Founding

In 1649, religious liberty was new. A Maryland law helped embed it in America’s founding.

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When the Second Continental Congress declared independence from the British crown on July 4, 1776, it would be another 15 years before the Founding Fathers adopted a constitution that enshrined the “free exercise” of religion. But the yearning for that ideal – and the American distaste for established churches – had much earlier roots. In … Read more

Gorsuch name-checks Founding Fathers who were ‘habitual’ drinkers in SCOTUS fight over marijuana users

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justice Neil Gorsuch spent a portion of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments this week exploring what a “habitual drunkard” is as part of a case centered on whether a drug user is allowed to own a gun. Gorsuch questioned a Department of Justice lawyer on how gun … Read more

Oliver ‘Power’ Grant, a founding member of Wu-Tang Clan dead at 52

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Oliver “Power” Grant, an original member of the seminal early 1990s hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, has died, the New York City-based group said Wednesday. Grant was 52. “Rest in Power, Power,” the group said in an X post on Wednesday. Hot 97, an iconic New York radio station that played a notable role in … Read more

Driver who killed Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch sentenced to 15 years in prison

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The man responsible for the 2023 death of the original singer of the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks in a fatal crash in Texas has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Laura Lynch, the 65-year-old co-founder of the band now known as “the Chicks,” died just days before Christmas in 2023 after … Read more

‘Give me liberty’ Founding Father’s descendant blasts Spanberger’s redistricting push

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Virginia Republicans offered their own response to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Democratic Party rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, featuring a descendant of the famously outspoken Founding Father Patrick Henry. Del. Anne Ferrell Tata, R-Virginia Beach, is a direct descendant of Gov. … Read more