Hundreds of jurisdictions declare themselves gun sanctuaries as nationwide movement spreads (Constitution news round-up)

Free speech video series continues with episodes 8 and 9 (government property, privacy)
https://reason.com/2020/01/28/free-speech-and-privacy-episode-9-of-my-free-speech-rules-youtube-video-series/

2A: Hundreds of jurisdictions declare themselves gun sanctuaries as nationwide movement spreads
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/479864-virginia-gun-control-fight-sparks-rush-to-join-2nd-amendment-sanctuaries

Virginia becomes 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but court fights anticipated over 40-year ratification process
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/27/virginia-ratifies-equal-rights-amendment-vote-star/

Nationwide Injunctions - Supreme Court stays nationwide injunction in ‘public charge’ rule case
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19a785_j4ek.pdf

• Justice Gorsuch blasts ‘cosmic scope’ of nationwide injunctions, saying they are nonjudicial and sow chaos; urges Supreme Court to re-examine the practice
  
  

Due Process: Federal Judge Concludes UConn Sexual Assault Hearing Likely Violated Due Process (defendant denied opportunity to confront witnesses)
https://reason.com/2020/01/25/federal-judge-concludes-uconn-sexual-assault-hearing-likely-violated-due-process/

14A Equal Protection: Utah judge cites government interest in protecting children against lewdness in ruling against woman who went topless in her own garage; other ‘Free the Nipple’ cases pending
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/us/tilli-buchanan-topless-utah.html

Separation of Powers - Board of Immigration Appeals ignores appellate court order, draws rebuke from 7th Circuit: courts have the Article III judicial power
https://reason.com/2020/01/24/the-bia-is-behaving-badly-and-judge-easterbrook-is-not-amused/

1A,4A: judge greenlights suit against Fish & Wildlife regulations restricting use of falcons in movies and product endorsements; regs also permit warrantless searches but Fourth Amendment claim dismissed
https://www.theepochtimes.com/court-finds-falconry-regulations-run-afoul-of-the-bill-of-rights_3219535.html

1A: rare prior restraint upheld against telling anyone a subpoena was received
https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/193124p2.pdf
 
1A: street musician challenges Houston’s time, place, and manner restraints on street performances
https://www.theepochtimes.com/lawsuit-seeks-freedom-to-busk-in-houston_3211680.html

1A Religion: terminating city firefighter after refusal to get vaccinated does not burden free exercise of religion because reasonable accommodations had been offered (5th Circuit)
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/18/18-51011-CV0.pdf
 
4A: strip search of prison visitor justified because of the suspicious way she was fiddling with her clothes (4th Circuit)
http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/182193.P.pdf

14A Equal Protection: same-sex marriage produces conundrums for who is listed as the ‘father’ on birth certificates (7th Circuit)
http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D01-17/C:17-1141:J:Easterbrook:aut:T:fnOp:N:2460609:S:0

14A: Air Force ban on deploying HIV-positive airmen is out of step with modern science (4th Circuit)
http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/191410.P.pdf

Dormant Commerce Clause: California’s new privacy law might conflict with the need for uniform regulation of the Internet
https://www.insightsassociation.org/article/does-ccpa-violate-us-constitution

Shame! New York City councilman says it’s ‘un-American’ not to allow noncitizens to vote.  If U.S. citizenship means so little to you, you are free to leave.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/26/nyc-councilman-un-american-not-give-voting-rights-non-citizens/

Shame! Connecticut Senate President Pro Tem says free speech is “unfortunate” because look at all the haters running around.  Sure.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/01/dem-lawmakers-in-ct-propose-new-police-dept-specifically-for-fighting-far-right-extremism-says-freedom-of-speech-is-unfortunate/

Kudos! to PragerU for video pointing out that the word ‘slave’ in the third stanza of the Star-Spangled Banner could easily have been used metaphorically to describe subservient status, not actual slavery
https://www.prageru.com/video/is-the-national-anthem-racist/