Texas asserts sovereignty against Congress (Constitution news round-up)

10A: Texas asserts sovereignty against Congress, refuses to comply with investigative demands
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/16/texas-asserts-sovereign-immunity-against-congress/

1A Religion: Christian student, forced to recite the Islamic conversion creed, petitions Supreme Court to hear her case
https://pjmedia.com/faith/christian-student-forced-to-write-islamic-conversion-creed-appeals-case-to-supreme-court/?fbclid=IwAR3nQr9S4uca1tjYobs36aKCl_rQGTjcg3QdYj9FUantdHoG6kZ0ziu-0EM
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https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/u-s-school-fails-student-for-refusing-to-recite-islamic-prayer/#7IzTb1X1li4HBk4L.99

1A: “White House Won't Sign Global Pact To 'Combat Extremism' Due To 1st Amendment Concerns”
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-15/white-house-wont-sign-global-pact-combat-extremism-due-1st-amendment-concerns

8A Cruel and Unusual: 9th Circuit hears case from Idaho transgender inmate demanding sex reassignment surgery
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/16/723583909/court-to-rule-on-sex-reassignment-surgery-for-idaho-inmate

14A Fundamental Rights: federal judge wants to hear more evidence, vacates his own decision striking down Virginia law preventing nurses from performing abortions as undue burden on constitutional right
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/05/15/judge-reverses-his-own-decision-striking-down-virginia-ban-on-nurses-doing-abortions/

 “AG Barr blasts federal judges who impose nationwide injunctions”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ag-barr-blasts-federal-judges-who-impose-nationwide-injunctions

1A: courts split on whether state anti-BDS laws violate the First Amendment
https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-efforts-to-quell-israel-boycott-movement-raise-free-speech-objections-11557943165?mod=hp_listb_pos1
 
1A: residential sign ordinance unconstitutionally overbroad; effectively outlawed Welcome Home banners, Happy Birthday balloons, security stickers, and Christmas lights
https://reason.com/2019/05/21/restriction-on-signs-on-residential-property-violates-first-amendment/
 
Free Expression: Ontario anti-hate bill could outlaw all public demonstrations by Christians (deemed offensive by Islamists, LGBT, etc.)
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/canada-moves-to-ban-christians-from-demonstrating-in-public-under-new-anti-hate-proposal/
 
Free Expression: Giving primacy to diversity has hurt free expression - safe spaces, speech codes, censorship of ideas, etc.
https://www.lawliberty.org/2019/05/15/how-the-diversity-mission-has-limited-free-expression-on-campus/

1A Press: raid on San Fran freelancer’s home looking for name of source raises questions under California journalist shield law
https://reason.com/2019/05/15/police-raid-on-journalists-home-has-grave-first-amendment-implications/
 
2A: California bill would expand red flag law to allow co-workers, employers, and faculty to request court to take guns away
https://pjmedia.com/trending/ca-dems-legalizing-soviet-style-reporting-of-legal-gun-owning-co-workers/
 
“New York Wants To Force All Gun Owners To Buy A Million Dollar Liability Policy”
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-09/new-york-wants-force-all-gun-owners-buy-million-dollar-liability-policy

Double Jeopardy: bill to allow state charges against someone receiving a presidential pardon advances in New York
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/05/21/New-York-Assembly-passes-bill-closing-double-jeopardy-loophole/9901558485944/?mph=4

5A Takings: is airport terminal worth the $17 million it cost to build it or $0 because it had yet to turn a profit?
https://fedsoc.org/events/government-takings-litigation-update-through-the-lens-of-love-terminal

5A Takings: pipeline companies taking land under court orders but not paying owners for years; Supreme Court asked to hear case on ‘take first and pay later’ condemnations
}https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2019/05/13/the-supreme-court-should-end-pipeline-companies-build-first-pay-later-use-of-eminent-domain/#46d1ca7e6cc9
 
Economic Freedom: Florida bill aims to reduce crime by reducing occupational licensing requirements which make it harder for ex-cons to find work
https://ij.org/press-release/florida-legislature-passes-fresh-start-amendment-to-clear-the-path-to-jobs-for-individuals-with-criminal-records/

19A: it’s the 100th anniversary of the House passage of women’s right to vote
https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-president-celebrates-the-centennial-the-19th-amendments-passage-the-house

14A: Plessy ‘separate but equal’ decision one of Supreme Court’s worst ever
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/plessys-place-in-the-list-of-worst-supreme-court-decisions

Kudos! Boy from Navy family arranges discount at Lowe’s so more of his neighbors can fly American flag
https://wtkr.com/2019/05/13/chesapeake-boy-takes-action-to-spread-patriotism/

Shame! Co-captain of United States Women’s national soccer team stomps her little foot, says she’ll probably never sing the National Anthem again because this President makes her so mad
https://www.dailywire.com/news/47169/us-womens-soccer-co-captain-ill-probably-never-hank-berrien