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1A Religion: Supreme Court rules baker need not work for same-sex wedding when the government deliberately targets religion in passing ordinance; broader questions left undecided
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/04/supreme-court-sides-with-masterpiece-cakeshop-in-same-sex-wedding-ruling/ 5A Due Process: Trump signs federal Right to Try legislation giving patients access to experimental drugs https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-on-healthcare-trump-signs-bill-giving-patients-right-to-try-experimental-drugs 5A: Supreme Court ducks case to force U.S. to provide abortions to illegal immigrant minors, calling it moot (abortion already performed). Strange argument: failure to provide abortion is ‘undue burden’ on abortion rights. http://bwcentral.org/2018/06/scotus-hands-trump-victory-keeps-intact-illegal-immigrant-abortion-policy-despite-aclu-objections/ 1A, Separation of Powers: union sues over Trump order limiting the time federal workers can spend on union business when they’re supposed to be working https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/31/union-sues-trump-for-telling-fed-workers-to-stop-doing-so-much-union-business-on-taxpayers-dime/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CapitolBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RBMVpXRTFOMkppWkRVdyIsInQiOiIrVnF1WUU5c2ZlQWx6T1dyQyswXC9rZXN5dytrS0NaQnJDTmQ5ZHpiWmY5VnpKeXBqRHZtbjYzS3g1TzNINmF2RjNmdkdUWXhlZFRmc1o3QTF4SXpuXC9ackNvdDZ3V0Q5OTNJZ2hybXlRUFMzQUs1V3A2eVlwQ2d6dlZNdHBXc0EzIn0%3D 14A Equal Protection: Sailor jailed for taking classified submarine photos sues Obama and Comey for selective prosecution (low likelihood of success) http://bwcentral.org/2018/06/ex-navy-sailor-pardoned-by-trump-says-hes-suing-comey-and-obama/ 14A Equal Protection: Virginia school district appeals ruling allowing transgender student to proceed with challenge to bathroom policy https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/04/school-board-fights-to-preserve-bathroom-policy-after-judge-oks-trans-students-lawsuit/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CapitolBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRjNE1HRmpZamsxWXpKaCIsInQiOiJVblFrNjFHZ2dsdjRRNHJQdWhNOVZnTnJyU0tBQkNYZklublluXC9oTzJEWjZwUlU2WlZaWkRvMnJkSVNoc2RmMXBWUFNMTkdhc1FhYk5ZdnlUWHZka01nN2dSOTRBTkJHZFkyaXo0YUg4ZHBaWGtMQXdaMUs1VFhITVl4eFBFSnQifQ%3D%3D 1A: free speech issue not reached in same-sex cake case; two Justices found compelled speech but two did not http://reason.com/volokh/2018/06/04/what-do-the-masterpiece-cakeshop-decisio 1A: Bradley Manning loses appeal; can’t invoke free speech as shield for giving national defense info to Wikileaks http://reason.com/volokh/2018/06/01/chelsea-manning-loses-wikileaks-first-am 1A: wrongly-named Liberty High School in Oregon wrongfully barred student from wearing Trump border wall t-shirt, federal judge rules http://reason.com/volokh/2018/05/31/liberty-comes-to-liberty-high-school-tru 4A: Delaware Supreme Court rules the Fourth Amendment does not bar the use of incriminating evidence revealed to an undercover officer friended on Facebook http://reason.com/volokh/2018/05/30/with-friends-like-these 4A: if qualified immunity blocks suits against officers, how else to punish violations of the Fourth Amendment without excluding evidence from trial? http://www.libertylawsite.org/2018/06/05/the-original-meaning-and-the-exclusionary-rule-fourth-amendment-clarence-thomas-collins-virginia/ 5A Double Jeopardy: NY Attorney General seeks state law to jail those like Dinesh D’Souza pardoned of federal crimes https://www.dailywire.com/news/31335/new-york-attorney-general-lets-prosecute-people-ben-shapiro?utm_source=shapironewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=060218-news&utm_campaign=position1 5A Self-Incrimination: intellectually-challenged 16-year-old murderer (susceptible to suggestion and subject of Netflix show) argues confession not voluntary after police gave him ‘right’ answers to say during interrogation http://reason.com/volokh/2018/05/30/will-making-a-murderer-make-its-way-to-t 5A right against self-incrimination trumps state civil forfeiture law, Iowa Supreme Court rules. Unconstitutional to require individuals challenging forfeiture to disclose how they acquired the property. https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2018/05/30/iowa-supreme-court-rules-civil-forfeiture-laws-violate-fifth-amendment-upholds-pleading-the-fifth/#5aedff771655 14A Equal Protection: “Latino, Asian-American Groups Sue Over Citizenship Question” https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maryland/articles/2018-05-31/latino-asian-american-groups-sue-over-citizenship-question 14A Equal Protection: Michigan judge loses challenge to forced retirement age; state doesn’t explain it but the policy can’t be said to be irrational. http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/18a0097p-06.pdf Chevron: Wisconsin Supreme Court may lead the way in changing approach to courts deferring to agencies –“ three levels of deference: great weight deference, due weight deference or no deference” https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/wisconsin-case-separation-of-powers-leave-judging-to-judges/ Amendments: Equal Rights Amendment only needs one more state for ratification, but get ready for fight about deadline expiring; seen as overturning all anti-abortion laws http://www.lifenews.com/2018/05/31/equal-rights-amendment-that-could-overturn-every-pro-life-state-law-nationwide-ratified-in-another-state/ Amendments: article summarizes arguments, pro and con, for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment after long delay https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/can-a-dormant-proposed-constitutional-amendment-come-back-to-life Treaties: Supreme Court takes case that could give half of Oklahoma to Muscogee Indians http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/muscogee-nations-could-own-half-of-oklahoma/ Mark Levin: Progressivism concentrates power and is thus incompatible with the U.S. Constitution https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/gavi-greenspan/levin-progressivism-and-constitutionalism-cant-function-together-theyre-oil-and Woodrow Wilson hated the Constitution because he believed in technocrats and experts, not democracy or We the People https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/30/woodrow-wilsons-case-against-the-constitution/ 4A: it’s the 90th anniversary of Olmstead case allowing warrantless wiretapping (overturned in 1967 Katz case) https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/olmstead-case-was-a-watershed-for-supreme-court Constitution’s citizenship for ‘Indians not taxed’ became full birthright citizenship for all Indians in 1924 law; full voting rights delayed until 1965 https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-in-1924-all-indians-made-united-states-citizens Ready for Your Quiz? Beach incident with underage drinker raises host of issues: do you have to give the cops your name? Submit to a breathalyzer? Can cops turn their body cams off? Etc. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/05/qa_heres_what_you_should_know_about_the_woman_punc.html Shame! Eric Holder urges Justice Department employees to defy Trump in Spygate to ‘protect the institution’, - where is that in the Constitution? https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/23/holder-urges-dojfbi-unconstitutionally-defy-presid/ 1A: political correctness and attacks on free speech indicate budding tyranny, with thought control the endpoint http://thefederalist.com/2018/06/06/todays-two-main-political-camps-pro-thought-versus-anti-thought/ Secret court in U.S. jails activist for publishing the truth, gags media, orders outlets to delete articles. Then I woke up. (Thank heaven for the U.S. Constitution. This is why we fight for it.) https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/29152-secret-u-k-proceedings-send-activist-to-prison-gag-media Comments are closed.
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