested the Constitution’s limits. Continue reading…

An About-Face on Whether the 14th Amendment Bars Trump From Office Steven Calabresi, a founder of the Federalist Society, recently — and forcefully — said the former president was disqualified. He has had a change of heart.

Appeals Court Rules White House Overstepped 1st Amendment on Social Media A Fifth Circuit panel partly upheld restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with online platforms about their content.

Invoking 14th Amendment, Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots in Colorado The amendment says anyone who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution after taking an oath to defend it is ineligible to hold office, and a long-shot effort to employ it is growing.

Colorado Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots Under 14th Amendment The amendment says anyone who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution after taking an oath to defend it is ineligible to hold office, and a long-shot effort to employ it is growing.

N.H. GOP Fights 14th Amendment Bid to Bar Trump From Ballot In New Hampshire, Republicans are feuding over whether the 14th Amendment bars Donald J. Trump from running for president. Other states are watching closely.

What People are Getting Wrong This Week: Trump and the First Amendment The filing of criminal charges against a former president for trying to overturn an election is both a cataclysmic historical event and an incredible annoyance to people who respect the truth. Thanks to Donald Trump’s latest indictment, even greater mountains of bullshit will be spread throughout our culture for years… Read more…

Democrats Try a Novel Tactic to Revive the Equal Rights Amendment Proponents of the measure to enshrine a guarantee of sex equality into the Constitution are using a creative legal theory to try to resurrect the long-stalled amendment.