France could soon see a right-wing party obtain power for the first time since World War II, with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally making huge gains in the first round of a high-stakes snap election on Sunday. 

On Monday, the Supreme Court issued its decisions in NetChoice v. Paxton (Texas) and Moody v. NetChoice (Florida). These decisions address how we engage on the Internet and what social media platforms can and cannot do to suppress users’ speech. In a 9-0 ruling that largely chastises the lower courts for employing the wrong analysis […] The post 9-0 Ruling on Internet Free Speech Cases Came with Criticism appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Biden administration issued an order on Friday that prevents thousands of illegal immigrants from Haiti from being deported.  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the move was over humanitarian concerns related to ongoing conflicts in their homeland. Around 200,000 Haitians, many of whom entered the U.S. unlawfully, were already shielded from deportation with Temporary Protected Status, which has been extended by 18 months. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the order extends protections to cover approximately 309,000 more Haitians. The deportation prevention order applies to Haitians in the country on or before June 3, 2024.  “We are providing this humanitarian relief to Haitians already present in the United States given the conditions that existed in their home country as of June 3, 2024,” Mayorkas said. “In doing so, we are realizing the core objective of the TPS law and our obligation to fulfill it.” A press release from the Department of Homeland Security said that Mayorkas determined the extension “is warranted because conditions that support Haiti’s designation are ongoing and that doing so was not contrary to the national interest of the United States.” “Several regions in Haiti continue to face violence or insecurity, and many have limited access to safety, health care, food, and water,” DHS added. “Haiti is particularly prone to flooding and mudslides, and often experiences significant damage due to storms, flooding, and earthquakes.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Haiti has been plagued in recent years with violence, with political leaders and missionaries being brutally killed.  In March, a team of Marines was dispatched to protect the American embassy in Haiti during an outbreak of gang violence in Port-au-Prince.  The Biden administration has frequently used TPS to block illegal immigrants from being deported. Last year, it issued an order allowing hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from Venezuela to stay and work in the U.S. Nearly half a million Venezuelans are estimated to be in the United States under the program.  The Biden administration’s order comes as Republicans have pressured the president and Mayorkas to secure the southern border amid a record influx of illegal immigrants under their watch. 

Michael J. Fox made a surprise appearance on stage with Coldplay on Saturday night at an annual music festival in the U.K. The 63-year-old actor joined the band and played guitar for the final encore as the band’s frontman, Chris Martin, played their 2021 single “Humankind.” “Here is another legendary Michael, ” Martin said of Fox before referencing the popular 1985 film, “Back to the Future.” “One who just totally rocks. With his Chuck Berry riff and the way he punched Biff: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael J. Fox.” Fox has been battling Parkinson’s disease since 1991.  Next, the crowd sang along to the song “Fix You” as Martin knelt next to Fox, who was playing guitar in his wheelchair.  Martin again referenced “Back to the Future” when he began singing “Go, Johnny, Go, Go, Go” and Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode,” which were both prominently featured in the movie. After Fox left the stage, Martin said Fox was the reason the band Coldplay was formed. “Especially thank you to the main reason why we’re in a band, is because of watching ‘Back to the Future,’” the singer told the audience. “So thank you to our hero forever, and one of the most amazing people on Earth, Mr. Michael J. Fox,” Martin said. “Thank you so much, our hero.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Michael J Fox (@realmikejfox) Fox reflected on the experience with a post on social media. “Glastonbury, all the love and thanks to the @coldplay team who took such great care of us,” the actor shared on Instagram Sunday. “And many thanks to Chris, Will, Johnny, Guy and Phil.” “Oh yeah in case you were wondering…it was f***ing mind-blowing. There is a time for every band and a band for every time. This is @coldplay’s time,” he wrote. Fox spoke candidly about his life expectancy during an interview in May. “I’m not gonna be 80,” Fox told journalist Jane Pauley at the time, as The Daily Wire previously reported. Though Pauley remarked that his life hasn’t been “squandered,” the actor said he’s been confronting his own mortality more often lately. “Yeah, it’s, it’s banging on the door,” Fox said. “I’m not gonna lie. It’s gettin’ hard, it’s gettin’ harder. It’s gettin’ tougher. Every day it’s tougher.”

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner lost a major appellate case last week against Michelle Henry, the State’s Democratic Attorney General. Although Henry was the putative winner, the real winners are the 682,000-plus people who ride the transit system each day in and around the City of Brotherly Love. Krasner, Philly’s Soros-funded rogue prosecutor, sued Henry over a 2023 state law signed by Governor Josh Shapiro, called Act 40, which authorized the state’s attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to handle all crimes on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) transit system. Act 40 was originally passed because Krasner’s pro-criminal policies, such as refusing to prosecute simple assault, theft, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and watering down felonies in serious cases, were endangering everyone who rides SEPTA. Robberies and aggravated assaults jumped more than 80% on SEPTA from 2019 through 2021, even though the system carried fewer riders because of the pandemic. Upset that the state was infringing on his turf, however, Krasner claimed that the statute was unconstitutional for a variety of different reasons. Last week, in the case Krasner v. Henry, Pennsylvania’s second highest court rejected all of Krasner’s arguments and upheld the law. As the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania noted in its 47-page opinion, the General Assembly determined that Krasner “permitted crime to metastasize within SEPTA.” The court found that the Commonwealth’s purpose in establishing SEPTA was to “promote the safety and welfare of Commonwealth citizens,” and, that the statute enabling the creation of SEPTA made clear that it “shall in no way be deemed to be an instrumentality of any city or county or other municipality.” SEPTA, the court held, is an agency and instrumentality of the state itself. Two of Krasner’s arguments were particularly enlightening, as they clearly demonstrate his contempt for the police and why he is the criminals’ best friend in Philadelphia. First, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary, Krasner claimed that he and his office vigorously prosecute those who commit crimes on SEPTA, and that any decrease in the number of cases his office has filed is due to a sharp decrease in arrests by SEPTA Transit Police Department Officers. Krasner’s “blame the police” rhetoric is one of his go-to responses, even though his policies of not prosecuting cases or holding violent criminals accountable are the main drivers of the crime spike in Philly. Second, Krasner argued that Act 40 is unconstitutional because it would impair his ability to raise arguments in the defense of criminal suspects! That’s right, Krasner, a prosecutor, objected to this law because it would limit his ability to defend the very criminals he is meant to prosecute. Thankfully, the Court of Appeals rejected that absurd agreement, writing that “the DA has no standing to raise arguments for criminal defendants.” That’s what public defenders, or criminal defense attorneys are for. But Krasner’s ridiculous posturing should come as no surprise. On the night he was first elected as the District Attorney, he told the assembled crowd that he was a “public defender with power.” The good news is things could be changing for Krasner — and the good people of Philadelphia — soon. Last Friday, the Attorney General appointed former prosecutor Michael Untermeyer as special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute crimes on SEPTA. His appointment is significant, as Untermeyer used to work as an Assistant District Attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and ran against Krasner for District Attorney in 2017 but lost. Now he gets to do the work he would have done had he been elected. Crime stinks in Philly, and everyone knows it. And even if some people in Philly won’t admit it, the reason is Krasner and his soft-on-crime policies. No doubt, that’s why the Democratic Governor signed Act 40, and the Democratic Attorney General appointed Krasner’s previous opponent as special prosecutor. Perhaps, now, they can clean up the mess Krasner has created. * * * Charles “Cully” Stimson is Deputy Director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and Senior Advisor to the President at The Heritage Foundation. He is a widely recognized expert in national security, homeland security, crime control, drug policy, and immigration. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

A California Democrat was restrained by his fellow lawmakers when he stood up and began moving toward a Republican member during debate over a bill about schools informing parents when children announce new gender identities. According to video of the Thursday incident, Assemblyman Dr. Corey Jackson, a Democrat, reacted to something inaudible said by Assemblyman Bill Essayli, a Republican. Both assemblymen represent neighboring districts in the southern part of the state, southwest of Los Angeles.   “You’d better watch yourself,” Jackson can be heard saying several times. “He’s not going to smack his gums over here today,” Jackson said. Jackson then got up from his chair and began physically pushing against lawmakers who were trying to restrain him. “I went blank. I lost it,” Jackson later told the Los Angeles Times. Debate on AB 1955 in the CA Assembly just went off the rails. Bill would prohibit California schools from having parental notification policies if a student is transgender. @billessayli had his mic cut for discussing bill from last year, lawmakers raise numerous points of… pic.twitter.com/mcxVkBKnJ7 — Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) June 27, 2024 Now getting very chaotic in the Assembly. Multiple members hold back @AsmCoreyJackson as he shouts at @billessayli. pic.twitter.com/BILPHalCFJ — Alexei Koseff (@akoseff) June 27, 2024 The bill at the center of the incident, Assembly Bill 1955, would prohibit school districts from having policies that require schools to tell parents when their child expresses a new gender identity. It would also shield teachers who supported children’s new gender identities from retaliation. “LGBTQ+ pupils have the right to express themselves freely at school without fear, punishment, or retaliation, including that teachers or administrators might ‘out’ them without their permission,” the bill reads. “Policies that require outing pupils without their consent violate pupils’ rights to privacy and self-determination.” The Assembly ultimately voted 61-16 in favor of the bill, which goes to Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for consideration. Newsom has not yet signed it. Before the situation on the floor spiraled, Assembly Speaker Jim Wood (D) had interrupted Essayli, the Republican. “I am tired of being interrupted by you,” Essayli told the speaker, prompting Wood to cut his microphone. A vote to allow Essayli to continue with the floor debate failed. Then Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur, a Democrat from Hollywood, took the floor and began speaking about his personal coming out as LGBT. Essayli raised a point of order over Zbur talking about his personal life, and the situation deteriorated from there. At one point, Essayli compared the Democrat leadership to “the Chinese Communist Party.” When he was eventually allowed to speak, Essayli told his fellow lawmakers, “We stand with you. We do not want anyone to be bullied or hurt or erased or any of this stuff.” “When a child is going through this, it’s a very difficult and emotional time,” Essayli said. “We do not believe that the government — the schools — have any authority to withhold information from parents at all, period.” The bill comes in the wake of parental notification policies in several major school districts in California, which have been challenged by the state attorney general.

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