Tea Party Youth
  • Home
  • Gallery
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • About
  • National Conference
  • Youth Rights
  • Links

Youth Truth

Republicans ask Supreme Court to block redistricting map drawn by state court

2/28/2018

 
Republicans ask Supreme Court to block redistricting map drawn by state court, allege violation of Constitution’s Elections Clause
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania-gerrymandering-case-republicans-sue-federal-court-20180221.html

20 states sue to end Obamacare; upheld as a tax but, after individual mandate repealed, all that’s left is unconstitutional affront to the Commerce Clause
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/20-states-sue-trump-administration-to-end-obamacare-after-mandate-repeal/article/2650106

Idaho lawmakers reject call for convention of states to amend Constitution
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/feb/09/after-much-debate-idaho-lawmakers-reject-call-to-a/

Federal appeals court puffs up Title VII gender discrimination to include sexual orientation, protects gays against workplace discrimination. Supreme Court will have to decide this.
https://www.law.com/sites/newyorklawjournal/2018/02/26/2nd-circuit-en-banc-decision-upholds-protection-against-sexual-orientation-bias/

1A,14A: Libertarian, Constitution Parties win suit against South Dakota restrictions on ballot access
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2018/02/22/judge-sd-violates-u-s-constitution-restricting-third-political-parties/363074002/

1A: Major suit filed against Twitter’s political censorship; California has legal doctrine recognizing some private facilities as public forums
https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/important-free-speech-case-filed-against-twitter/

1A: Rhode Island proposal to tax violent video games probably unconstitutional as a tax on protected speech
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/02/27/ri-proposal-to-tax-violent-video-games
 
1A,8A,14A: proposed trespassing law in Idaho possibly overbroad; would criminalize innocent actions, critics say
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article201103539.html

1A Religion: Does Obamacare violate the free exercise clause by preventing people from turning their healthcare over to the Lord?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2018/02/21/religious-liberty-suit-against-obamacare-will-move-forward/#70b03d4b5426

14A EP/DP: 5th Circuit gives anti-bail movement partial victory. Defendants must be given opportunity to show what they can pay.
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/17/17-20333-CV0.pdf

14A: federal judge strikes Colorado provision requiring signatures of 2% of voters in each district for ballot initiatives; violates one-person, one-vote rule
https://www.csindy.com/TheWire/archives/2018/02/15/colorados-amendment-71-violates-the-us-constitution-federal-judge-says

Lawsuits filed in 4 states challenging ‘winner-take-all’ method of Electoral College
https://www.law.com/sites/therecorder/2018/02/21/boies-led-coalition-challenges-winner-take-all-method-of-electoral-college/?kw=Boies-Led%20Coalition%20Challenges%20%22Winner-Take-All%22%20Method%20of%20Electoral%20College&et=editorial&bu=Law.com&cn=20180221&src=EMC-Email&pt=AfternoonUpdate&slreturn=20180122085708

Copyrights and patents vital to success of the country; Founders far-sighted in giving Congress the power to grant them (Article 1, Section 8)
http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2018/02/19/patents-copyrights-constitution/id=93941/

‘Dormant Commerce Clause’ theory has enabled courts to strike many restrictive state laws and create nationwide free trade zone
http://www.libertylawsite.org/2018/02/27/the-most-important-constitutional-doctrine-youve-probably-never-heard-of/

Thomas: rely on the text of a statute, not committee reports. Sotomayor: legislative history can be helpful
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/02/25/justices-thomas-and-sotomayor-debate-leg

Gorsuch one year on: has voted with Thomas every time; looks to be a strong originalist.
http://www.libertylawsite.org/2018/02/20/justice-gorsuch-so-far-originalism-defended/

‘United States of the Earth’ among proposed Constitutional amendments that never made it
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/five-unusual-amendments-that-never-made-it-into-the-constitution

retweet
Senator Rand Paul‏Verified account @RandPaul Feb 8
Government's job is not to get you stuff, or to get somebody else's stuff for you. It's to preserve your liberty.
 
Shame: “Leftists Demand Revolutionary War Reenactors Use Sticks Instead of Guns”.  Another attack on the founding.
https://www.truthrevolt.org/news/leftists-demand-revolutionary-war-reenactors-use-sticks-instead-guns

Framers celebrated newly finished Constitution with $15,000 worth of beer and wine
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-george-washington-bar-tab-20180222-story.html

Comments are closed.

    Author

    various


    Archives

    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016

    Categories

    All
    Constitution Minute
    Contributed Articles
    In The News

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Gallery
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • About
  • National Conference
  • Youth Rights
  • Links