Court Rules Harvard Can Discriminate in the Name of Increasing Diversity (Constitution news round-up)

14A: federal judge rules it is permissible for Harvard to discriminate against qualified Asian applicants in the name of increasing diversity. 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/01/affirmative-action-federal-judge-oks-harvard-universitys-use-race/1992078001/

1A: New York City Human Rights Commission bans the term “illegal alien” (blatantly unconstitutional)
https://nypost.com/2019/09/26/city-bans-calling-someone-an-illegal-alien-out-of-hate/

Indefinite Detention: federal judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to end the Flores agreement and institute longer detention of illegal alien families with children
https://usaherald.com/judge-blocks-trump-administrations-attempt-end-flores-agreement/

Impeachment: it’s amusing to hear people who don’t care a whit about the Constitution cite the Constitution in their impeachment arguments - they’re so transparent.  E.g.:
https://www.lawfareblog.com/does-giulianis-work-ukraine-violate-appointments-clause

1A: The fight is on to force Catholic hospitals to perform sex change operations in California
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/09/26/in-california-the-right-to-gender-transition-is-threatening-religious-liberty/

1A: House Dems may seek legislation to strip tax-exempt status from SPLC-designated ‘hate groups’
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/26/democrats-want-to-revoke-nonprofit-status-from-pro-life-organizations-because-theyre-hate-groups/

Due Process: Mississippi city argues in court illegal aliens have no constitutional rights. (Sorry, but this is a losing argument; 5A/14A due process clauses cover ‘persons’, not just citizens)
https://www.insider.com/ismael-lopez-undocumented-immigrant-constitutional-rights-2019-9

14A Due Process: see if you can decipher what constitutes an ‘undue burden’ on abortion rights after federal judge upholds 2 Virginia abortion restrictions and knocks down 2 others. #CrazyQuilt
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/abortion/463754-federal-judge-upholds-portions-of-virginia-abortion-laws

Preemption: D.C. Circuit panel upholds FCC decision to rescind net neutrality rule, but leaves states free to adopt their own rules
https://reason.com/2019/10/01/d-c-circuit-upholds-fcc-decision-to-rescind-net-neutrality-but-rejects-fcc-attempt-to-preempt-conflicting-state-law/

Due Process Right to a Fair Trial: Supreme Court to hear arguments in case limiting insanity; implications for other situations where the definition of ‘crime’ is important
https://reason.com/2019/10/01/can-states-eliminate-the-insanity-defense/

Kudos! To the 5-year-old boy so upset by American flag touching the ground he recites the Pledge of Allegiance (captured on doorbell camera)
https://www.westernjournal.com/little-boy-captured-familys-doorbell-camera-reciting-pledge-allegiance/