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Coronavirus  Restrictions  Strike  Some  as  Tyranny,  But  They’re  Just  State  Police  Powers  in  Action  (Constitution  news  round-up)

3/18/2020

 
“Nashville Business Owners Defy Mayor and Remain Open! – Say Order to Close Bars and Restaurants on Broadway Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/nashville-business-owners-defy-mayor-and-remain-open-say-order-to-close-bars-and-restaurants-on-broadway-is-unconstitutional/
 
Police Powers: Yes, states can constitutionally close bars and ban large events to stop the spread of disease. 
https://reason.com/2020/03/16/can-the-government-just-close-my-favorite-bar/
  •  I’ll start to worry when and if these restrictions start to outlive their rationale. 
 
1A Compelled Speech: Ohio professor disciplined for refusing to use a transgender’s preferred pronoun will appeal dismissal of case
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/13/professor-punished-for-not-using-preferred-pronouns-appeals-after-judge-dismisses-case/
 
1A: Janus, who won Supreme Court case forbidding forced union dues, asks high court to order refund of $3,000 he paid
https://www.theepochtimes.com/supreme-court-asked-to-decide-if-state-workers-unconstitutional-compulsory-union-dues-must-be-repaid_3275703.html

Free Expression: “Canadian dad trying to stop daughter’s ‘transition’ to male faces charges for speaking to media”
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-dad-trying-to-stop-daughters-transition-to-male-faces-charges-for-speaking-to-media
 
Freedom of Religion: Illinois religious freedom and conscience protection laws mostly protect Catholic nurse who objected to birth control and abortion-referral duties, state appellate court rules.
https://reason.com/2020/03/13/court-rules-mostly-for-catholic-nurse-who-objected-to-newly-imposed-birth-control-and-abortion-referral-duties/
 
2A: mental patient released 20 years ago and living without incident can’t get his gun rights back because scientific evidence shows mental patient pose an increased risk of suicide and violence well after they are released.
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/03/11/18-36071.pdf
 
4A: 7th Circuit upholds ‘ShotSpotter’ alert (which triangulates sound of gunfire) to justify vehicle stop; system in use by 100 police departments
http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D03-11/C:19-2054:J:Flaum:aut:T:fnOp:N:2486041:S:0

8A Cruel and Unusual: denial of transitioning to transgender inmate is not deliberate indifference  to a serious medical need (11th Circuit)
http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201814096.pdf

War Powers: If Congress is serious about wanting its war powers back, it must also be serious about the shouldering the responsibility that comes with it
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/03/05/clawing-back-constitutional-war-powers/

Amendments: stopping Presidents from waging endless war, abolishing the income tax, and other ideas for amending the Constitution
https://fee.org/articles/5-constitutional-amendments-americans-should-consider-asap/

State Constitutions: “Kentucky House Passes Constitutional Amendment Specifying There’s No Right to Abortion”; measure moves to state senate
https://freebeacon.com/issues/kentucky-house-passes-constitutional-amendment-specifying-theres-no-right-to-abortion/


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