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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - In an effort to defend Missourians religious liberty, Attorney General Bailey and 21 other states directed a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging his department to retain a provision that compels public universities to comply with the First Amendment or else lose grant funding a provision put in place to protect religious groups on campuses nationwide. The Biden Administration is threatening to rescind this protection.

As Attorney General, I will protect the Constitution and Missourians right to religious liberty, which is explicitly enshrined in the First Amendment, said Attorney General Bailey. The First Amendment is not up for debate - the Biden Administration doesnt get to play games with the right of students to express their views on their college campuses. My office is putting President Biden and Secretary Cardona on notice that we will use every legal mechanism available to us to defend the fundamental right to religious liberty.

The existing rule, established by the Trump Administration in 2020 to implement Supreme Court precedent, prohibits public universities from denying religious student groups any right, benefit or privilege that is otherwise afforded to other student organizations at the public institution because of a groups beliefs, practices, policies, speech, membership standards or leadership standards, which are informed by sincerely held religious beliefs.

The attorneys general argue that student religious organizations are worthy of protection. The religious practice of student groups and individuals is under immense fire at universities, they assert in the letter. Religious students have greatly enriched campus communities, through charity, service, temperance, and commitment to learning. They are owed the right to freely exercise their religion, however out of fashion with an increasingly anti-religious bureaucratic regime that might be.

Removing the rule, the letter continues, would conflict with Supreme Court rulings forbidding the government from weaponizing the government against religion. The department is blessing the targeting of religious groups, the letter says. That is wrong.

Joining Attorney General Bailey in sending the letter are the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

The letter can be read here: https://ago.mo.gov/docs/default-source/press-releases/ohio-rl-letter.pdf?sfvrsn=e3db4670_2

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Washington, Mar 26 (PTI) A top US Senator said on Sunday that the right to have a first amendment protest should not pass into violence, amidst increasing rhetoric from supporters and followers of former president Donald Trump about a potential indictment of him.

Appearing on a talk show, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Senator Mark Warner told CNN that he is being briefed by the FBI on Trump calling for protest after his possible indictment and arrest.

"We all recall the horrors that took place on January 6 spurred on by then-President Trump. I think the fact that he's calling for protests again -- I have been briefed by the FBI. They say they are fully prepared, but this kind of outrageous behaviour, this man obviously has very little moral compass. And if he spurs on additional violence, it would be one further stain on his already checkered reputation, Warner told the channel.

"I got briefed before the supposed Tuesday indictment. That didn't come to pass. We have had an update. They have seen no specific strains. But the level of rhetoric on some of these right-wing sites has increased, he said.

"Again, I would hope that some of your Republican guests on your show this morning would also say, you have got a right to have a First Amendment protest, but that right should not pass into violence. The horrific activities that took place on January 6, God willing, we will not see them repeated this week, should any one of these cases move forward on Trump, Warner said. PTI LKJ ZH ZH

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The Initiative for a Representative First Amendment (IfRFA) is a shared project between the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the Cyberlaw Clinic.

IfRFAprovides financial support and career opportunities for law students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in First Amendment law. The program helpslaw students build expertise, make connections with clinics, and see themselves as part of a broad web of practitioners dedicated to justice and free expression.This work is done primarily through a fellowship program, which funds law students to spend a summer diving into the nitty-gritty of freedom of expression work.

To learn more about the IfRFA fellowship, watch a conversation between Kendra Albert and two of the first year cohort fellows about their experiences.

The Legal Clinic Fund put together a report highlighting Impact Stories which summarizes the work of both IfRFA and a number of sibling clinics at various law schools. You can read this reporthere.

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Banning TikTok should be a last resort. A ban would shut down an immensely popular means of communication for the tens of millions of Americans who use the app every day to share and consume information, news, ideas, political advocacy, and creative content. Legislation that targets social media platforms, including TikTok, for their moderation practices or their distribution of propaganda or other allegedly harmful content raises serious First Amendment concerns. Government retaliation for or intrusion into a private social media platforms exercise of editorial discretion threatens platforms own expressive rights under the First Amendment and potentially that of other speakers and publications, too.

While FIRE isnt in a position to independently verify all of the national security claims raised by policymakers and government officials, we recognize the significant national security threat posed by troves of sensitive information in the hands of an adversarial government. The legal obligations of Chinese companies with regard to data sharing with the Chinese Communist Party are startling. Any government regulation that seeks to address the data privacy of TikTok users must be generally applicable and use the least restrictive means necessary to ensure the privacy of American citizens while not unduly burdening First Amendment rights.

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