Connecticut Girls Sue Over Letting Biological Boys Compete in Girls Sports (Constitution news round-up)

14A: Connecticut girl athletes file federal complaint over school rule allowing transgenders into athletic events; biological boys rewriting the record books and denying college scholarships to the girls
http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/10816

Free Expression - draft executive order would direct FCC, FTC to scrutinize tech company censorship of the Right; critics say it smacks of speech police
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/tech/white-house-social-media-executive-order-fcc-ftc/index.html

Separation of Powers: Dems call Trump’s foreign aid freeze unconstitutional blockage of Congressional appropriations
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/7/democrats-accuse-trump-violating-constitution-over/

Kirsten Gillibrand files brief telling Supreme Court conservatism is sick and threatens court-packing legislation to ‘heal’ the Court. #NiceSmileTeethOfIron
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-dems-deliver-stunning-warning-to-supreme-court-heal-or-face-restructuring

17A: federal court to decide whether appointed Sen. McSally can serve 27 months without special election
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/08/09/9th-circuit-decide-martha-mcsally-appointment-last-until-2020-election/1968936001/

1A: federal appeals court greenlights Baton Rouge cop’s lawsuit against BLM organizer for his part in  injuries cop suffered during protest; conduct is not speech
https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/08/12/appeals-court-finds-no-constitutional-issue-with-blm-activist-deray-mckesson-being-held-liable-after-cop-injured-in-2016-protest/

1A: federal workers union suit alleges interpretation of Hatch Act keeping them from advocating impeachment or using #resist online violates free speech
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/08/14/Federal-workers-sue-for-the-right-to-criticize-Trump/3731565771694/

 1A: “Texas Appellate Court Strikes Down Electronic Harassment Statute” - ban on online speech unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.
https://reason.com/2019/08/09/texas-appellate-court-strikes-down-electronic-harassment-statute/

2A: The Problem with 'Red Flag' Laws (new article)
https://www.potomacteaparty.com/red-flag-laws.html

5A Eminent Domain - D.C. Circuit reaffirms “Kafkaesque” practice of letting private companies use eminent domain and issue ‘petitions for rehearing’ without triggering federal appeal rights
https://reason.com/2019/08/09/short-circuit-a-roundup-of-recent-federal-court-decisions-14/

10A: federal judge rules Trump administration can’t withhold law enforcement grants from sanctuary Portland (but last month 9th Circuit found a ‘bonus point’ system kosher)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/federal-judge-rules-trump-administration-cant-punish-for-sanctuary-status_3037996.html
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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/452862-9th-circuit-rules-in-favor-of-trump-admin-in-sanctuary-city-case

14A: article suggests reparations fail Supreme Court test for allowing ‘reverse discrimination’ against whites; no ‘compelling governmental interest’ that would survive ‘strict scrutiny’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/would-reparations-for-slavery-be-constitutional/2019/08/12/76677182-ba10-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html?noredirect=on

14A: married male couple wins battle in Utah Supreme Court against state law requiring at least one surrogate parent to be female. 
https://reason.com/2019/08/09/short-circuit-a-roundup-of-recent-federal-court-decisions-14/

14A: federal judge buys artificial ‘gender identity’ construct baloney, hands transgender student a win in a bathroom case; another transgender case is pending before the Supreme Court. #AntiScience
https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/updated-judge-gloucester-school-board-violated-gavin-grimm-s-rights/article_4293319f-2b53-5fca-bb03-e97a9cf7d750.html?utm_source=NEWS%20-%20RTD%20Virginia%20Politics%20Insider&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RichmondTimesDispatch&utm_content=_RTD%20Virginia%20Politics%20Insider

14A: federal judge in Alaska rule Christian women’s shelter cannot be forced to admit transgender
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/14/christian-womens-shelter-doesnt-need-to-admit-trans-woman-court-rules/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWW1Zek9UazJNemt6TTJJMyIsInQiOiJoYmUycUdmK1VWaUd2NkhCODRLdVRDdDlmZnAxSndlUmpJbFJVNkkzZTZEZyt2dEUzUTQyWnhBNUZGa3BwWjVlSmJNTGNGQ3BYRHhPTDZZUjNIaTRrcWZJbzg2ZVNNUXJuaGIwdUVJMzh1K0pTWXpNRlVrUGJKZDlxUlhoVitUQyJ9

Article I, Section 10: North Dakota law retroactively changing terms of contracts between manufacturers and dealers of farm equipment violates the contract clause (Eighth Circuit)
https://reason.com/2019/08/09/short-circuit-a-roundup-of-recent-federal-court-decisions-14/

Article suggests replacing Chevron deference with giving additional but not conclusive weight to agency determinations
https://www.lawliberty.org/2019/08/09/replacing-chevron-with-a-sounder-interpretive-regime/?utm_source=LAL+Updates&utm_campaign=809a0b52e2-LAL_Daily_Updates&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_53ee3e1605-809a0b52e2-72412809

Kudos! to U.S. Olympic Committee for preparing to punish U.S. athlete who took a knee at Pan Am Games in violation of commitment to refrain from political demonstrations
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/far-left-athlete-protesters-may-face-sanctions-after-disrespecting-flag-anthem-and-country-at-pan-am-games/