Supreme Court Hands Religious Schools a Win (Constitution news round-up)

1A Religion: Supreme Court rules states cannot bar religious schools from scholarship programs; case involves Montana, but 38 states have similar laws. 
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/30/883074890/supreme-court-montana-cant-exclude-religious-schools-from-scholarship-program

14A Fundamental Rights: Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to have hospital admitting privileges
https://www.kltv.com/2020/06/29/supreme-court-strikes-down-louisiana-abortion-clinic-law/

Separation of Powers: Supreme Court rules CFPB director whom President cannot fire is unconstitutional, but lets agency stand
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/06/29/supreme-court-rules-law-creating-director-of-cfpb-unconstitutional-severs-removal-clause-retains-agency/

1A: Bill to ban hate speech from social media is still pending in New York (the drumbeat to outlaw hate speech is growing louder)
https://reason.com/2020/07/01/n-y-state-bill-to-ban-hate-speech-from-social-media/

Free Expression: House Dems harassing conservative nonprofits (again); demand years of communications from 23 nonprofits with Marathon Petroleum on rollback of Obama-era fuel efficiency mandates
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ramping-up-the-speech-intimidation-11593381524?mod=opinion_lead_pos3

2A: federal judge strikes down Jackson, Mississippi’s open carry ban; open carry legal in the state
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/17/district-judge-strikes-down-mississippi-mayors-open-carry-ban/

Separation of Powers: it’s OK for federal courts to adjudicate intrabranch disputes between federal agencies when at least one agency is independent
https://reason.com/2020/06/30/when-one-federal-agency-sues-another-in-federal-court/

State Constitutions: California pro-affirmative action amendment to be decided by ballot in November election; critics say it would legalize racism and sexism
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/ca-senate-democrats-votes-remove-anti-discrimination-amendment-state-constitution

Shame!

• On the Democratic Party for asserting that celebrating the 4th of July at Mt. Rushmore is “glorifying white supremacy” (Abraham Lincoln was doing exactly that when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation, uh huh)
  https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-democrat-party-begins-demonizing-mount-rushmore-refers-to-july-4-celebration-as-glorifying-white-supremacy
• On Robert Morris University for removing the word ‘freedom’ from ID cards because it is now supposedly offensive to minorities (Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.  Freedom is a good message for everybody.)
  https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/06/pennsylvania-university-remove-word-freedom-cards-petition-says-offensive-minorities/
• On music editor Lyndsey Parker and Yahoo for publishing column asserting the Star-Spangled Banner is “blatantly racist”.  You dishonor the memory of the black patriots who fought and died for America in the Revolutionary War.
  https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/06/yahoo-publishes-column-calling-blatantly-racist-national-anthem-replaced/
  
  

Kudos! to Katelyn Rowland, the only National Women’s Soccer player who did not take a knee when the National Anthem was played at a game in Utah
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/06/29/lone-national-womens-soccer-player-shows-real-courage-by-standing-during-national-anthem-940641