Trump has constitutional authority to stop the caravan (Constitution news round-up)

Trump has inherent executive authority and delegated authority from Congress to stop illegal alien caravan from entering U.S.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/president-trump-has-full-constitutional-power-to-stop-the-border-invasion-even-without-congress/

14A Due Process: Alabama Supreme Court affirms sentence for murder of unborn child, criticizes Roe v. Wade as patently illogical
https://www.wnd.com/2018/10/shocker-court-rules-unborn-baby-a-person/

1A: Supreme Court takes case with implications for social media; case tests whether a public access television network run by private operator is a free speech forum
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/16/supreme-court-case-could-decide-fb-twitter-power-to-regulate-speech.html

Nationwide Injunctions: 9th Circuit panel appears skeptical of nationwide injunction barring Trump administration from issuing rules creating exceptions to Obamacare’s birth control mandate
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-birth-control-9th-circuit-20181019-story.html

1A: Oregon baker asks Supreme Court to resolve compelled speech question left over from Masterpiece
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/22/bakers-fined-135k-over-wedding-cake-appeal-to-supreme-court/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell%22&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRVMVlUQTBNRFEwTldWaiIsInQiOiJNYlwvQVBjQmlFd3VzSTU3ZVN6Tk83YVlcL29OU1ZxRTZkYnJMdUtzMHZYSlJWU01zbUJoQjlUQ0ZaamwyZlhpRFJYalMxZ0VoRVZoMHhHYVA3cUpqakdjRDdKK2xhTmY3Q3o0dFNhYjJzb05KUGo5eVwvMHVNVWVrNzAzZnlUWVwvVDcifQ%3D%3D

1A: Christian filmmakers argue before 8th Circuit that state’s order to ‘cover gay weddings or go to jail’ unconstitutionally compels speech in violation of beliefs
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/october/christian-filmmakers-appeal-to-8th-circuit-to-make-films-celebrating-marriage-between-one-man-one-woman

1A Religion: 7th Circuit finds no assault on religion in school district’s decision not to provide second Catholic school with busing.
http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2018/D10-11/C:17-2333:J:Ripple:dis:T:fnOp:N:2232584:S:0

2A: When do ammunition taxes, microstamping requirements, and ammo limits excessively burden the right to bear arms?
https://thefederalist.com/2018/10/15/left-doesnt-just-want-take-guns-also-ammo/

5A,6A: new conditions in written sentence handed down after sentencing hearing violate opportunity to be heard and right to be present at sentencing (5th Circuit)
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/17/17-40033-CR0.pdf

14A Equal Protection: separate opinion blasts ‘tawdry and disreputable’ police tactic of stash house reverse stings, as race-based targeting
http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/10/15/16-50061.pdf#page=17

14A political bias in public accommodations: Ruby Tuesday restaurant in North Carolina denies service for Trump t-shirt; dollars went to Texas Roadhouse, instead
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/family-denied-service-at-ruby-tuesday-in-roanoke-rapids-north-carolina-over-pro-trump-t-shirt-video/?fbclid=IwAR0b98qGaMVhL8vnTew_lZBFOjErAmB9RpqaQjbXJXcvAvjMCA2zOZzR7ac

14A Property rights – Ohio owner wants homeless tent city on his property, city says it’s a zoning violation, neighboring apartment dwellers cite nuisance spilling over to them. Who should win?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/us/akron-homeless-tent-city.html

14A Liberty Interest: Georgia judge writes in favor of a constitutional right to home-school (legal in most states, but by statute). What part of ‘children are not state property’ do you not understand?
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/10/23/constitutional-right-to-home-school

Commerce Clause: Maryland asks Supreme Court to uphold its generic drug price-gouging law which 4th Circuit knocked down as attempt to regulate transactions beyond state borders
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-frosh-drugs-20181019-story.html

Economic Freedom: proposal from Louisville council members appears to renege on city’s agreement with food truck vendors reached in June
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/louisville-city-living/2018/10/11/louisville-food-trucks-new-vending-zones/1600022002/

New book says America’s problems are not attributed to the U.S. Constitution which has performed well and shown remarkable staying power
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/10/22/the-sprightly-230-year-old/

Shame! Paul Krugman claims without a shred of evidence Trump will disregard the Constitution after the election, urges government officials to disregard Presidential orders. Go back to economics! #StickToYourKnitting
https://www.yahoo.com/news/paul-krugman-warns-trump-poised-065936913.html