But were not here to talk about that, were here to talk about something more interesting, and that is the First Amendment jurisprudence of the Roberts Court. More than any other Supreme Court justice in recent history, john roberts has played a defining role in shaping our free speech laws. Hes written more than twice as many majority opinions in this area than any of his colleagues, and theres a certain resolve there, at once philosophical and tactical. In 95 of the Free Expression cases decided in his 15year tenure, roberts has been in the majority. Td hes taken the lead opinion nearly 30 of the time. So theres Something Special about this area of cases, something that speaks to how john roberts sees the court. In the First Comprehensive report on the Roberts Courts free speech jurisprudence, ron collins and david hudson examine the 56 such causes handed down by the6 Roberts Court from 20052020. The authors eyeopening study provides a detailed look at the cases and the justices diffe
Deputy is arrested for carrying weapons. Officers were called to a san marnan drive gas station for an assault around 330 this morning. Witnesses told police erik mcferran was drunk and tried to assault people. According to a criminal complaint mcferran had a loaded handgun on his person and later blew a point one six nine blood alcohol concentration. Erik mcferran had a weapon permit to carry but was void because he intoxicated. Blow up the dh s. One woman is being charged with making a threat of terrorism. Sarrina bancroft of iowa city made threats in person and over the phone. She also threatened to shoot inside the department of human services. Authorities say she allegedly made threats because she was upset about a dhs case involving her. Kim bradfield from janesville is expected to be ok. It couldve been much worse. She was on 260th street in Bremer County when there was a collision on the tracks. She was taken to the university of iowa hospitals and clinics, but again were heari
Rushed to mass. General hospital last night. Their families are here. The Police Commissioner have visited them. Theyre both facing the fight of their lives. Tonight, both officers undergoing a new round of surgery. And theres some optimism they will continue to do well. Every day goes by another day. When it happened that night, we were very concerned. We heard different rumors of different gunshots you know, hitting different parts of the body, different arteries, obviously, away from the incident, it was another positive step. Reporter a lot of prayers, a lot of concern for these brave Boston Police officers as they continue to receive treatment here at mass. General hospital. Now, today, i also spoke with Massachusetts Attorney general, maura healey. Her concerns coming up. With fox 25 news at 5 00. For now, reporting live from mass. General hospital, im bob ward, fox 25 news. Hours, the Community Gathering for a peace rally to help the officers recovering from their injuries. It i
Spot when she ended up in spy pond. The driver is being treated for hypothermia. We have a crew talking to witnesses right now at the scene and we will have a live report all new at 6 00 p. M. Right now at 5 00 p. M. , a massachusetts couple skuicih held without bail tonight, in the brutal Home Invasion that left a 95yearold man dead, and his wife fighting for her life. Hello everyone. Im mark ockerbloom. Im Jacqui Heinrich in for vanessa welch. Police say the couple tortured that couple for two hours and it wasnt until they were find. Crystal haynes live in orange outside the couples home that became a horrific crime scene. The reporter just a terrible experience, i can tell you the details just gruesome, but we are also hearing that this 77yearold woman who survived this attack was wheelchairbound and at the time, she had her throat slit, but managed to try to call for help. Appears to be the reason that they picked that place. It just makes me sick. The reporter 23yearold joshua har
In the House Chamber when hes giving his state of the Union Address and shout out you lie when in fact he was telling the truth. When you try to undo a policy that has helped hundreds of thousands of young men and women come out of the shadows, and go to school and go to work, and you vote in favor of that, then youre no different from the guy who yells out that immigrants are rapists, that they bring crime and drugs to this country. And so you cant try to separate yourself from the stick you come from. And no one should try to distance donald trump from the republicans in congress. They are one and the same. He is just an offspring of what we have seen over the years coming from republicans in congress. And so its time to change, because if youre a bystander, youre allowing things to happen, and for many people, including me, this becomes very personal, because donald trump and republicans in congress are talking about my parents, and about me, and its time for us to stand up and say