Insisting Law School Students Respect 1st Amendment Is Akin to ‘McCarthyism,’ Bloomberg Columnist Claims

A Bloomberg Law columnist is upset that students at Yale Law School didn’t protest the First Amendment and shout down an invited speaker, James Ho, a Trump-appointed judge who sits on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. On March 15, Ho spoke at Yale Law School, and according to Vivia Chen’s opinion essay, his commentary went uninterrupted by angry student protesters. Following closely on the heels of another Trump-appointed 5th Circuit judge, Kyle Duncan, being shouted down by Stanford Law students, the fact that Ho’s speech was able to…

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7 House Republicans Who Changed Their Minds on the Respect for Marriage Act

The Respect for Marriage Act will likely soon be signed into law by President Joe Biden after the House of Representatives gave its final approval on Thursday. The bill passed 258-169, with every Democrat voting in its favor as well as 39 Republicans. One hundred and sixty-nine Republicans voted against the bill with one voting “present” and four not voting, The Daily Signal previously reported. Seven congressional Republicans who voted in favor of the bill in July voted against it on Thursday. They are Cliff Bentz (Ore.), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.),…

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Second Key GOP Senator Announces Support for Religious Freedom Amendment to Respect for Marriage Act

A second senator who voted for the Respect for Marriage Act will support Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s amendment protecting religious freedom, though she did not say whether she would insist on the amendment’s adoption as a condition for supporting cloture on the legislation. Republican Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis will support the Lee amendment if it is brought to the floor as an amendment to the Respect for Marriage Act, spokeswoman Stacey Daniels said Saturday, noting that Lummis previously cosponsored Lee’s First Amendment Defense Act while she served in Congress.…

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Xi says China is ready to work with U.S. on condition of ‘mutual respect’ – CNBC

Xi says China is ready to work with U.S. on condition of ‘mutual respect’  CNBC US President Biden, China’s Xi Jinping to meet virtually next week  The Week Xi says China is ready to work with U.S. to manage differences  Reuters Biden’s Virtual Summit With China’s Xi Is Now Planned for Next Week, Sources Say  Bloomberg Xi says China is ready to work with US as Biden meeting planned for next week, source says  CNN “us president” – Google News

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Ireland must respect US president’s office when Trump visits: PM – Reuters

Reuters Ireland must respect US president's office when Trump visits: PMReutersDUBLIN (Reuters) – The Irish government must treat the U.S. president's office with the respect it deserves when Donald Trump visits in November despite disagreeing with many of his policies, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said ahead of planned protests.Trump baby 'will fly again' when the US president visits IrelandMetro Baby Trump balloon set to join protests in Ireland for US president's visitThe Independentall 92 news articles » us president – Google News

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