Republicans Rebuke Democrat Senators for Threatening the Supreme Court (Constitution news round-up)9/4/2019
Separation of Powers: All 53 Republican senators rebuke 5 Democrat senators for threatening the Supreme Court and assaulting judicial independence in gun case https://www.theepochtimes.com/all-gop-senators-rebuke-5-dems-for-assault-on-judicial-independence_3067363.html 1A Press: The government deciding what is fake news? FEC chairwoman and Defense Department moving in this direction. This is trouble. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/09/election-meddling-far-left-federal-election-commission-chairwoman-targets-conservative-online-news-outlets-video/ + https://news.yahoo.com/u-unleashes-military-fight-fake-134326896.html Discrimination: Supreme Court is asked to take 3 cases presenting question of whether ‘sex’ in the Civil Rights Act includes sexual orientation and gender identity; do agencies really have that power or should it be left to Congress to decide? https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/3/civil-rights-act-supreme-court-cases-decide-sexual/ 1A: unions fighting Janus mandatory dues decision at the state level; 100 bills to skirt Supreme Court ruling introduced https://freebeacon.com/issues/union-leaders-launch-janus-counterattack/ + https://freebeacon.com/issues/suit-pa-unions-continue-to-charge-fees-ruled-unconstitutional/ 1A Religion: Peace cross case to figure prominently in suit against New Hampshire VA hospital for Bible display https://freebeacon.com/issues/veterans-face-off-in-court-over-bible-display-in-v-a-hospital/ 2A: 4th Circuit rules Charleston church shooting victims can sue U.S. over lapses in vetting gun purchasers https://bwcentral.org/2019/08/charleston-mass-shooting-victims-can-sue-u-s-over-gun-purchase-court/ 1A Free Press: court restores press pass of punk reporter who swore at President Trump in the Rose Garden https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/09/obama-appointed-judge-orders-white-house-to-restore-playboy-reporter-brian-karems-press-credential/ 1A Religion: 3rd Circuit rules Pennsylvania House need not give nontheists opportunity to offer the invocation https://reason.com/2019/08/30/short-circuit-a-roundup-of-recent-federal-court-decisions-17/ 4A: 11th Circuit becomes 11th court of appeals to uphold nationwide remote-access computer search in child pornography cases; this warrant exceeded magistrate’s authority but officers relied on it in good faith http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201714915.pdf 4A: 1st Circuit upholds search of package believed to contain methamphetamine even though warrant application mistakenly included wrong attachment describing a different package https://reason.com/2019/08/30/short-circuit-a-roundup-of-recent-federal-court-decisions-17/ Discrimination: a church cannot take control of an entire town and discriminate against nonmembers or use the town’s resources to advance the church’s interests (the infamous Warren Jeffs again) http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/08/26/17-16472(3).pdf 1A: proposed Alaska Bar Association rule to combat discrimination by lawyers threatens free speech and religious liberty http://www.law.state.ak.us/pdf/press/190809-Letter.pdf 2A: 7th Circuit again upholds Chicago’s ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines https://www.npr.org/2019/08/29/755551838/u-s-appeals-court-in-chicago-again-upholds-laws-banning-assault-weapons 5A Self-Incrimination: panel discusses compelled decryption of smartphones https://fedsoc.org/events/compelled-decryption 14A Due Process: a criminal court that depends on fines for a substantial portion of its budget is acting unconstitutionally in not providing a neutral forum https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2019/08/30/federal-court-declares-new-orleans-debtors-prison-unconstitutional/#733dcf79221f Electoral College: opponents of the National Popular Vote Compact in Colorado gathered enough signatures to place a referendum on the 2020 ballot to repeal enabling state legislation https://www.theepochtimes.com/colorado-voters-may-exit-from-national-popular-vote-compact_3065783.html Federal prosecutor in Ohio files anti-Semitism charges, warns white nationalists they don’t have a constitutional right to have people listen to their garbage, but others do have the right to live and worship in peace https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/08/29/Prosecutor-warns-white-supremacists-while-announcing-charges-over-anti-Semitic-threats/8841567132605/?ts_=6 Shame! on the woman who destroyed several U.S. flags in Virginia neighborhoods https://fraudscrookscriminals.com/2019/08/30/virginia-woman-arrested-for-destroying-american-flags-in-several-neighborhoods/ Kudos! To Nexstar television for starting the broadcast day on its 171 stations with the National Anthem https://commonsensepost.com/2019/09/01/nexstar-tv-stations-to-begin-playing-national-anthem-every-day-starting-labor-day/ Comments are closed.
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