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Supreme Court turns away Pa GOP’s challenge to court-drawn electoral map; basically saying such juidicial intervention compatible with republican form of government (Guarantee Clause)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/19/dems-net-five-congressional-seats/ Preemption: “Federal Court Allows Texas To Enforce Governor’s Anti-Sanctuary City Law” http://bwcentral.org/2018/03/boom-federal-court-allows-texas-to-enforce-governors-anti-sanctuary-city-law/ California city passes resolution purporting to opt out of California’s sanctuary state laws. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-los-alamitos-sanctuary-exemption-20180318-story.html 14A DP: federal judge throws out L.A.’s ‘gang injunctions’, effective crime-fighting tool which prevent people from associating with gang members, etc. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/16/calif-judge-bars-la-from-enforcing-gang-restrictions-that-authorities-credited-with-reducing-crime.html 1A: suit allowed to proceed for refusing an ad in a radical lawyers association dinner program booklet deemed a ‘public accommodation’ http://reason.com/volokh/2018/03/19/court-allows-lawsuit-against-ideological 1A: California college holds public event on Islam, but chides questioners, calls cops, tries to stop videotaping. https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/269628/campus-cops-crack-down-questions-about-islam-gary-fouse 1A: we should move back to the Founders’ understanding of libel and afford more protection to the expression of opinion https://cei.org/content/freedom-speech-should-protect-all-opinion 1A: Wolff ‘Fire and Fury’ book about Trump is speech funded by a corporation and thus protected by controversial Citizens United decision http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/377599-did-you-enjoy-fire-and-fury-thank-citizens-united-for-it 1A: Federal Election Commission acknowledges it can’t ban political books http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/377643-the-feds-have-acknowledged-they-cant-ban-books-and-it-only-took-43-years 2A: The hidden hand of the Left: “‘March For Our Lives’ Now Operating Under Dark Money Nonprofit Advocacy Group” http://freebeacon.com/issues/march-lives-now-operating-dark-money-nonprofit-advocacy-group/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=a1b1493bc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-a1b1493bc7-45628225 2A: Gun grabbers out themselves – talk up “taking a huge number of guns away from a huge number of gun owners.” http://bwcentral.org/2018/03/finally-a-honest-article-that-pretty-much-lays-out-what-anti-gun-liberals-want-to-do/ 4A: police violated right to privacy when forced defendant to masturbate to compare to pix sent to girlfriend http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/162174A.P.pdf 8A: Supreme Court declines to hear sweeping challenge to constitutionality of the death penalty https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/sites/nationallawjournal/2018/03/19/scotus-turns-back-broad-death-penalty-challenge/?kw=SCOTUS%20Turns%20Back%20Broad%20Death%20Penalty%20Challenge&et=editorial&bu=National%20Law%20Journal&cn=20180319&src=EMC-Email&pt=Breaking%20News&slreturn=20180219112950 10A: Sessions is wrong; “nullification is as American as apple pie” https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/28481-on-nullification-sessions-and-doj-get-it-wrong 14A DP: South Carolina students’ challenge of Disorderly Conduct law may go forward; law too vague to give notice of what constitutes an offense http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/171367.P.pdf 14A DP: challenge by civil detainee held 8 years under California’s sexual predator law may go forward (9th Circuit) http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/03/12/14-55320.pdf Supreme Court takes first Contract Clause case in a generation, could breathe life back into former cornerstone of limited government https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2018/03/13/the-supreme-court-will-soon-decide-uphold-the-contract-clause-or-let-it-die/#4d1a8bf835a1 Supreme Court passes up chance to end Auer Deference to federal agencies interpreting their own regulations http://reason.com/volokh/2018/03/19/justices-thomas-and-gorsuch-argue-for-re The Constitution is a contract and the Progressives have breached it with their ‘living document’ theories and judicial departures starting with the New Deal http://www.trevorloudon.com/2018/03/the-constitution-of-the-united-states-as-a-contract/#more-44608 Secession of the South proves the Constitution is a freedom document, not a slavery document. http://www.libertylawsite.org/2018/03/14/the-constitution-a-pro-slavery-or-anti-slavery-document-allen-guelzo-responds-3-5ths-clause-controversy/ Supreme Court 101: History and Basics. And, of course, Marbury v. Madison where the Court arrogated power it didn’t have under the Constitution https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/history-of-the-us-supreme-court-part-1/4298690.html 1A: How NOT to do the First Amendment – students throw rocks and damage vehicles during national school walkout https://www.nbcnews.com/video/california-students-turn-violent-during-anti-gun-rally-1170647619609?v=a Shame! Nashville high school students tear down, stomp on U.S. flag during national school walk-out http://fox17.com/news/local/metro-schools-responds-to-video-of-unruly-protest-at-antioch-high-school Comments are closed.
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