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Ten-part video series on sharia and Constitution explains the conflicts between sharia and the oath of office, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the constitutional guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment, etc. The series concludes with action steps you can take regarding the 93 percent of Muslim politicians who won’t express support for the Constitution.
http://www.liberato.us/videos.html Article II,12A: Here we go again - Is Kamala Harris a “natural-born citizen”? https://reason.com/2020/08/10/yes-kamala-harris-is-indeed-a-natural-born-citizen/ Discrimination: Bostock Strikes Again! Cited to decide bathroom case though Gorsuch professed his opinion would not be deciding anything of the kind. https://reason.com/2020/08/08/the-eleventh-circuit-grapples-with-title-ix-and-the-equal-protection-clause-in-the-wake-of-bostock/ 1A: Road to Litigation - street paintings of Black Lives Matter YES, but Preborn Lives Matter, Back the Blue, and No One is Above the Law NO https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/10/conservative-street-mural-rejections-amid-black-li/ 1A: Big constitutional problems with asking faculty and students to sign a Black Lives Matter loyalty oath and social justice warrior pledge (aka ‘antirracism’); non-signers could be subject to retaliation. https://reason.com/2020/08/07/university-of-southern-maine-asks-students-and-faculty-to-sign-black-lives-matter-statement-and-antiracism-pledge/ Free Expression: 45 heavy-weights hit back against cancel culture, ask Americans to sign ‘Philadelphia Statement’ declaring offensive speech is not ‘violence’ https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/11/philadelphia-statement-defends-free-speech-from-cancel-culture/ Free Expression: Professor at left-dominated school fights to offer course critical of Marxism to all students https://www.mrctv.org/index.php/blog/scientific-speech-orthodoxy-was-sired-marxist-speech-orthodoxy-college-blocks-students-hearing
1A: K-12 student speech rights not limited to political speech (1st Circuit) https://reason.com/2020/08/07/first-amendment-protections-in-k-12-schools-not-restricted-to-only-core-political-speech/ 2A: Article discusses gun rights of the formerly mentally ill - should a teenage girl who spent time in a psychiatric hospital for an eating disorder be forever barred from owning a firearm? https://reason.com/2020/08/06/second-amendment-rights-of-the-successfully-treated-former-mentally-ill/ 6A: COVID-restricted proceedings with spectators watching on streamed video comports with Public Trial Clause (federal judge, Alabama) https://reason.com/2020/08/11/public-trial-clause-not-violated-by-having-spectators-observe-via-live-video-and-audio/ 8A: Louisiana Supreme Court declines to intervene in case where defendant got a life sentence for stealing a pair of hedge clippers (he had priors) https://www.npr.org/2020/08/05/899525589/louisiana-supreme-court-wont-review-life-sentence-for-man-who-stole-hedge-clippe 14A Equal Protection: allowing dining but not weddings at COVID-restricted restaurant is unconstitutional selective enforcement (federal judge, NY) https://reason.com/2020/08/08/limiting-weddings-at-restaurants-while-allowing-ordinary-dining-at-restaurants-violates-equal-protection/ Two North Carolina judges create free, online course about the U.S. Constitution for high school students https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/nc-judges-creating-free-online-constitution-class/83-a2a8570e-b781-441a-84ff-58216a97df7d Constitutional Problems Will Abound If Universal Mail-In Balloting Ordered for November Election8/5/2020
1A, Equal Protection, Due Process: federal judge finds voters were disenfranchised and orders New York to count mail-in ballots that were not postmarked or arrived late in June congressional primary. What a mess!
https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/judge-orders-new-york-state-to-count-invalidated-mail-in-ballots/ 1A: Sixth Circuit upholds Ohio law requiring in-person collection of ballot petition signatures, despite pandemic https://reason.com/2020/08/03/sixth-circuit-rejects-covid-based-challenge-to-ballot-access-laws/ 1A: prosecutors to drop condition of release ‘don’t attend any more protests’ in Oregon cases (the constitutional question is complicated) https://reason.com/2020/08/01/no-protest-condition-will-be-dropped-for-people-facing-federal-charges-in-portland-demonstrations/ 1A: President’s executive order on social media does not give private right of action when account targeted https://reason.com/2020/07/31/no-claim-against-facebook-based-on-presidents-social-media-executive-order/ Free Expression: UK Muslims throw Christian woman to the ground for criticizing Islam https://www.jihadwatch.org/2020/07/video-from-the-uk-muslims-assault-christian-woman-for-criticizing-islam 1A/2A: California uses red flag law to take gun from man who ‘posted racist rhetoric and propaganda online’ (predictions of future dangerousness from people whose politics we don’t like? WOW! Sounds like a European speech code to me.) https://reason.com/2020/07/30/gun-seized-apparently-for-being-a-racist-group-leader/ 2A: “Gun Stores Have Standing to Raise Their Customers' Second Amendment Rights” (4th Circuit) https://reason.com/2020/08/03/gun-stores-have-standing-to-raise-their-customers-second-amendment-rights/ 14A Due Process: Kansas Supreme Court strikes down state knife statute as vague and overbroad - what is a “dangerous or deadly cutting instrument of like character”? https://reason.com/2020/07/29/kansas-knife-statute-held-unconstitutionally-vague/ Shame and Kudos - Shame! on two entire NBA teams for taking a knee during the National Anthem and Kudos! to the two NHL teams who stood for the Anthem at season openers https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/every-nba-millionaire-knelt-national-anthem-season-opener-every-single-nhl-hockey-player-stood-anthem-opener/ Discrimination: Fall-out begins from Supreme Court’s atrocious transgender / sexual orientation decision - ACLU sues to force Catholic hospital to perform transgender surgery; more implications for free speech, women’s athletics, parental rights to pass on their values, etc.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/07/23/aclu-sues-to-force-catholic-hospital-to-perform-transgender-surgery-citing-gorsuch-decision-n675924 Emergency Powers: Supreme Court defers to public health authorities again, decides against churches a second time on COVID restrictions https://www.vox.com/2020/7/25/21338216/supreme-court-churches-pandemic-covid-samuel-alito-brett-kavanaugh-calvary-chapel 1A: federal judge tosses prosecution for harassment emails sent to Mitch McConnell; rejects government’s argument speech was ‘integral to criminal conduct’ https://reason.com/2020/07/28/harassing-e-mail-to-sen-mcconnell-cant-be-punished-as-speech-integral-to-criminal-conduct/ 1A: Chinese student sues Fordham for barring him from campus for Instagram post implying gun ownership can prevent Tiananmen Square-style massacres https://www.oann.com/chinese-student-sues-fordham-university/ 1A: Pro-Trump women’s group sues de Blasio over refusal to grant permission to paint a street mural; Mayor’s initial response - ‘Black Lives Matter transcends politics’ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/women-america-first-file-lawsuit-request-paint-blm-style-street-mural-nyc-denied/ 2A: “5,000 guns stolen in first week of June, alone. Still think background checks are going to keep guns out of criminal hands?” (h/t VCDL) https://bearingarms.com/tomk/2020/07/20/among-other-crimes-gun-store-robberies-spike/ 2A: “Who needs more than 10 shots? Female Cop Shoots at a Knife Attacker 14 Times” (h/t VCDL) https://bearingarms.com/tomk/2020/07/20/among-other-crimes-gun-store-robberies-spike/ 4A: “The Fourth Amendment does not require officers to knock and announce their presence before entering an open door.” (son left front door to defendant’s house open) (8th Circuit) https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/07/182976P.pdf 8A: Courts, not sheriffs, get to set conditions of release; sheriff can’t hold people after they make bail, or make up other conditions (7th Circuit) http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D07-23/C:19-2108:J:Hamilton:aut:T:fnOp:N:2551529:S:0 Electoral College: federal appeals court upholds time-honored ‘winner-take-all’ system for South Carolina’s votes in Electoral College; declines to institute proportional results (4th Circuit) https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/191297.P.pdf Shame! Two women’s pro basketball teams walk off the court when the National Anthem is played. I suggest you relocate to the economic basket case of your choice - I hear Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and North Korea are nice this time of year. If you’re not willing to do that, then thank your lucky stars you live in America. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/america-hating-wnba-players-ny-liberty-seattle-storm-walk-off-court-protest-national-anthem-played-video/ Kudos! Camp Constitution has record turn-out this year - congratulations! https://campconstitution.net/camp-constitutions-12-annual-family-camp-largest-turnout-in-our-history/ Discrimination: Christian adoption agency beats New York in court; state tried to shut agency down for its beliefs on marriage; hostility to religion rationale prevailed (2nd Circuit) (LGBT rights v. religious liberty is the battleground today)
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/07/21/christian-adoption-agency-wins-legal-battle-against-new-york-which-is-trying-to-shut-it-down/ 1A: Yes, conduct can be speech but this is ridiculous - “Protester claims lighting Molotov cocktail protected by First Amendment” https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/16/jarrett-pace-claims-lighting-molotov-cocktail-prot/ Free Expression: Amazon, Dems on Capitol Hill try to bury free speech documentary. #RiseOfTheAuthoritarianLeft https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/ironically-proving-point-amazon-bans-censorship-documentary-killing-free-speech/ Free Expression: Cornell law prof faces coordinated campaign to get him fired for daring to criticize Black Lives Matter; supporters afraid to speak up https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/20/im-a-law-professor-heres-what-happened-after-i-spoke-out-on-black-lives-matter/ Free Expression: Fordham bars Chinese-American student from campus, demands he be re-educated after he holds gun in Instagram photo about the Tiananmen Square massacre https://www.thefire.org/fordham-student-on-campus-probation-for-instagram-photo-holding-a-gun-memorializing-tiananmen-square-massacre/ State Constitution: Michigan Supreme Court rules seizure of entire value of a property to collect $8.41 in delinquent property taxes is an unconstitutional taking calling for just compensation https://reason.com/2020/07/17/michigan-supreme-court-rules-government-cant-seize-entire-value-of-property-over-property-tax-delinquency-worth-8-41/ 14A: prisoners have a protected liberty interest in not being kept in solitary confinement for 4 years (4th Circuit) https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/187313.P.pdf Slides and videos available from law professor’s Constitutional Law class https://reason.com/2020/07/20/12-modules-for-constitutional-law-i-structure/ + https://reason.com/2020/07/21/16-modules-for-constitutional-law-ii-rights-and-equal-protection/ + https://reason.com/2020/07/22/7-modules-for-first-amendment-speech-and-religion/ Print your own Constitution booklet at home for free https://constitutionbooklet.com/ The Citadel military college in South Carolina (unlike other schools in the state) will follow state law and require all cadets to study the Constitution https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/21/citadel-will-require-all-cadets-to-study-constitution/ Supreme Court Rules Religious Schools Free to Hire Who They Want (Constitution news round-up)7/15/2020
1A: Supreme Court rules government cannot interfere with teacher hiring decisions in religious schools
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/07/08/supreme-court-upholds-right-of-christian-schools-to-hire-christian-teachers/ Electoral College: Supreme Court shoots down ‘faithless electors’, rules states can force electors to follow popular vote (this will cut both ways) https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/07/supreme-court-allows-states-to-force-electors-to-support-popular-vote-candidate/ 14A Fundamental Rights: Supreme Court breathes new life into Indiana abortion ultrasound law, paving the way for arguments on constitutionality https://www.lifenews.com/2020/07/02/supreme-court-reverses-ruling-that-overturned-indiana-law-saving-babies-from-abortion/ 1A: Supreme Court turns away challenges to state speech curbs around abortion clinics https://www.lifenews.com/2020/07/02/supreme-court-lets-laws-ban-pro-life-people-from-sidewalk-counseling-at-abortion-clinics/ 1A: Judicial Watch sues D.C. over Black Lives Matter street mural; if the streets are now a public forum, all viewpoints must be allowed https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/1/dc-sued-over-black-lives-matter-painted-city-stree/ Free Expression: “Letter signed by J.K. Rowling, Noam Chomsky warning of stifled free speech draws mixed reviews” https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/08/letter-harpers-free-speech/ + https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/ Free Expression: Multiple leftist groups gang up to try to get Young Conservatives booted from Texas campus https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/college-democrats-satanists-witches-team-shut-young-conservatives-texas-chapter/ Free Expression: Multiple leftist groups gang up to demand UPitt fire any employee they say is racist https://freebeacon.com/campus/students-demand-pitt-eliminate-free-speech-protections/ Free Expression: Harvard prof in the cross-hairs for research on police shootings https://jonathanturley.org/2020/07/09/harvard-professor-under-fire-in-latest-attack-on-free-speech/ 2A: GOP lawmakers ask Justice Department to defend St. Louis couple whose guns were confiscated after defending their home against protesters https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/13/gop-lawmakers-urge-attorney-general-to-defend-st-louis-couples-gun-rights-after-firearm-confiscation/ State Constitutions: Virginia judge rules 18-to-20-year-olds have a right to buy handguns https://reason.com/2020/07/14/18-to-20-year-olds-have-a-right-to-buy-handguns/ 14A: shackling the defendant in front of the jury undermines the presumption of innocence (6th Circuit) https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0197p-06.pdf Discrimination: California court allows challenge to state corporate board gender quotas to go forward https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/jw-victory-ca-gender/ Dormant Commerce Clause - California’s ban on foie gras comes tumbling down https://usanewssite.com/life/foie-gras-can-again-be-sold-in-california-judge-rules/ Economic Freedom - new Florida law repeals or relaxes occupational license restrictions for 30 trades including hair braiders and interior designers (momentous; there has never been such a wholesale retraction) https://ij.org/press-release/governor-signs-bill-making-it-easier-for-floridians-to-work/ Survey: liberals want to rewrite Constitution to impose race quotas to control the history you are taught, the art you are allowed to see, etc. Give Me Diversity or Give Me Death! https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/26/survey-most-u-s-liberals-want-to-rewrite-constitution-impose-race-quotas-on-history-classes-and-museums/ Shame!
1A Religion: Supreme Court rules states cannot bar religious schools from scholarship programs; case involves Montana, but 38 states have similar laws.
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/30/883074890/supreme-court-montana-cant-exclude-religious-schools-from-scholarship-program 14A Fundamental Rights: Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to have hospital admitting privileges https://www.kltv.com/2020/06/29/supreme-court-strikes-down-louisiana-abortion-clinic-law/ Separation of Powers: Supreme Court rules CFPB director whom President cannot fire is unconstitutional, but lets agency stand https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/06/29/supreme-court-rules-law-creating-director-of-cfpb-unconstitutional-severs-removal-clause-retains-agency/ 1A: Bill to ban hate speech from social media is still pending in New York (the drumbeat to outlaw hate speech is growing louder) https://reason.com/2020/07/01/n-y-state-bill-to-ban-hate-speech-from-social-media/ Free Expression: House Dems harassing conservative nonprofits (again); demand years of communications from 23 nonprofits with Marathon Petroleum on rollback of Obama-era fuel efficiency mandates https://www.wsj.com/articles/ramping-up-the-speech-intimidation-11593381524?mod=opinion_lead_pos3 2A: federal judge strikes down Jackson, Mississippi’s open carry ban; open carry legal in the state https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/17/district-judge-strikes-down-mississippi-mayors-open-carry-ban/ Separation of Powers: it’s OK for federal courts to adjudicate intrabranch disputes between federal agencies when at least one agency is independent https://reason.com/2020/06/30/when-one-federal-agency-sues-another-in-federal-court/ State Constitutions: California pro-affirmative action amendment to be decided by ballot in November election; critics say it would legalize racism and sexism https://www.mrctv.org/blog/ca-senate-democrats-votes-remove-anti-discrimination-amendment-state-constitution Shame!
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/06/29/lone-national-womens-soccer-player-shows-real-courage-by-standing-during-national-anthem-940641 Separation of Powers - After Supreme Court defeat, the Trump administration said it will try again to end the DACA program within 6 months
https://www.oann.com/white-house-plans-to-end-daca-within-next-six-months/ Gentle Reminder: Incitement to riot is not protected by the First Amendment https://reason.com/2020/06/23/prosecution-for-incitement-to-riot/ 1A: Woke Georgetown students declare ‘oppressive language is violence’, blah-blah https://www.mrctv.org/blog/catholic-georgetown-declares-oppressive-language-violence-includes-theistic-language 1A: prisoner’s claim against prison officials for hijacking correspondence with his lawyer survives motion to dismiss https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/187340.P.pdf 1A: California law prohibiting the publication of Hollywood stars’ ages and birthdates is unconstitutional (9th Circuit) https://reason.com/2020/06/20/ninth-circuit-strikes-down-statute-limiting-imdbs-display-of-actor-ages/ 1A / RLUIPA - California court OK’s restrictions on church to help city create “a street of fun” even though nursing homes and post offices operate downtown unimpeded https://www.lifenews.com/2020/06/17/court-says-california-city-can-keep-churches-closed-over-coronavirus-but-massive-protests-are-ok/ 2A: Johns Hopkins report on Baltimore finds that arresting people on gun charges does nothing to lower crime https://bearingarms.com/came/2020/06/13/johns-hopkins-report-on-baltimore-homicides-is-bad-news-for-gun-control-fans/ 4A: Continuous non-stop surveillance of house by camera is constitutional (1st Circuit) http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-1582P-01A.pdf 4A: Yikes! 7th Circuit affirms lower court ruling that hanging a tree-shaped air freshener from your rearview mirror justifies a traffic stop and any evidence seized is fair game. http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D06-17/C:19-2928:J:St__Eve:aut:T:fnOp:N:2532217:S:0 State Constitutions: New Mexico Supreme Court denies privacy claim, upholds warrantless grand jury subpoenas for personal banking records https://ladailypost.com/new-mexico-supreme-court-rules-on-state-constitutional-privacy-protections-for-banking-records/ 5A: phone decryption issue likely headed to Supreme Court after Indiana Supreme Court rules defendants can’t be compelled to incriminate themselves by order to unlock their phones https://reason.com/2020/06/24/indiana-supreme-court-creates-a-clear-split-on-compelled-decryption-and-the-fifth-amendment/ 14A: Clarence Thomas dissent rejects incorporation doctrine and concludes free speech is protected from state restrictions by the Privileges or Immunities clause https://reason.com/2020/06/22/justice-thomas-concludes-that-the-freedom-of-speech-is-a-privilege-or-immunity-under-the-14th-amendment/ Shame! Ignorant ingrates tear down George Washington statue in Portland, wrap it in burning U.S. flag https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/19/portland-george-washington-statue-torn-down-draped-in-burning-u-s-flag/ Discrimination: Supreme Court decision protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets up the next battle which will be over exemptions in civil rights laws for religious employers
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/politics/supreme-court-qualified-immunity/index.html 1A Religion: D.C. Mayor gets sued for Black Lives Matter street painting; suit alleges she is promoting an orthodoxy in violation of 1A Establishment Clause https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/11/mayor-bowser-washington-dc-mayor-sued-over-black-l/ 1A: Charleston cannot require tour guides to get a license or jump through educational hoops; city can’t prove any of that protects the public (4th Circuit) https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/191044.P.pdf Leftist writer bemoans the fact that Hugh Hewitt stands up for the “undemocratic” Electoral College and two-senators-per-state provision of the Constitution. There’s only one problem: we don’t live in a democracy with its tyranny of the majority, and that’s by design. #ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2020/06/hugh-hewitt-stands-up-for-two-of-the-most-undemocratic-provisions-in-the-constitution/ Shame! “Burn down this f*ing Constitution,” former SNL star says (Constitution news round-up)6/10/2020
Shame! “Burn down this f*ing Constitution,” former SNL star says. Would that be the same Constitution that protects her rights to express her opinion and earn a cushy living through acting?
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/06/01/leslie-jones-burn-down-this-fking-constitution/ 1A: city painting ‘Black Lives Matter’ on city street does not require equal time for competing messages, law prof says https://reason.com/2020/06/09/does-citys-painting-of-messages-on-city-streets-require-it-to-give-equal-access-to-other-messages/ Protests put qualified immunity from liability for violating constitutional rights under the microscope - totally made up by judges without any historical basis (Clarence Thomas)? Or needed to protect police from mistakes involving split-second judgments? Eight cases pending at Supreme Court. https://www.theepochtimes.com/george-floyds-death-renews-calls-to-revisit-qualified-immunity-for-police-misconduct_3374335.html + https://www.npr.org/2020/06/08/870165744/supreme-court-weighs-qualified-immunity-for-police-accused-of-misconduct Right to International Travel: Georgia claimant argues it’s unconstitutional to deny passports to people with unpaid taxes https://www.law360.com/articles/1279971/ga-atty-says-passport-denial-over-tax-debt-unconstitutional 2A: Defensive Gun Use Database shows how law-abiding gun owners protect individual rights and public safety https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/05/22/a-counterbalance-to-the-false-narratives-about-gun-ownership/ 4A: unconstitutional for police to conduct a criminal investigation under the guise of getting housing inspector to issue administrative warrant for property code violations (9th Circuit) https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/05/27/18-50328.pdf 8A: man who won civil asset forfeiture case at U.S. Supreme Court gets his Land Rover back after 7 years, but state STILL won’t give up; appealing to Indiana Supreme Court for the third time https://reason.com/2020/05/27/indiana-returns-land-rover-seized-7-years-ago-in-landmark-asset-forfeiture-case/ 10A: the Left turns on a dime, LOVES federalism and state sovereignty now that they are being used to keep Trump from undoing state pandemic orders https://www.nysun.com/national/eureka-the-left-discovers-the-tenth-amendment/91144/ Separation of Powers: Department of Labor indefensibly created federal contract office out of thin air; office adjudicates and assesses penalties without congressional delegation of authority https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/28/doj-shouldnt-defend-the-labor-departments-gross-violation-of-the-separation-of-powers/ Supreme Court Puts Stamp of Approval on Pandemic Emergency Orders (Constitution news round-up)6/3/2020
1A Religion: Supreme Court upholds California emergency orders restricting religious worship (Roberts joins the liberals)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-california-s-98263/ 8A: Supreme Court approves federal judge’s order to transfer medically vulnerable Ohio inmates to safer conditions during pandemic https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/05/26/COVID-19-Supreme-Court-rules-in-favor-of-vulnerable-Ohio-inmates/9021590517455/?ds=3 5A Fundamental Rights: Sixth Circuit to Rehear "Right to Literacy" Case En Banc https://reason.com/2020/05/21/sixth-circuit-votes-to-rehear-right-to-literacy-case-en-banc/ 5A: Third Circuit upholds due process in campus sexual assault cases https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/06/title-ix-regulations-sexual-assault-cases-court-upholds-due-process/ 14A Equal Protection: “Federal Judge Rules Florida Cannot Bar Ex-felons Who Cannot Pay Fines, Fees From Voting” https://www.theepochtimes.com/federal-judge-rules-florida-cannot-bar-ex-felons-who-cannot-pay-fines-fees-from-voting_3363732.html Amendments: Louisiana Senate rejects Convention of States resolution https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_d3e5d822-a3a7-11ea-bd32-27e506f5b84b.html Appointments Clause: Supreme Court upholds federal financial oversight board for Puerto Rico https://whbl.com/news/articles/2020/jun/01/us-supreme-court-upholds-puerto-rico-financial-oversight-board-appointments/1024308/?refer-section=national 14A Fundamental Right: new Oklahoma law allows wrongful death suits against abortionists who fail to disclose risks or check for coercion - ‘undue burden’ on fundamental right to abortion? https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/27/new-law-allows-lawsuits-against-abortionists-for-the-wrongful-death-of-unborn-babies/ 4A: Louisville suspends ‘no-knock’ warrants; woman killed after unannounced entry https://apnews.com/a67df4764f2acc50dcef7bc32506b719 1A: Supreme Court turns away case trying to apply Janus logic to bar dues; lawyers compelled to support bar association positions they disagree with https://freebeacon.com/courts/supreme-court-turns-down-free-speech-challenge-to-mandatory-bar-dues-membership/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email |