9th Circuit orders disclosure of AFP (Koch Brothers) donors to state of California (Constitution news round-up)

1A: 9th Circuit orders disclosure of AFP (Koch Brothers) donors to state of California; says donors won’t be deterred from donating or face harassment
http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/09/11/16-55727.pdf

1A: Trump’s exhortation "get 'em out of here" during 2016 campaign rally did not incite to riot, 6th Circuit rules
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/09/11/then-candidate-trumps-speech-at-rally-wa

1A: cheerleaders prevail against school district which attempted to ban Bible verses on banners at football games
https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2018/09/11/faithful-cheerleaders-win-major-court-battle

Justice Department to meet with state AGs to discuss whether social media companies are “intentionally stifling” free speech
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/405177-justice-to-convene-meeting-on-whether-social-media-companies-are
 
100+ Facebook employees form group to promote space for ideological diversity within their ‘intolerantly liberal’ company
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/technology/inside-facebook-employees-political-bias.html

1A: Ben Shapiro and conservative student group sue UMinn for viewpoint-based discrimination in refusing to offer speech venue on main campus
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35514/university-minnesota-tries-dismiss-lawsuit-shapiro-hank-berrien
 
Executive Overreach: federal judge refuses to kill DACA at preliminary injunction stage, but makes clear he thinks it’s unconstitutional
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/10/01/request-to-end-daca-from-multiple-states-denied-by-federal-judge.html
 
2A: 3D gun blueprints for sale on flash drives after judge blocks free release online
https://mashable.com/2018/08/28/3-d-gun-files-sold-online-flash-drive/#VYfMvDpbCmqY

14A Affirmative Action – Justice Department joins suit against Harvard for suppressing Asian-American applicants
https://freebeacon.com/issues/justice-department-joins-discrimination-suit-harvard/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=505ab61e58-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_30_10_27_COPY_94&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-505ab61e58-45628225

14A: feds reopen case against Rutgers for creating a hostile environment for Jewish students
https://zoa.org/2018/09/10378469-zoas-title-vi-case-against-rutgers-reopened-by-us-civil-rights-office/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2018-09-05-zoas-title-vi-case-against-rutgers-reopened-by-us-civil-rights-o
 
14A: Local and state rights commissions are runaway trains, untrained left-wing political hacks trampling separation of powers, free speech, and due process; have power to entrap, fine, investigate and gag (podcast)
https://fedsoc.org/events/civil-rights-commissions-enforcers-of-social-justice

14A: Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission arrogates to itself the power to puff up ‘sex’ to include ‘gender’ to broaden reach of statute to cover sexual orientation and transgender discrimination claims
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/05/pennsylvania-agency-goes-around-legislature-to-impose-gender-ideology/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJFMVl6Z3haR1V5TURZMCIsInQiOiJlQUVsZ1pJUlNwS25NZ01KYU9QV2ozWmdzQWxCcnlPRWg5a0JtQ1IrTlppb3lUNWI1VHJ3WEloNGFzTkVxK1hSc2ROMWNoU0FqUjF3RmRWaUlTZm96RG5jeVBNZDdPWDN2Q3VsWXp0NnB0ZGZcL05rZ01md3NGUVdEckNlMVYwdnEifQ%3D%3D
 
14A: federal appeals court tosses lower court’s injunction against Michigan law eliminating straight-ticket voting, finds no evidence law (which many states have) was racially motivated
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/07/an-obama-judge-said-michigans-voting-law-was-racially-motivated-a-higher-court-disagrees/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJFMVl6Z3haR1V5TURZMCIsInQiOiJlQUVsZ1pJUlNwS25NZ01KYU9QV2ozWmdzQWxCcnlPRWg5a0JtQ1IrTlppb3lUNWI1VHJ3WEloNGFzTkVxK1hSc2ROMWNoU0FqUjF3RmRWaUlTZm96RG5jeVBNZDdPWDN2Q3VsWXp0NnB0ZGZcL05rZ01md3NGUVdEckNlMVYwdnEifQ%3D%3D
 
14A Fundamental Rights: U.S. judge strikes down Texas law requiring dignified burial of abortion remains – ‘unduly burdens abortion right’ (Casey analysis)
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/09/05/judge-strikes-down-texas-law-requiring-proper-burial-for-aborted-babies/

1A Religion: Masterpiece baker seeks to expand Supreme Court ruling beyond hostility to religion by certain officials to hostility by government in general
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/08/29/christian-cake-baker-turns-the-tables-sues-colorado-for-anti-religious-bias/

4A: Texas Medical Board engaging in warrantless searches of doctor’s offices in ‘back-door gun control’ effort
https://aapsonline.org/aaps-news-september-2018-health-care-voters/

Eminent Domain: South African constitution does not limit “property” to land; changing it would authorize confiscation of homes, trademarks, pension funds, etc. without compensation
https://fee.org/articles/south-africa-s-expropriation-plan-puts-all-property-in-danger-not-just-farmland/

8A: Oregon attorneys argue sentencing juveniles for murder to 30 years with possibility of parole after that amounts to unconstitutional life sentence for juveniles
http://www.nepr.net/post/oregon-attorneys-are-challenging-some-states-juvenile-sentencing-laws

9A: Kavanaugh rejects ‘fountain of rights’ theory of 9aA; would limit declaration of unenumerated rights to those ‘rooted in history and tradition’
 https://reason.com/blog/2018/09/06/brett-kavanaugh-dodges-question-about-th

Political bias in Public Accommodations: Houston Starbucks boots customers for wearing ex-Muslim t-shirts
https://pjmedia.com/trending/ex-muslim-customers-kicked-out-of-houston-starbucks-for-wearing-ex-muslim-t-shirts/

Chevron: deference is a many-splendored thing and will remain covertly even if Chevron is overturned; courts will defer to agency findings of fact, etc.
https://www.stanfordlawreview.org/online/deference-conservation-foias-lessons-for-a-chevron-less-world/

A socialist command economy is incompatible with limited government having only specified powers under the Constitution
http://constitutionstudy.com/2018/08/27/015-why-is-socialism-viewed-so-favorably-in-the-us/

Shame! Beto O’Rourke campaign asks VFW to take down U.S. flags for campaign appearance; VFW Commander says “hell, no.... I can’t believe any American would ask us to do that”
https://www.redstate.com/brandon_morse/2018/09/07/beto-orourkes-campaign-requests-vfw-hall-take-american-flags-rally/

Penn State campuses to celebrate Constitution Day with extensive activities including posters, free pocket Constitutions, bus trip to Flight 93 Memorial
https://news.psu.edu/story/535126/2018/09/06/campus-life/constitution-day-events-scheduled-penn-state-campuses