Expert demolishes study claiming ‘U.S. has the most mass shootings’ (Constitution news round-up)

2A: Expert John Lott demolishes study claiming ‘U.S. has the most mass shootings’; U.S. ranks 58th; study author hiding data and won’t debate Lott
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/29/john-lott-jr-adam-lankford-botched-study-claiming-/
 
1A: Federal judge voids California’s 1923 ban on handgun advertising as violating free speech
https://freebeacon.com/issues/california-ban-handgun-advertising-ruled-unconstitutional-federal-court/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=1d9c32abb9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_12_11_16_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-1d9c32abb9-45628225

1A: student sues Wisconsin community college for preventing her from handing out religious-themed Valentine’s Day cards
https://freebeacon.com/issues/lawsuit-alleges-wisconsin-college-violated-students-first-amendment-rights/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=b1736473e2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_12_48_COPY_99&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-b1736473e2-45628225
 
1A: Rochester gives up on trying to enforce injunction relating to abortion clinic free speech buffer zone against a non-party
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/09/17/rochester-new-york-stops-denying-free-speech-of-pro-life-advocates/
 
Free expression: ‘report your friends and neighbors to the police for making insulting comments’. Soviet Union long ago and far away? Nope. UK today.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/09/11/u-k-police-urge-citizens-report-neighbors-offensive-insulting-speech/
 
2A: California to ratchet up ammunition controls next year; already, residents must buy their ammo in-state from state-approved vendors.
http://bwcentral.org/2018/09/californias-latest-attack-on-second-amendment-ammunition-controls/
 
2A: California bill (AB2888) expanding list of people who can ask for gun violence restraining orders advances to Governor’s desk
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/31/california-bill-to-expand-gun-takeaway-law-advances-to-governors-desk.html

2A: left-wing group funding public radio advocacy ‘journalism’ aimed at refining how to get gun control measures passed. #ExposeTheirMethods
https://idahofreedom.org/guns-america-left-wing-fund-embeds-firearms-focused-journalist-in-idaho/
 
5A: terror suspect claims Trump tweets calling for death penalty makes a fair prosecutorial decision impossible
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/09/07/terror-suspect-asks-judge-to-rule-out-death-penalty-due-to-trump-tweets/23520185/

8A: 9th Circuit rules prosecuting the homeless for sleeping outside is cruel and unusual punishment
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-idaho-homeless/prosecuting-homeless-for-sleeping-outside-may-violate-u-s-constitution-ruling-idUSKCN1LK26U

Sovereign immunity: Supreme Court to hear issue of whether a state can be forced into another state’s courts
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/09/18/interstate-sovereign-immunity-and-why-th

AG Jeff Sessions speaks against nationwide injunctions which used to be rare, but have hampered Trump 25 times in 2 years
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/09/13/jeff-sessions-nodding-to-justice-thomas-takes-new-swing-at-national-injunctions/?slreturn=20180814113358

Editorial: 9th Circuit intellectually dishonest in donor disclosure case; ignored record evidence of lack of necessity, state’s failure to safeguard names, and threats against AFP Foundation donors
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ninth-circuit-vs-free-speech-1536793415

Shame on John Brennan for calling on Deep State resisters to disobey Presidential order to declassify documents.  This would overturn the Constitutional order. None dare call it treason.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/john-brennan-hopes-individuals-of-conscience-will-block-trumps-declassification-order