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33 results in articles and videos for “First Amendment”
- PhotoInvestigative Journal
Mother's Day at My Church. The Story Being Told In Public Isn't What Happened.
Ryan Nichols' first-hand account of the Mother's Day 2026 church-parking-lot incident in East Texas — and the blanket social-media gag order he says is unconstitutional and is challenging.
- ArticleCommentary
The Government Just Admitted It Pressured Social Media to Censor You. I've Been Saying This for Years.
The DOJ settled a landmark free speech lawsuit this week. If you missed it, that's by design. Here's what it actually means.
- VideoBehind the scenes
They Put Me in a Cell Over a Lie. Now Watch What Comes Out.
Walking out of Harrison County Jail with both hands up. Not because I'm a crook. Because I know exactly what this looks like. A little Richard Nixon. A little Roger Stone. And a whole lot of *you picked the wrong man to try and silence.* Th
- ArticleAmerican History & Citizenship
The Signature That Came After 41 Years
On August 26, 1920, a quiet certification made the Nineteenth Amendment part of the Constitution after 41 years of federal amendment work.
- ArticleLegal Filings
They Told Me to Stay Silent. It Was Costing Me Everything.
I tried to comply with a no-posting order and it nearly sank my family: lost income, overdue rent, a negative bank balance. Then I realized a blanket speech ban is an unconstitutional prior restraint. Why I started posting again — to earn a
- ArticleOp-ed
They Put Me in a Cell for Speaking. Here's What Harrison County Just Did.
Ryan Nichols was jailed in Harrison County after his bond was revoked and doubled to a $10,000 cash bond over Facebook posts. He pleaded not guilty, asked for a court-appointed attorney, and is asking for help.
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 2: They Tried to Silence Me — Fix the Speech Conditions on My Bond
Ryan Nichols, pro se in Harrison County, Texas, moves to narrow vague speech and social-media bond conditions as an unconstitutional prior restraint. First Amendment, Packingham v. North Carolina, Near v. Minnesota, Texas free speech. Read
- ArticleReflection
Should Texas’s Deepfake Rule Start Earlier Than 30 Days Before an Election?
 *This isn't an investigation or a case file. It's a personal note. I'm going to be straight with you, because that's the only way I know
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 1: I Have Not Waived My Right to a Lawyer
Pardoned January 6 defendant Ryan Nichols, filing pro se in Harrison County, Texas, asserts his Sixth Amendment right to counsel: no waiver of counsel and a motion for appointment of counsel. Read the filed motion, the controlling authoriti
- ArticleTexas Education
Did Texas Get the New Personal Finance Graduation Requirement Right?
Texas now requires a financial literacy credit for new ninth graders. Here are the strongest arguments for the personal finance mandate and against it.
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 4: Show Me the Evidence — My Brady & Article 39.14 Discovery Demand
Ryan Nichols, pro se, files an Article 39.14 (Michael Morton Act) and Brady/Giglio discovery demand in Harrison County, Texas: reports, witness statements, bodycam, CAD, dispatch, and every version of the story. Brady v. Maryland, Giglio, K
- ArticleJanuary 6
"Inmate Will Be Put On Discovery List." That Was The Answer.
Seven grievances in six months over denied discovery. The jail answered non grievable, then wrote that I would be put on the list. This is the record.
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
"Hope You Don't Die": The D.C. Jail Officers Who Should Be Investigated
A first-person account of the corruption, abuse, and torture I witnessed inside the D.C. Department of Corrections — and the officers who need to answer for it.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Schools Lock Student Phones Away All Day?
Texas requires schools to prohibit student phone use during the school day. Here are the strongest arguments for locked storage and more flexible enforcement.
- ArticlePolitics & Accountability
U.S.–Saudi Nuclear Deal Is Signed—but Trump Says It Depends on Israel Normalization
The U.S.–Saudi 123 nuclear agreement is signed, but Trump says it requires Israel normalization and bars enrichment. Here is what Congress must verify.
- ArticleJ6 Case Files
Peter Schwartz J6 Case Record: Sentence, Fifth Amendment Ruling and Pardon
Read the documented Peter J. Schwartz January 6 case timeline: arrest, trial, 170-month sentence, D.C. Circuit Fifth Amendment ruling, vacated obstruction count, and 2025 pardon.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Twenty-One Days Apart. One Got a Number. The One About My Lawyer Did Not.
January 8, 2022: a grievance about mail got a number and was marked resolved. January 29, 2022: a grievance about being denied access to my attorney never got a number and never got an answer. Same jail, same month, from my own grievance lo
- ArticlePolitics
House Passes Stopgap Funding Through December 4: What H.R. 9770 Does—and What Happens Next
A facts-first guide to H.R. 9770, the House-passed stopgap funding bill: the December 4 deadline, programs continued, restrictions, Senate path, and shutdown risk.
- ArticleReflection
Should Texas Require a Plain-Language Guide for Every Local Ballot Proposition?
All 4Lee v. Trump — March 31, 2026 Summary-Judgment and Immunity Opinion
…d as official. The court also denied reconsideration of its First Amendment ruling but certified that issue for interlocutory review, a…
Habeas Corpus petition — page 24 (First Amendment deprivation — religious services)
…and opens Section V.F Deprivation of Constitutional Rights: First Amendment (paragraphs 101-102). Petitioner pastor's son and practicin…
Habeas Corpus petition — page 25 (1st & 6th Amendment deprivations begin)
Page 25 completes First Amendment allegations (paragraphs 103-113): denial of right to speak…