All-male military draft held unconstitutional (Constitution news round-up)

14A Equal Protection: federal judge in Texas rules all-male military draft unconstitutional (declaratory judgment only; no court order). #WelcomeToEquality
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/federal-judge-rules-male-only-military-draft-unconstitutional/

14A Equal Protection: Trump may issue executive order prohibiting government use of flawed and overreaching ‘disparate impact’ theory which dispenses with need to prove discriminatory intent in race cases.
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/02/14/trump_looks_to_end_numbers-only_bias_theory_governing_american_life.html

5A Fundamental Rights: Climate Kids submit brief to 9th Circuit in interlocutory appeal of whether ‘riight to a sustainable environment’ case should proceed to trial
https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2019/02/24/kids-climate-plaintiffs-juliana-climate-rights/

5A Fundamental Rights: federal judge in Philadelphia dismisses claim there is a constitutional rights to a “life-sustaining climate system”, expressly disagreeing with Oregon judge who affirmed such a right in Climate Kids case
https://www.theepochtimes.com/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-trump-climate-rollbacks_2810039.html

1A: Supreme Court turns away workplace ‘Fight for 15’ buttons dispute; how broadly to read Janus will have to wait for another day
https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2019/02/25/scotus-rejects-push-to-expand-janus-broadly-to-workplace-disputes/?slreturn=20190127153617

1A: Supreme Court hears case testing whether public access television is subject to free speech rules
https://www.theepochtimes.com/supreme-court-skeptical-that-public-access-tv-is-the-public-square_2815468.html
 
1A: ”Defendant Has No First Amendment Right to Wear "Black Lives Matter" T-Shirt at Trial”
http://reason.com/volokh/2019/02/22/defendant-has-no-first-amendment-right-t
 
1A: Washington statute that criminalized cyberstalking - "anonymous or repeated" speech intended "to harass, ... torment, or embarrass" is unconstitutional because it outlaws protected speech (federal judge, Washington state)
http://reason.com/volokh/2019/02/22/cyberstalking-ban-violates-the-first-ame
 
1A: Mississippi engineer licensing board’s attempt to stop tire shop business from using the name ‘Tire Engineers’ violates commercial free speech rights (5th Circuit)
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/18/18-60144-CV0.pdf
 
Free Expression - London police arrest street preacher, take his Bible
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/shock-video-london-police-arrest-black-christian-and-take-his-bible-for-preaching-jesus-is-on-the-way-accuse-him-of-racism-and-islamophobia/
 
1A Free Press: 12-year-old reporter schools Arizona police officer on the First Amendment - yes you can record their faces and put them on the Internet
https://www.wonkette.com/12-year-old-reporter-makes-arizona-cop-look-like-doofus-because-he-is-one

Gun Rights: “Venezuelans Now Regret Giving Up Their Guns to Socialist Chavez Regime”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/venezuelans-now-regret-giving-up-their-guns-to-socialist-chavez-regime/
 
6A: California judge rules undercover baby parts videos will be public during the trial
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/02/22/judge-denies-request-to-block-planned-parenthood-videos-exposing-sales-of-aborted-baby-parts/
 
8A: Supreme Court sends death row case back to Alabama; condemned prisoners must understand what they are being executed for; this one had strokes and says he can’t remember his crimes
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/politics/supreme-court-alabama-death-row-case/index.html

Commerce Clause: 40 projects on hold awaiting outcome of suit arguing Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls should only be used to maintain the Turnpike, not fund other transportation projects.
https://www.philly.com/transportation/septa-projects-halted-pennsylvania-turnpike-suit-truckers-penndot-20190225.html

Amendments: Equal Rights Amendment goes down to defeat in Virginia
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/02/21/virginia-legislature-defeats-era-that-would-force-residents-to-fund-abortions/

Judicial nomination points up schism on the right - some conservatives questioning appointment of libertarian Neomi Rao who appears to be pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-open borders and a fan of making up new fundamental rights.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/fight-judicial-nominee-neomi-rao-reveals-big-schism-right/

Presidential contender Kamala Harris was born in California to two noncitizen parents - natural born citizen?
https://www.thepostemail.com/2017/12/04/california-constituent-sen-kamala-harris-not-natural-born-citizen/?fbclid=IwAR0X4yc5d8dl1kBA0l_6E6JFpQxafkTUeTfcI5bEhG6_rjwqJfBW3rwjmaA