Caravan migrants sue Trump (Constitution news round-up)

5A Due Process: Caravan migrants sue Trump, claim he can’t shut down asylum process (statute arguably says he can)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/migrants-traveling-to-us-sue-trump-government-claim-violation-of-constitutional-rights?fbclid=IwAR2zBWvVAd13Io5WOuJT6w7fHgBynq9oYZR7maunsHOFzO-YToXX6VJPbGs

5A Fundamental Rights: Supreme Court refuses to stop climate kids case, refers government to 9th Circuit for relief
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-declines-to-stop-climate-change-lawsuit-filed-by-young-activists-2018-11-03/

Emoluments: federal judge green-lights emoluments case against Trump, opening door for critics to get his financial records
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/03/trump-emoluments-case-ruling-financial-records-tax-returns

1A Religion: Supreme Court takes 40-foot war memorial cross case
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/supreme-court-takes-bladensburg-peace-cross-case

Age Discrimination: Supreme Court unanimously rules age discrimination statute applies to state and local government units, no matter how small
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/11/06/justices-unanimously-extend-reach-of-federal-age-discrimination-law/?slreturn=20181006123028

14A Fundamental Rights: Anti-abortion amendments pass in Alabama and West Virginia; would criminalize abortions there if Supreme Court overturns Roe and returns autonomy on abortion to the states
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/415417-alabama-passes-anti-abortion-amendment

2A: free speech claims may go forward against New York for pressuring banks and insurance companies not to deal with the NRA, federal judge rules
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/11/06/nras-free-speech-claims-against-ny-offic

1A Compelled Speech: professor sues school that punished him for refusing to use transgender’s pronoun of choice
http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/10640

1A: federal court denies preliminary injunction against allegedly defamatory political campaign ad
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/11/02/no-preliminary-injunction-against-allege
 
1A: Massachusetts ballot question attempts to overturn Citizens United by establishing commission to propose amendments to cut corporate, union, and non-profit political spending
https://turnto10.com/politics/massachusetts-ballot-question-seeks-to-change-us-constitution

2A: Supreme Court again turns away challenge to California’s ban on carrying handguns in public
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2018-11-05/us-supreme-court-rebuffs-challenge-to-california-gun-restrictions
 
Equal Protection: “Jewish Trump Supporters Denied Service at NYC Restaurants” (issue of political bias in public accommodations is begging to get litigated)
https://news.grabien.com/story-jewish-trump-supporters-denied-service-nyc-restaurants

14A Fundamental Rights: ordering invasive medical exams without parental notice or consent, after removing children from home on suspicion of child abuse, is unconstitutional (9th Circuit)
http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/10/31/16-56657.pdf

Rule of Law: lawlessness begets lawlessness; sanctuary cities beget caravans, violent protests beget wider intimidation, etc. (Victor Davis Hanson)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/02/if-we-dont-enforce-the-law-we-get-anarchy/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Top5?&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RWaU0ySmhNV001WkdZMiIsInQiOiJta2pxSmk5SGgxNGYwaXdhTityTkFHXC9odjZNR20wbE1zVFo1d3Boblk3K0hKeE1Ja3RId0VndktOVkRYQ0tleklcL2ZRbk5cLzhpU2hYK1pGVHhLWXVmU3hWcjNaVUNDSVAwNzczRG12NkQzdWJ4Zkd1OGxSU1VxRkVGUDlkM0xKMyJ9

Kudos to Missouri store for creating giant sculpture of the U.S. Constitution to educate the public on the importance of having a document that sets our basic ground rules
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/earth-outdoor-store-creates-giant-metal-sculpture-of-us-constitution/1550606455