Lawsuit Against Seattle for Supporting Autonomous Zone Moves Forward (Constitution news round-up)10/21/2020
5A: Residents’ lawsuit against Seattle for affirmatively supporting lawless autonomous zone is allowed to proceed; property rights and due process violations at issue.
https://reason.com/2020/10/20/property-owners-lawsuit-against-seattle-over-its-toleration-of-the-chop-takeover-can-go-forward/ LGBT Wars: “Trump Admin Resolves Transgender Athletes Case in Favor of Conservative Women’s Group” https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-admin-resolves-transgender-athletes-case-in-favor-of-conservative-womens-group_3543108.html + https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nh-school-nixes-policy-allowing-male-trans-students-compete-against-women-after-pressure-trump 1A: student radio station manager sues Arizona State University over removal, alleges free speech violation https://downtowndevil.com/blaze-radio-station-manger-files-a-lawsuit-against-asu-for-a-violation-of-free-speech/ 1A Religion: Federal judge temporarily blocks enforcement of Colorado’s COVID restrictions against church that was treated differently from similarly situated institutions https://reason.com/2020/10/20/colorado-coronavirus-response-unconstitutionally-restricted-religious-institutions-holds-federal-judge/ 4A: court allows use of investigative lead generated by facial recognition software where it won’t be the basis for testimony at trial (NY trial court) https://reason.com/2020/10/14/ok-to-use-evidence-indirectly-obtained-using-facial-recognition-software/ Title IX: "[P]laintiff has ... made a sufficient showing that defendant has threatened his academic future in violation of his rights to equal treatment regardless of his sex ...." (federal judge in New York) https://reason.com/2020/10/16/interesting-new-title-ix-sexual-assault-hearing-sex-discrimination-opinion/ Affirmative Action: “Black applicants to Yale University are up to eight times more likely to be admitted than Asian applicants with the same level of academic skill”; Justice Department on the case https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/data-reveal-how-yale-discriminates-based-on-race/ 14A: Kentucky abortion regulations not an ‘undue burden’ on abortion rights, 6th Circuit panel concludes https://reason.com/2020/10/18/divided-sixth-circuit-upholds-kentucky-abortion-regulations/ Shame! Radical leftists attacking the 4th of July, seeking to replace it with Juneteenth https://www.thepostemail.com/2020/10/19/the-lefts-attack-on-the-fourth-of-july/ Kamala Harris tells big fib during debate: Lincoln declined to nominate a replacement Supreme Court Justice, not because he believed the vacancy should await the outcome of the election, but out of political calculations and the Senate being out of session
https://twitter.com/AZachParkinson/status/1314027504349450245 Equal Protection Run Amok:
https://reason.com/2020/10/09/first-amendment-right-to-record-child-protection-visit-to-your-home/ RFRA: D.C.'s 100-person cap on outdoor gatherings substantially burdens religious practice; federal judge cites D.C. Mayor participating in big political protests while restricting outdoor church services https://reason.com/2020/10/10/federal-court-accepts-churchs-challenge-to-d-c-s-100-person-limit-on-outdoor-religious-services/ 4A: 6th Circuit upholds warrant where Michigan marijuana grower gave police a tour of his operation believing it was legal; it wasn’t, and the grower’s actions constituted consent https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0325p-06.pdf 5A: butterfly sanctuary’s procedural due process claim moves forward; entering sanctuary without notice to build Trump’s border wall is deprivation of property without due process if established by the evidence (D.C. Circuit) https://reason.com/2020/10/13/due-process-for-butterflies-in-the-d-c-circuit/ Electoral College: the National Popular Vote Compact, which would allow a handful of states to pick the president, is unconstitutional without consent of Congress https://www.heritage.org/civil-rights/report/the-national-popular-vote-misusing-interstate-compact-bypass-the-constitution Electoral College: Adam Schiff supports doing away with the Electoral College https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/10/09/schiff-i-would-favor-doing-away-with-the-electoral-college/ ‘Liberty and Justice For All’ project unites academics and other heavyweights in defense of free speech and other traditional American values https://lawliberty.org/podcast/dan-mahoney-announces-the-liberty-and-justice-for-all-project/ Shame! on the California Department of Transportation for taking down the Hollywood-style Trump sign claiming it could cause driver distraction on stretch of highway where billboards abound https://www.westernjournal.com/california-invades-private-property-take-trump-sign-la/ 1A: Several religious liberty cases on Supreme Court docket - faith-based exemption from antidiscrimination laws by a private foster care agency, etc.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/10/05/Supreme-Court-to-take-up-religious-liberty-cases/1791601663498/ Discrimination: The LGBT wars continue -“Virginia Forces Christian Ministries to Adopt 'Government Ideology' or Pay $100K” https://pjmedia.com/culture/tyler-o-neil/2020/09/30/virginia-forces-christian-ministries-to-adopt-government-ideology-or-pay-100k-n985842
https://reason.com/2020/10/02/maryland-residents-divorce-governed-by-maryland-law-not-lebanese-law-or-religious-law/ 1A: Satanic group declares abortion a ‘religious ritual’, sues sign company over refusal to put up billboards https://www.lifenews.com/2020/09/30/satanic-temple-sues-billboard-company-that-refused-signs-for-abortion-ritual-killing-babies/
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/09/islands-of-repression.php 1A,Elections Clause: federal judge rules Minnesota mask mandate does not violate free speech even though it prevents the non-wearing of masks to protest the mandate. Plus, the mandate does not rise to the level of regulating the time, place, or manner of elections. https://reason.com/2020/10/03/mask-mandate-doesnt-violate-the-first-amendment/ + https://reason.com/2020/10/03/mask-mandate-including-at-polling-places-doesnt-violate-elections-clause/ 2A: ‘We don’t need guns; we have the police.’ But, “When the government refuses to stop looting and rioting, armed self-defense is the only deterrent.” #WagesOfWoke https://reason.com/2020/10/05/is-the-right-to-armed-self-defense-obsolete/ 2A: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Nebraska law prohibiting juveniles who commit offenses from possessing firearms until age 25 https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/5/supreme-court-bucks-second-amendment-challenge/ 2A: federal judge orders L.A. to pay NRA $150,000 in legal fees for case ending in city ordinance requiring businesses to disclose ties to the NRA being struck down https://www.mrctv.org/blog/la-ordered-pay-150k-nra-after-judge-strikes-down-unlawful-anti-gun-ordinance 2A: undercover sting video shows Arizona Democrat candidate hiding true gun control agenda https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/james-okeefe-strikes-project-veritas-exposes-democrat-mark-kellys-true-plans-crack-second-amendment-rights-video/ 4A: police ruse to lure man home so they could search him and his car - which were not covered by the warrant unless in close proximity to his residence - ruled an unreasonable search and seizure in child pornography case (9th Circuit) https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/09/25/18-10429.pdf Discrimination: “Applying a disparate impact standard to school disciplinary policies is both unlawful and unwise....” A “neutral policy” should not be subject to racial quotas preventing discipline for students who should get it. http://report.heritage.org/lm271 14A Due Process: it violates Due Process for prosecutor to repeatedly state, and judge to endorse, that the presumption of innocence no longer applies in a case (9th Circuit) https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/09/28/18-15498.pdf Separation of Powers: federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration broad suspension of work visas - meant to protect American workers in the wake of COVID - as exceeding power delegated from Congress https://reason.com/2020/10/04/federal-court-rules-against-trumps-work-visa-ban/ State Constitutions: Michigan Supreme Court rules Governor exceeded her authority under the state constitution in extending emergency pandemic orders after the legislature declined to do so https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/10/02/michigan-supreme-court-rules-comrade-governor-gretchen-whitmer-exceeded-her-powers-in-covid-compliance-lockdown/ 1A: Public school Miami U in Ohio task force wants professors fired, students dismissed for not worshipping at the altar of diversity, free speech be damned
https://reason.com/2020/09/30/miami-univ-ohio-task-force-calls-for-suppressing-student-faculty-speech-without-fear-of-first-amendment-violations/ 1A: federal judge rules woman likely to prevail on First Amendment claim after being banned from school property for referring to public official’s Muslim faith at school board meeting (E.D. Wis.) https://reason.com/2020/09/28/mothers-islamophobic-remarks-about-school-board-member-yield-ban-from-school-district-property/ 1A: CAIR claims Florida Governor DeSantis’ Combating Violence, Disorder and Looting Act violates free speech and assembly https://cairflorida.org/newsroom/press-releases/1655-media-advisory-cair-florida-objects-to-gov-desantis-unconstitutional-order-targeting-anti-racism-protesters 8A: NPR series explores whether the death penalty by lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment - a drowning sensation is commonly reported, but does the defendant feel pain? https://www.npr.org/2020/09/21/915171183/npr-probe-the-troubling-effects-of-lethal-injection + https://www.npr.org/2020/09/21/793177589/gasping-for-air-autopsies-reveal-troubling-effects-of-lethal-injection Discrimination: Black applicants for tech positions because of prior criminal convictions lose disparate impact claim; no evidence they are representative of the applicant pool in question (2nd Circuit) https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/19-2308_complete_opn.pdf Resource - short explanations of the basic constitutional principles of separation of powers, federalism, and individual rights https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/intro-2-2-1/ALDE_000000 Free Expression: Trump Administration Proposes Legislation to Hold Online Platforms Accountable for Censoring Content in Bad Faith
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-unveils-proposed-section-230-legislation-behalf-administration
1A: pouring water on a speaker’s head is not protected speech (Texas Court of Appeals) https://reason.com/2020/09/22/pouring-water-on-speakers-head-during-press-conference-doesnt-constitute-protected-speech/ 1A: video game developers can base characters partly on real likenesses, as long as there are other elements that transform the character (3rd Circuit) https://reason.com/2020/09/18/video-game-developers-have-first-amendment-right-to-base-characters-in-part-on-real-people/ Discrimination: Lawsuit filed after Kroger fires two employees for refusing to wear rainbow symbol against their religious beliefs (LGBT v. religious liberty is the epic struggle right now) https://www.dailywire.com/news/employees-sue-kroger-after-they-were-allegedly-fired-for-refusing-to-wear-rainbow-symbol-citing-religious-objections Discrimination: Californians not itching to bring back affirmative action https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-anti-asian-proposition-11600729855?mod=hp_opin_pos_2 ‘Freedom and not wanting to live under a dictator are outdated.’ Sure, uh huh. Generation Z, wake up! https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/09/zoomers-and-the-constitution/ ‘A president exercising the constitutional duty to nominate Supreme Court justices is a high crime and misdemeanor worthy of impeachment.’ Do you hear yourself? https://www.theepochtimes.com/mcenany-democrats-impeachment-suggestions-a-blatant-disregard-to-constitution_3510385.html Federal judge rules Pennsylvania’s shutdown orders are unconstitutional. State to ask for a stay of the ruling while it appeals.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/09/15/Judge-rules-Pennsylvanias-COVID-19-restrictions-unconstitutional/1971600143079/
“CDC’s Unlawful, Unconstitutional Moratorium on Evictions” - “It’s not clear whether Congress itself would have the constitutional authority to implement such a sweeping order.” https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/15/cdcs-unlawful-unconstitutional-moratorium-on-evictions/ Education Department proposes rule to implement Trump order protecting campus free speech https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-administration-advances-policy-to-protect-free-speech-on-campus/ 14A, etc.: Florida law conditioning restoration of voting rights to felons on payment of all fees, fines, and restitution kosher under various Constitutional provisions (11th Circuit) https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/en-banc-eleventh-circuit-okay-to-condition-restoration-of-felons-voting-rights-on-satisfaction-of-criminal-sentence/ 1A: Third Circuit holds ban on political public transit ads unconstitutional; no reliable way to distinguish between political and nonpolitical ads https://reason.com/2020/09/14/excluding-transit-ads-that-contain-political-messages-violates-the-first-amendment/ 2A: “These 10 Examples of Defensive Gun Use Underscore Second Amendment’s True Purpose” https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/10/these-10-examples-of-defensive-gun-use-underscore-second-amendments-true-purpose/ 14A: You be the jurist - would San Francisco’s public/private partnership to give away free money to pregnant black and Pacific Islander women violate the Equal Protection clause? Hints: public/private hybrids are subject to 14A, and you can’t use race as a proxy for special need https://reason.com/2020/09/15/s-f-basic-income-program-for-pregnant-women-but-women-of-the-wrong-races-need-not-apply/ 14A: in practice, race preferences far more than just a gentle thumb on the scale in college admissions; the impact is profound and getting bigger https://reason.com/2020/09/16/if-proposition-16-passes-californias-future-might-look-like-this/ Commerce Clause / Necessary & Proper Clause: 11th Circuit panel invalidates Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act; analysis different for foreign commerce https://reason.com/2020/09/12/eleventh-circuit-panel-finds-that-maritime-drug-law-enforcement-act-exceeds-congresss-powers-under-the-foreign-commerce-clause-and-the-necessary-and-proper-clause-powers/ Electoral College: Steve Forbes on the risks of moving to national popular vote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6SHOivQon8 State Constitution: Wisconsin AG attempting to give control over water wells to state agency in violation of state constitution https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/09/wisconsin-attorney-general-josh-kaul-power-grab-destroys-liberty/ Federal judge dissent: yes, we have to follow precedent but, if it’s not directly on point, we have no duty to expand it and are free to follow the Constitution https://reason.com/2020/09/11/judge-bumatay-on-originalism-in-the-lower-courts-it-is-our-duty-to-apply-the-constitution-not-extend-precedent/ “most of the framers of the Constitution reasoned that a union permitting states to allow slavery to exist temporarily was better than no union at all” https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/15/3-arguments-on-how-the-constitution-treated-slavery/ Shame! Ohio high school suspends, forced to reinstate football players for waving flags honoring police and firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/update-little-miami-high-school-reinstates-football-players-waved-thin-red-line-thin-blue-line-flags-9-11-shame-press-release/ Kudos! to U Northern Iowa instructor Thomas Larsen for suggesting federal agencies replace banned critical race theory training with the U.S. Constitution https://wcfcourier.com/opinion/columnists/guest_columnists/guest-column-if-critical-race-trainings-end-teach-the-constitution/article_27fb4438-98e1-5157-9aaa-2c5bb48c5f99.html Kitchen Sink: CDC eviction moratorium challenged on supremacy clause, nondelegation, anti-commandeering and other grounds
https://reason.com/2020/09/08/ncla-challenges-cdcs-eviction-moratorium/ 4A: 9th Circuit rules NSA mass telephone record surveillance program revealed by Edward Snowden was illegal https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nsa-spying/u-s-court-mass-surveillance-program-exposed-by-snowden-was-illegal-idUSKBN25T3CK Discrimination: second federal judge rules against Trump administration rollback of Obamacare LGBT protections https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/514885-lgbtq-advocates-notch-legal-win-in-fight-against-trump-health-care Discrimination: 4th Circuit panel discovers a right for transgenders to use the bathroom of their chosen gender identity; things are not looking good for sanity on this issue https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/03/in-foreboding-ruling-appeals-court-says-transgender-students-may-use-restroom-of-choice/ 1A: Demonstrators have a right to speak from traffic medians ((10th Circuit) https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/19/19-6008.pdf 1A: Austin’s sign code against digitization of existing billboards is not a commercial speech restriction, it is content-based discrimination which fails under strict scrutiny http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/19/19-50354-CV0.pdf 1A: religious institutions can fire “ministerial employees” based on sexual orientation, but cannot harass them with a hostile working environment (7th Circuit) http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D08-31/C:19-2142:J:Flaum:dis:T:fnOp:N:2572335:S:0 2A: Circuits now split on confiscation of gun magazines, setting up possible Supreme Court case https://reason.com/2020/09/08/magazine-confiscation-splits-third-and-ninth-circuits/ 8A: keeping a death-row inmate in solitary confinement for 33 years is cruel and unusual punishment (3rd Circuit) https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/183505p.pdf 8A: refusal of prison authorities to give all inmates with hepatitis C an expensive new treatment regardless of the severity of their condition is not cruel and unusual punishment (11th Circuit panel) https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201911921.pdf Shame! Washington and Lee University offers Marxist course on ‘How to Overthrow the State’. Let’s start with your faculty lounge, shall we? https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/04/this-virginia-university-offers-course-on-how-to-overthrow-the-state-and-write-your-own-manifesto/ Documentary defends Electoral College from anti-republic National Popular Vote movement; NPV would run roughshod over minorities and small states
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/1/safeguard-electoral-college-story-documentary-offe/ Separation of Powers: D.C. Circuit panel rules there is no statute giving Congress the power to enforce a subpoena against former White House counsel Don McGahn https://www.theepochtimes.com/appeals-court-deals-blow-to-house-subpoena-power-in-don-mcgahn-case_3482545.html Discrimination: Washington state loses bid to block Trump administration dismantling of LGBT protection rule; state can’t show how it is harmed (W.D. WA) https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/washington-bid-to-block-trump-lgbtq-bias-rule-suffers-setback 5A: Gitmo detainees, as aliens detained outside the sovereign territory of the U.S., do not have due process rights (D.C. Circuit) https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/0/D0E6FA5B87B19006852585D2004F674C/$file/19-5079-1858799.pdf 6A: Whose right to jury trial is it? Government consent required for defendant to waive right to jury trial and have a bench trial in federal cases, but not when there are extraordinary circumstances like a pandemic https://reason.com/2020/08/28/defendant-agrees-to-bench-trial-but-government-insists-on-jury-trial/ 14A: enhancing penalty just because a defendant belongs to a gang violates substantive due process - “guilt is personal” (Arizona Supreme Court) https://reason.com/2020/09/01/arizona-supreme-court-strikes-down-sentence-enhancement-for-criminal-street-gang-members/ The Framers did not put a right to vote in the Constitution because they distrusted democracy and wanted to safeguard other rights from mob rule https://theprint.in/world/why-the-right-to-vote-is-not-in-the-us-constitution/490972/ Shame! Protesters chant ‘Death to America’. We have the ayatollahs for that. What do we need you for? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/antifa-black-lives-matter-march-oakland-chanting-death-america/ Shame! D.C. task force tries to cancel the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial, gets their heads handed to them after fierce backlash https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/crackpot-dc-task-force-deletes-page-leftists-recommend-removing-renaming-washington-monument-jefferson-memorial-franklin-school/ 9th Circuit Strikes Down California’s Ban on 10-Round Magazines (Constitution news round-up)8/26/2020
2A: California ban on hi-capacity magazines holding more than 10 rounds unconstitutional (9th Circuit panel)
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/08/14/19-55376.pdf 1A: Trump appeals to Supreme Court to allow him to block users on Twitter https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-trump-asks-supreme-court-to-let-him-block-users-on-twitter_3469615.html 6A: Scott Peterson death penalty overturned; dismissing jurors who disagree with the death penalty but say they could vote to impose it violated Peterson’s right to an impartial jury in the penalty phase https://www.kcra.com/article/california-high-court-rejects-scott-petersons-death-penalty/33762455 1A: Project Veritas sues to vindicate rights of undercover journalists in Oregon; secret recording currently criminal in the state https://thevirginiastar.com/2020/08/25/project-veritas-sues-oregon-calling-undercover-journalism-law-unconstitutional/ Amendment: activist nets cool $10M from Twitter CEO to push constitutional amendment to “prohibit racism”, i.e., attack freedom of the press, association, and speech https://www.mrctv.org/blog/twitter-ceo-gifts-10-mil-bu-figure-promoting-anti-racism-constitutional-amendment-something 1A: 4th Circuit holds federal anti-riot act partially constitutional - OK to prohibit traveling or organizing for actual incitement, but not OK to prohibit speech that promotes or encourages violence in general https://reason.com/2020/08/25/anti-riot-act-partly-upheld-partly-struck-down/#more-8081649 1A: San Diego stops enforcing 1918 ordinance prohibiting “seditious language” as process to repeal it begins; clearly unconstitutional under modern Brandenburg standards https://reason.com/2020/08/19/san-diego-has-been-ticketing-people-for-seditious-language/ 1A: 6th Circuit greenlights case of Cleveland EMT who was fired after posting comments about the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice; matters of public concern are protected https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0268p-06.pdf 1A: Ferguson grand juror loses First Amendment challenge to state’s grand jury secrecy law (8th Circuit) https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/08/191436P.pdf 1A: chancellor of ‘Dear Old CU’ refuses to cancel visiting scholar law prof for writing op-ed questioning Kamala Harris natural born citizenship https://reason.com/2020/08/25/university-of-colorado-does-the-right-thing/ 1A Petition Clause: it’s unconstitutional to penalize nonfrivolous litigation https://reason.com/2020/08/25/a-5764-small-claims-judgment-leads-to/ 4A: 1st Circuit upholds affirms conviction for conspiracy to violate civil rights and use excessive force in deliberately injuring man arrested on DUI charge http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/18-1994P-01A.pdf Discrimination: federal judges temporarily block Trump administration’s transgender healthcare rule and Idaho’s attempt to prevent transgenders from competing in female school sports; Bostock looms (even though Gorsuch promised it wouldn’t)
https://apnews.com/52715601e10bfd01f48b8aa10cf22925 + https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/18/judge-blocks-idaho-law-preventing-transgender-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports/ Emoluments: 2nd Circuit won’t review emoluments case en banc; three cases ready for Supreme Court to take up https://reason.com/2020/08/17/second-circuit-refuses-to-take-emoluments-case-en-banc/ Emergency Powers: could Congress or the President force everyone to wear masks in the pandemic? Law prof says no. https://reason.com/2020/08/16/the-constitutionality-of-a-federal-mask-mandate-part-ii/ 1A Religion: community college professor in Arizona prevails against CAIR-backed Muslim student who objected to being tested on factual course material unfavorable to Islam; not an ‘establishment’ of religion https://reason.com/2020/08/18/court-rejects-constitutional-challenge-to-critical-teaching-about-islamic-terrorism/#more-8080773 1A: Law prof says protests outside particular homes can be banned, but restrictions must be content-neutral and not prevent marching through a neighborhood https://reason.com/2020/08/15/protests-outside-peoples-homes-residential-picketing-and-the-first-amendment/ 1A: 8th Circuit upholds restrictions on grand jurors’ speech; compelling state interest in preserving grand jury secrecy meets strict scrutiny test https://reason.com/2020/08/17/restrictions-on-grand-jurors-speech-upheld/ 1A: Iowa State University stops professor from threatening to expel students from class who argue against gay marriage, abortion, BLM, etc. https://reason.com/2020/08/18/iowa-state-english-professor-forbids-papers-against-gay-marriage-abortion-black-lives-matter/ 2A: Ninth Circuit holds California gun magazine ban and confiscation scheme unconstitutional; Biden wants the same gun magazine limit the Ninth Circuit just knocked down https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/federal-court-rules-california-gun-magazine-ban-and-confiscation-scheme-unconstitutional/ + https://reason.com/2020/08/19/joe-biden-does-not-understand-the-second-amendment/ 14A DP/EP: Maryland high court upholds Baltimore’s 300-foot restriction on food trucks https://reason.com/2020/08/18/tanstaafl-appears-for-the-first-time-in-a-court-opinion/ 14A EP: 5th Circuit finds all-male draft constitutional under controllling precedent, but signals different treatment of women might not withstand another Supreme Court look because they are now combat-eligible https://reason.com/2020/08/14/fifth-circuit-upholds-constitutionality-of-male-only-draft-registration-but-only-based-on-precedent/ Shame! on the rioters who tore down a statue of George Washington near L.A. city hall. Evidently, they would prefer living under a King and Britannia ruling the waves https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/14/watch-rioters-tear-down-george-washington-statue-at-l-a-city-hall/ |