New Video - Why We Have the Second Amendment (Constitution news round-up)

New short video from Potomac Tea Party: Citizens, Give Up Your Guns! - Why We Have the Second Amendment
https://www.potomacteaparty.com/videos.html

Travel Ban? Sanctuary Cities? Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Immigration and the Constitution (radio archive)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/americanstatesman/2018/07/11/american-freedom-watch-radio--chris-wright

10A: preliminary ruling knocks down most of Trump effort against California sanctuary state laws, but employers may still cooperate with ICE
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/05/trump-sanctuary-cities-ruling-695286

Art I, Sec 2 / 14A: lawsuit objecting to citizenship question on census allowed to proceed
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/manhattan-judge-says-lawsuit-challenging-census-citizenship-question-can-move-forward
+ It’s all about the money.
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/complaint.pdf

14A Due Process: suit against Trump campaign and Roger Stone for DNC email hack dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction
https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2017cv1370-72

Janus fall-out: Supreme Court removes bar against class actions against unions for recovery of forced dues
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/supreme-court-throws-out-ruling-riffey-case-protections-unions-class-action-lawsuits

Art I, Sec 8: measure offered to reclaim congressional authority over tariffs
http://www.libertylawsite.org/2018/06/27/tariffs-a-constitutionalist-grows-in-washington/

1A/14A: Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Marquette U breached employment contract by suspending prof for blog post
http://thefederalist.com/2018/07/09/wisconsins-marquette-decision-big-win-free-speech-signals-trouble/
 
1A free exercise: Supreme Court orders another look at qualified immunity case brought by woman police ordered to stop praying in her own home
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/17-742_c185.pdf
 
1A: Supreme Court takes retaliatory arrest case – is it retaliatory if probable cause to arrest exists, but arrest likely would not have happened without constitutionally protected speech?
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/06/28/supreme-court-trying-again-on-the-first

Chuck Schumer Asks If Mosques Will Be Monitored For “Hate Speech” - Gets Threatened With “Hate Speech” Prosecution For Asking. Then I woke up and realized I live in a country with free speech.
https://freedomoutpost.com/uk-lord-asks-if-mosques-will-be-monitored-for-hate-speech-gets-threatened-with-hate-speech-prosecution-for-asking/

FEC itching to further regulate political speech on the Internet; clamp down on viewpoints they don’t like
http://thehill.com/opinion/technology/395595-free-speech-means-a-free-internet-even-if-democrats-dont-like-it

Free Speech: “Refusal to Use Preferred Gender Pronouns Costs British Doctor His Job” #FreeYourInnerFascist
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/09/refusal-to-use-preferred-gender-pronouns-costs-british-doctor-his-job/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWXpnMU5qTmxNRFk1TkRnMiIsInQiOiJFOHlaWEhtXC9QMjk0U1cwaEhHb1k0bHhzaVY5MHRyMWozeG8zNkRjVGtKZU5YSytXaExiTFNtRGZsTjlIak5jZ0labVJrNm9obVpnVzFRTDRqbXZEZ1pmWFZvbXpIeUpkdHRJNm11NVVQUlZaeVwvZHdDNmgxU0d2dTdFQktKUG11In0%3D
 
NYT: Conservatives have too much free speech. It’s just not fair. #FreeSpeechForMeButNotForThee
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/politics/first-amendment-conservatives-supreme-court.html

The Left is pushing to make free speech a collective right that is the sole property of the government and certain privileged demographic groups, not individuals
http://www.freemarketcentral.com/post/14706/new-york-times-declares-that-conservatives-take-unfair-advantage-of-the-first-amendment

1A Establishment of Religion – group files complaint over Bible in POW display at Okinawa naval hospital
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/27/group-files-ig-complaint-against-navy-over-bible-pow-mia-display.html
 
1A Establishment of Religion – Christian group sues Boston over refusal to allow Christian flag at City Hall during nearby event
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/07/christian_group_camp_constitution_is_suing_the_city_of_boston_over_flag
 
2A: “26 Illinois counties have passed ‘gun sanctuary’ resolutions.”
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180708/26-illinois-counties-have-passed-gun-sanctuary-resolutions-are-they-constitutional
 
2A: “Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill on Tuesday allowing for temporary gun confiscation without any due process in Massachusetts”
http://bwcentral.org/2018/07/massachusetts-governor-signs-gun-seizure-bill/
 
2A: Here’s how many dictators took over the U.S. today – ZERO. Thank you, Framers, for the Second Amendment!  Rebutting mindless CBC story here -
https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/national-today-newsletter-us-gun-violence-1.4722108

2A: UN Programme of Action on small arms is an assault weapon aimed at the U.S. Second Amendment
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/29424-us-promises-full-implementation-of-un-gun-control-agreement

4A:  conservatives on the Supreme Court continue to misapply the 4th Amendment, failing to rein in administrative subpoenas issued without probable cause.
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/high-court-flubbed-chance-to-stop-bureaucrats-with-illegal-subpoenas/

8A: Colorado Supreme Court case presents question whether Eighth Amendment (via incorporation doctrine) protects corporations against excessive fines by a state
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/07/03/excessive-fines-clause-and-corporations

14A Equal Protection: it’s time to evaluate effects of disparate impact theory (“why does the agency believe disparate impact liability will survive strict scrutiny? What's the compelling interest? [Is]  it narrowly tailored to achieve that purpose?”
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/07/09/the-trump-administration-should-conduct

14A Equal Protection: group asks for full-Third Circuit review of order opening Pennsylvania school’s restrooms and locker rooms to transgender students
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/02/legal-group-appeals-ruling-favoring-opening-pa-schools-restrooms-locker-rooms-to-transgender-students/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWm1JNU1qUmpOakJtTWpNMSIsInQiOiJzOEdHU21KYUNJa3Z3RjgwOHpxT2UwS04yRkFJODFUKzQ5V0xxbzYrYkpjcFhKNUNaOTNwZEpwUGN1djBUSXIwSWpZS1ZkNldaeEIrakh1eVJBM0NQS29JNHZPVTlsNTg3aVVPWUhpZmpYQzJSY2N4aCs4QzFGSGQ1d1BSdSttVSJ9

14A Equal Protection: Trump admin junks Obama guidance promoting race to achieve diversity in college admissions
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/03/politics/trump-administration-college-admissions/index.html

Equal Protection – #WalkAway guy was denied service; another case of political bias in public accommodations. Apparently legal in New York. #NewYorkDiscriminates
https://heavy.com/news/2018/07/brandon-straka-denied-service-walkaway/

14A Due Process:  federal judge rules there is no fundamental right to learn to read and write in suit against Michigan officials for failing Detroit schools
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/education/federal-judge-says-theres-no-fundamental-right-to-learn-to-read-and-write/69-569587369

14A Due Process: in victory for Planned Parenthood, preliminary injunction blocks as undue burden Indiana law requiring info on patients with abortion complications
https://apnews.com/527f4c13f5744e86b8f2522c5adf8c77/Judge-temporarily-blocks-abortion-reporting-rule-in-Indiana

Deference: Mississippi Supreme Court scuttles deference to state administrative agencies
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/07/10/mississippi-supreme-court-rejects-chevro

Appointments Clause: Russian firm accused of election meddling moves to dismiss case on grounds Mueller unlawfully appointed
https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-billionaire-prigozhin-firm-concord-management-internet-troll-factor-moves-dismiss-us-election-meddling-case-mueller-unconstitutional/29320612.html

State Constitutions: “Hunting and fishing constitutional amendment passes, heads to NC voters”
https://www.wral.com/traditional-methods-what-exactly-would-hunting-and-fishing-amendment-allow-/17653184/

Article V Convention: lawsuit against 2017 Missouri Convention of States resolution dismissed (N.B. – COS hasn’t gotten anywhere this year)
https://www.missourinet.com/2018/06/29/lawsuit-against-missouri-legislatures-convention-of-states-resolution-tossed/

Amendments: ‘evolving Constitution’ jurisprudence is stunting the amendment process
http://www.libertylawsite.org/2018/06/27/the-problems-with-declaring-procedurally-valid-constitutional-amendments-to-be-unconstitutional/

Amendments: the Constitution already protects women; Equal Rights Amendment is useless and dangerous
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/22/the-false-premise-of-the-equal-rights-amendment/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTUdFMU5tRTBNVGxqWkRNeCIsInQiOiIwQzdsQkdjUmduUHhUdDl4bkhURWNPT0RqWlM1aStcL2VHa2NEVHJhWkJyRFFVeHgxTUVcL0t0T3lwbVVpMFJCZTd5RnhoZmNcLzlqbXlHVWVaWkR6M1VGblF1aG5PVVBnSVwvaTZlbUwzc3lsSmhyKytONzRCSGxYMFhkMFppOGdOZ3IifQ%3D%3D

Using Masterpiece to full advantage: constrains public agency treatment of religious belief; could block teaching radical sex ed agenda to schoolchildren
http://www.missionamerica.com/article/free-school-sex-ed-slaves-after-cakeshop-decision/

Art IV Sec 3: meaning of constitutional provision on formation of states could be tested if initiative to break California into 3 pieces passes
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/02/bid-to-split-california-into-3-states-gains-traction-could-it-really-happen.html

The two faces of Justice Sutherland’s jurisprudence: blessed limited government in domestic affairs, but enabled imperial presidency in foreign affairs
https://reason.com/archives/2018/07/01/when-the-supreme-court-blessed

Essay on the meaning of the Declaration of Independence – pegs the natural rights foundation of the American Idea
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/07/04/what-the-declaration-of-independence-sai

Worth more than a Monet! “10 fascinating facts about the Declaration of Independence”
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-fascinating-facts-about-the-declaration-of-independence

Country music group slams Facebook for censoring patriotic song ‘I Stand for the Flag’
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/07/03/facebook-slammed-for-censorship-country-groups-patriotic-song.html

Shame! Extreme Left St. Paul Mayor cancels July 4th fireworks because they ‘cost too much’, but private donations would have covered the cost
https://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/06/no-fireworks-for-you-st-paul/