Author: Freedom Watch

Supreme Court limits ability to enforce Miranda rights By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue CNN June 24, 2022 (CNN)The Supreme Court limited the ability to enforce Miranda rights in a ruling Thursday that said that suspects who are not warned about their right to remain silent cannot sue a police officer for damages under federal civil rights law even if the evidence was ultimately used against them in their criminal trial. The court’s ruling will cut back on an individual’s protections against self-incrimination by barring the potential to obtain damages. It also means that the failure to…

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Florida meningococcal outbreak among gay and bisexual men is one of worst in US history: CDC By Shiv Sudhakar Fox News June 24, 2022 The�������Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating one of the worst meningococcal outbreaks among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history, according to a recent press release. “Getting vaccinated against meningococcal disease is the best way to prevent this serious illness, which can quickly become deadly,” said Dr. Jos���� R. Romero, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “Because of the outbreak in Florida, and the number of Pride…

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Tour commish: LIV is an ‘irrational threat’ to golf ESPN.com June 24, 2022 If there was any doubt about the venom brewing between the PGA Tour and the rival LIV Golf Invitational Series, the latest salvo was delivered by the breakaway circuit on Wednesday. Just as PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan was unveiling increased purses, a revamped schedule and dramatic changes to the FedEx Cup Playoffs, LIV Golf sent a news release confirming that four-time major champion Brooks Koepka had defected to the new circuit being financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. “As I also said to…

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By Charlie McCarthy Newsmax June 24, 2022 Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court should reconsider rulings that currently protect contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage. Thomas expressed his thoughts in a concurring opinion with Friday’s decision overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Health Organization. In agreeing with the majority that there was “no constitutional right to abortion” and that “the purported right to abortion is not a form of ‘liberty’ protected by the Due Process Clause,” Thomas wrote, “to emphasize a second,…

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(Jupiter Florida, June 24, 2022) Today, Larry Klayman, the founder of both Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch and a former federal prosecutor in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), a former U.S. Senate candidate in Florida, and who was on the DOJ trial team that broke up the AT&T monopoly, had this to say about the PGA Tour’s attempt to use its dominant market power, now along with the DP World Tour, to stifle competition in the golf industry through monopolization, group boycotts, market division and other anti-competitive acts. “Jay Monahan, the arrogant commissioner of…

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Kasich says ‘even clowns were embarrassed’ by Texas GOP convention The Hill June 23, 2022 Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) on Monday bashed the Texas Republican Party’s proposed platform, part of which claims that President Biden was not legitimately elected president and that homosexuality is an “abnormal” lifestyle. “What happened in Texas was a clown show, and I think even clowns were embarrassed by what they saw down there,” Kasich told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. The former Republican presidential candidate, who supported Biden in 2020, said that when people who are interested in “common sense in politics” leave…

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French court confirms ban on ‘burkinis’ in city’s swimming pools By Joseph Ataman and Tara Subramaniam CNN June 23, 2022 Paris (CNN)A day at the pool will be out of reach for some women this summer in the eastern French city of Grenoble, after a higher court upheld a ban on full-length swimsuits known as “burkinis’ in public swimming pools. Following a series of protests by local Muslim women, the city had passed an edict in May 2021 allowing bathers at public pools in Grenoble to use the swimwear. But later that month, the city’s administrative tribunal overruled…

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2024 intrigue: DeSantis declines to ask Trump for reelection endorsement By Gary Fineout POLITICO June 22, 2022 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has plenty of advantages ahead of his November reelection. More than $100 million in the bank. A growing statewide Republican voter advantage. Massive popularity with the conservative base. What DeSantis doesn’t need and isn’t requesting: former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. According to four people connected to the governor and former president, DeSantis has not asked Trump for a formal endorsement and isn’t planning to. It’s a clear sign that DeSantis, who more than…

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