{"id":2099845,"date":"2023-11-15T15:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-iowa-co-lead-amicus-brief-opposing-gag-order-on-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T15:37:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:37:31","slug":"west-virginia-iowa-co-lead-amicus-brief-opposing-gag-order-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-iowa-co-lead-amicus-brief-opposing-gag-order-on-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia, Iowa Co-Lead Amicus Brief Opposing Gag Order on Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwest-virginia-iowa-co-lead-amicus-brief-opposing-gag-order-on-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2099845&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former US \u2064president and 2024 Republican president \u200bcandidate Donald\u2063 Trump\u2062 speaks at a campaign rally in\u2062 Claremont, \u200cNew Hampshire, on November 11, 2023. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO \u2063\/ AFP) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/daniel-baldwin\">Daniel Baldwin<\/a><br \/>12:30 \u2064PM \u2013 Wednesday, November 15, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Both Iowa and West Virginia are co-leading an amicus brief to the Washington, \u200bD.C. Court of Appeals\u2062 opposing a federal court\u2019s gag \u200dorder on former\u2062 President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WV AG <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorriseyWV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MorriseyWV<\/a> is co-leading \u2064an 18-state coalition opposing Judge Tanya Chutkan&#8217;s \u2064tyrannical, unprecedented gag order \u200con Pres. Trump.\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That overbroad Order\u2026cannot \u2062survive \u200bany level\u200b of \u2062scrutiny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He is right. The American people have a right\u2063 to hear what Trump has \u2063to say. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vs4YkBtgtV\">pic.twitter.com\/Vs4YkBtgtV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dDaniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baldwin_daniel_\/status\/1724868746664165411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump enjoys First Amendment rights to speak\u2014and American citizens enjoy an essential right to \u2063hear what he has to say,\u201d the amicus brief reads.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The amicus brief was spearheaded by Iowa \u2063Attorney General Brenna Bird and West Virginia Attorney General, both of whom have endorsed Trump for\u2062 president.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All Americans have the right to free speech &#038; that includes <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>! \u200d <\/p>\n<p>Restricting a political candidate\u2019s free speech while they \u2064run\u2063 for \u2064office is a dangerous precedent &#038; \u200da disservice to American voters. But we\u2019re pushing back!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for \u2063your\u200d partnership <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorriseyWV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MorriseyWV<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6cL9Ochzbe\">https:\/\/t.co\/6cL9Ochzbe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brenna Bird (@BrennaBird) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrennaBird\/status\/1724580305527242767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cRestricting \u2063a political candidate\u2019s free speech while they run for \u200coffice \u2064is a dangerous precedent &#038;\u200c a disservice to American voters,\u201d Bird wrote on \u200bX, the platform formally \u200dknown as Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud to co-lead this effort with Iowa to ensure that President Trump\u2019s First Amendment rights are\u200c protected. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ktSqvwVvYI\">https:\/\/t.co\/ktSqvwVvYI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Morrisey (@MorriseyWV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorriseyWV\/status\/1724563138467487916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14,\u2062 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cProud to co-lead this effort with Iowa to ensure that President Trump\u2019s First Amendment \u200crights are protected,\u201d wrote Morrisey.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Judge Tanya Chutkan\u2019s gag order \u200dprohibits Trump from targeting Special \u2062Counsel \u2063Jack Smith, his staff, the court staff,\u2064 and any reasonably foreseeable witness.<\/p>\n<p>Bird and Morrisey argued that Chutkan\u2019s gag order was \u201cimpermissibly vague\u201d and would \u201cunlawfully chill President Trump\u2019s speech.\u201d In addition, they pointed out that federal prosecutors had failed \u2064to produce evidence that any of Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-iowa-co-lead-amicus-brief-opposing-gag-order-on-trump\/\" title=\"West Virginia, Iowa Co-Lead Amicus Brief Opposing Gag Order on Trump\">speech directly caused harassment<\/a> or threats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe prosecution introduced no evidence that any\u2064 group protected \u2062by the entered order\u2014prosecutor, witness, or court staff\u2014experienced threats or harassment \u2064following any of \u200bPresident Trump\u2019s \u2018communications\u2063 with\u2062 the electorate,\u2019\u201d the amicus brief read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Alabama, Alaska,\u200d Idaho, Indiana,\u200d Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South\u200d Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Utah joined the Iowa- and West Virginia-led brief.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s legal team has argued that the gag order \u200bwas\u200d unprecedented and \u2063violated the\u200d 45<sup>th<\/sup> president\u2019s First Amendment rights. They also claimed that it was an example of a heckler\u2019s veto.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A great point by the\u2063 Trump legal team in its push \u2063to\u2063 stay Judge Chutkan&#8217;s \u200dinsane gag order:<\/p>\n<p>The gag order is \u200dan example of a heckler&#8217;s veto.<\/p>\n<p>This is when\u200d the government shuts down a person&#8217;s free speech to prevent a third party&#8217;s behavioral reaction.<\/p>\n<p>They adeptly point out\u2026 \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yfFieV0pM7\">pic.twitter.com\/yfFieV0pM7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baldwin_daniel_\/status\/1720252243515936775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Federal prosecutors say that when Trump targets others, it \u2063results in third party individuals \u200band groups harassing and threatening\u200d the subject of Trump\u2019s statements. They also claim \u200bthe gag order is narrowly tailored, \u2062since it \u2064permits\u2062 Trump to \u2064criticize\u2062 President Joe Biden \u2064and the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will\u200b hear arguments from\u2064 the Trump legal \u200cteam and prosecutors on Monday, November \u200c20.<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u2064informed!\u2064 Receive breaking news blasts \u200ddirectly to \u2064your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee gathers to \u200bdiscuss U.S. Afghanistan \u200cpolicy since the 2021 pull out and future plans for aid to the region.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As global tensions increase \u200bafter Hamas\u2019 deadly attack on Israel, One Americas\u2019 Chief White House Correspondent Monica Paige speaks with a holocaust survivor about the rise of anti-Semitism, \u2062not just around the \u2063world, but right here at home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>New \u2063intelligence\u2063 is emerging which shows Hamas\u2062 terrorists are using hospitals as command centers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Supporters of Israel took Washington\u2063 D.C. by \u200dstorm as the massive March For \u200dIsrael rally demonstrated a\u200d show of peace through strength for Israel. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Starlink has secured a contract to offer free internet in Mexico until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>U.S. lawmakers asked Apple Inc to explain the abrupt end of\u2062 political comedian Jon Stewart\u2019s television show on its streaming service.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk denied a report that his rocket company SpaceX was discussing an\u2064 IPO\u200b for its satellite internet business, Starlink.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chinese companies are buying up U.S. chipmaking equipment despite a raft of new export curbs aimed at advances in the country\u2019s semiconductor industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 What is the\u200c purpose of the amicus brief filed by\u200b Iowa and West Virginia in \u200dopposition to the\u200d gag order on former President Trump?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Iowa and West Virginia Lead Amicus Brief Opposing Gag\u2064 Order \u200con Former President Trump<\/p>\n<p>In a move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-available-again-on-google-play-store-truth-social-continues-to-be-blocked\/\" title=\"Parler Available Again on Google Play Store, Truth Social Continues to Be Blocked\">protect free speech rights<\/a>, both Iowa and West Virginia are co-leading an amicus brief to\u2062 the Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals opposing a federal court&#8217;s\u2063 gag order on former President Donald Trump. The brief argues\u200c that Trump has First Amendment rights to speak, and American citizens have the essential right to \u200bhear what he has to say.<\/p>\n<p>The amicus brief was spearheaded by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and West \u2062Virginia Attorney General, both\u2062 of whom have endorsed Trump for president.\u2063 They expressed concerns over the restriction of a political candidate&#8217;s free\u2062 speech while they run for office, stating that it sets a dangerous precedent and is a disservice \u200bto American voters.<\/p>\n<p>This action \u200dcomes in response to Judge Tanya Chutkan&#8217;s\u200c gag order, \u2063which has\u200c faced significant opposition. West \u200bVirginia Attorney General Morrisey has\u2062 described the order as &#8220;tyrannical&#8221; and &#8220;unprecedented.&#8221; A coalition of 18 states, led by Morrisey, has joined together to oppose the order.<\/p>\n<p>The efforts to challenge the\u200d gag order have gained support on social media as well. Daniel Baldwin, a\u2063 reporter\u2063 for OAN, shared the news on Twitter, emphasizing the American people&#8217;s right to hear what Trump has \u200dto say. Baldwin&#8217;s tweet garnered attention and further support for the \u2062cause.<\/p>\n<p>The amicus brief aims to highlight the importance of preserving free speech rights for political candidates and ensuring that the American people have access to information during elections.\u200b As\u2064 the legal battle unfolds, the outcome will have significant \u200dimplications for the future of\u2062 free speech in the political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In a time where discussions surrounding free speech and its limitations are at \u2064the \u2063forefront, this\u2064 amicus \u2063brief serves as a reminder that\u2064 protecting\u2062 this \u200bfundamental \u200bright is crucial for maintaining a healthy and informed democracy. The outcome of this case will undoubtedly contribute to shaping the future of political discourse \u200cin the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former US president and 2024 Republican president candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Claremont, New Hampshire, on November 11, 2023. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO \/ AFP) OAN\u2019s\u00a0Daniel Baldwin 12:30 PM \u2013 Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Both Iowa and West Virginia are co-leading an amicus brief to the Washington, D.C. 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