First Amendment – California Globe

Assembly Republicans Demand Special Session to Combat California’s $180 Billion Fraud Epidemic

April 15, 2026 3:30 pmApril 15, 2026 3:30 pm

On Tax Day, California Assembly Republicans gathered at the State Capitol to demand that Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democrat supermajority immediately convene a special legislative session to confront the state’s exploding fraud crisis. Assembly Republican Leader Heath Flora...

California Democrats Violate First Amendment to Criminalize Investigative Journalism

April 15, 2026 6:34 amApril 16, 2026 7:59 am

Freedom of the press protects the right to obtain and publish information or opinions without government censorship or fear of punishment, whether or not government finds the material offensive, or disagrees with it. Free speech enables people to obtain information...

Conversion Therapy Bill Could Be in Some Hot Water and Has Unexpected Potential

April 9, 2026 12:00 pmApril 9, 2026 12:01 pm

Just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a stinging 8-1 rebuke to state bans on certain types of conversion therapy, California Senate Bill 934 landed in the Capitol like a lead balloon. Authored by the ever-busy Sen. Scott Wiener...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban, Implicates California’s Ban

March 31, 2026 12:02 pmMarch 31, 2026 12:02 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court just issued a ruling this morning on Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” for minors, stating that it violates the First Amendment rights of licensed counselors, sending the case back to lower courts for further review. In...

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Investigation Into California’s Transgender Prison Housing Policy

March 27, 2026 12:43 pmMarch 27, 2026 12:45 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified California that it is opening a formal civil rights investigation into the state’s Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, the 2021 law (Senate Bill 132) that requires the California Department of Corrections and...

Another Big Freedom of Speech Win Against Totalitarian Biden Admin

March 25, 2026 10:00 amMarch 25, 2026 4:16 pm

Another important freedom of speech case, Missouri v. Biden, addresses whether the federal government violated the First Amendment by allegedly coercing social media companies to censor certain viewpoints. U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) said after the landmark decision in the...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Charlie Kirk Memorial License Plate Bill Amid Partisan Backlash

March 7, 2026 11:05 amMarch 9, 2026 11:35 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1439 on Friday, blocking the creation of a specialty license plate honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination last year shocked the nation. The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senator Jake...