First Amendment – California Globe

Revival of Private Practice: Part II

December 2, 2025 9:00 amDecember 2, 2025 9:01 am

In the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson points out that ALL men are created equal and that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. We Americans, guided by our founding principles, have the...

Gag Rule Prevents California Public Employees from Knowing Their Constitutional Rights

November 18, 2025 2:15 pmNovember 18, 2025 2:20 pm

The First Amendment right of public employees to decline union membership and dues deductions was unambiguously affirmed seven years ago by the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME. Unfortunately, no one can exercise a right they don’t know they...

San Diego Surf School Owner Sues Over California State Beaches Monopolizing Surf Instruction

October 22, 2025 10:46 amOctober 22, 2025 12:12 pm

California state beaches are supposed to belong to the public. So should government bureaucrats really have unbridled power to crimp commercial activity on them? San Diego surf school owner Helina Beck apparently does not think so. Beck wants to teach...

California’s Ministry of Truth: SB 771 is Gov. Newsom’s and Democrat’s Plan to Ban Speech They Hate

September 26, 2025 12:04 pmSeptember 29, 2025 10:24 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the Legislature claim they want to regulate social media over hate speech. Senate Bill 771 by Sen. Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) claims this is about “Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.” SB 771...

Rep Ilhan Omar Saved From Censure By Four Republican Congressman

September 18, 2025 10:50 amSeptember 18, 2025 4:52 pm

ABC announced Wednesday that Kimmel’s late-night “comedy” show Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been suspended indefinitely after Kimmel lied and mocked Charlie Kirk’s murder by calling the 22-year-old suspect a member of the “MAGA gang” on his show Monday, effectively accusing...

Legal Case of Navy Diver Who Sued Newport Beach for First Amendment Violation Advances

July 28, 2025 2:30 pmJuly 28, 2025 2:31 pm

Retired Navy diver Jason Murchison recently prevailed in his lawsuit against the City of Newport Beach for violating his First Amendment rights by repeatedly refusing to allow him to give paid surfing lessons on its beaches. Represented by the Pacific...

Designated Free Speech Zone at Grossmont College Wasn’t So Free Until Legal Intervention

March 28, 2025 1:24 pmApril 1, 2025 1:32 pm

The designated free speech zone at Grossmont College in El Cajon was not very free for Christians until conservative lawyer Dean Broyles intervened. Earlier this year the community college refused to allow a pro-life Christian group to use space on...