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Obama Supporters Petition to Repeal the FIRST AMENDMENT Seriously! Watch!(Mark Dice)
As President Obama arrived at the Lyndon B. Johnson Auditorium in Austin, Texas today for a speech, Secret Service allowed pro-amnesty supporters to demonstr. Obama Restricts 1st Amendment...

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Doc Rivers: Silver Decision Was Right One

Clippers coach Doc Rivers spoke to the media before Game 5 of LAs first round series against the Warriors. Rivers shared his thoughts on NBA commissioner Adam Silvers decision to ban Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the league for life and the effort to force Sterling to sell the team.

Clippers coach Doc Rivers spoke to the media before Game 5 of LAs first round series against the Warriors. Rivers shared his thoughts on NBA commissioner Adam Silvers decision to ban Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the league for life and the effort to force Sterling to sell the team.

Search crews have found a father and his two children who had been missing for more than two days in the vast woods and swamps of the Congaree National Park in South Carolina, officials said Tuesday.

John Lackey followed his last outing against the Yankeesa gem which manager John Farrell called arguably the right-handers best showing in a Red Sox uniform with another impressive showing Tuesday night, as the Red Sox beat the Rays 7-4 at Fenway Park. Lackey went eight innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a with five strikeouts. He earned the win, improving to 4-2, lowering his ERA from 4.22 to 3.83.

The moment Bruins and Canadiens fans have been waiting for has finally arrived, as the NHL officially announced on Tuesday the date of Game 1 of their series.

The moment Bruins and Canadiens fans have been waiting for has finally arrived, as the NHL officially announced on Tuesday evening the date of Game 1 of their second round series.

An Oklahoma inmate whose execution was halted Tuesday because the delivery of a new drug combination was botched died of a heart attack, the head of the state Department of Corrections said.

Move over Samsung, there's a new endorsement for David Ortiz in town. Ortiz announced on Tuesday that he has signed on to be the spokesperson for Dunkin' Donuts.

An explosion and fire possibly caused by a dust buildup at a Southern California metal-polishing shop injured 11 people Tuesday, including two men who were critically burned, fire officials said.

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Were Sterlings First Amendment Rights Violated? Nope.

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Editor's note: Marc J. Randazza is a Las Vegas-based First Amendment attorney and is the managing partner of the Randazza Legal Group. He is licensed to practice in Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts and Nevada. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.

(CNN) -- This past week, my inbox blew up with e-mails asking whether Donald Sterling's First Amendment rights were violated in the uproar over the Los Angeles Clippers owner's racist remarks about black people. After all, he was simply expressing his views, however unpopular.

While he did have some rights violated, his First Amendment rights remain intact.

The First Amendment protects you from the government punishing you because of your speech. The NBA is a private club, and it can discipline Sterling all it wants.

Marc J. Randazza

What about the chorus of criticism? Are we all violating his First Amendment rights by criticizing him? We are punishing him for his speech.

Nope. The First Amendment does not insulate you from criticism. In fact, that's the First Amendment in action. That is how the marketplace of ideas works. We float our ideas in the marketplace, and we see which idea sells.

Most everyone would agree that Sterling's ideas fail in the marketplace of ideas. Nevertheless, I reluctantly stand on Sterling's side today. What happened to him may have been illegal and was morally wrong.

Start with illegal. In California, you can't record a conversation without the knowledge or consent of both parties. The recording featuring Sterling and V. Stiviano is the result of a crime. Once she gathered this information, someone leaked it (she denies it was her) -- and it went viral. This is where I think things went morally wrong.

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Opinion: Sterling a victim, too