Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strike California sanctuary law (Constitution news round-up)

Defending the Constitution - build a fortress around the American Idea! (new video from Potomac Tea Party)
https://www.potomacteaparty.com/videos.html

Killing the Political Right - CCGN Pushes Back on “Free Speech is Killing Us” Article
http://www.liberato.us/pushback-network.html

Supremacy Clause: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strike California law barring cooperation with federal immigration officials
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/28/california-sanctuary-law-scotus/

4A: FISA court rules FBI accessed NSA data to systematically spy on Americans without any suspicion of illegal activity
https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/fisa-court-ruled-that-fbi-improperly-used-nsa-surveillance-data-to-snoop-on-americans/

14A Fundamental Rights: federal judge temporarily blocks near-total Alabama abortion ban
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/29/politics/alabama-abortion-ban-blocked/index.html

8A: state judge strikes down South Carolina civil asset forfeiture law
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2019/10/22/south-carolina-judge-declares--civil-forfeiture-unconstitutional/

5A,8A,Taxing Power: CRS report flags constitutional problems with Pelosi drug pricing plan
https://www.statnews.com/2019/10/25/report-pelosi-drug-pricing-bill-unconstitutional/

1A: Why the golden age of free speech jurisprudence may not last: “51 percent of Millennials want fines or jail time for 'hate speech'”
https://freebeacon.com/issues/poll-majority-of-americans-want-first-amendment-rewritten/

1A: judge greenlights Rep. Devin Nunes suit against Twitter
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/10/judge-approves-devin-nuness-lawsuit-against-twitter-opens-door-for-thousands-of-conservatives-mistreated-by-social-media-giants/

Free Expression: EU court decision purports to ban social media criticism of European politicians worldwide
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/33630-eu-court-big-tech-must-censor-critics-of-politicians-worldwide

1A Religion: Supreme Court turns away appeal by Christian student forced to say Islamic prayer in government school
https://www.wnd.com/2019/10/supremes-no-problem-teacher-forcing-christian-student-voice-islamic-prayer/
 
1A Religion: University of Iowa officials must pay attorney’s fees out of their own pockets after kicking religious groups off campus for not having leaders from another faith
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/10/15/after-getting-kicked-off-campus-this-christian-group-got-justice/

2A: ICYMI - “Venezuelans regret gun ban, 'a declaration of war against an unarmed population'”
https://www.foxnews.com/world/venezuelans-regret-gun-prohibition-we-could-have-defended-ourselves

2A: ACLU calls new California gun control laws a significant threat to civil liberties
https://www.oann.com/california-passes-broad-series-of-gun-seizure-laws/

4A: federal judge in Tennessee rules surveillance cameras placed in open fields are allowed without a warrant because there is no expectation of privacy (4A property rights rationale not discussed)
https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/treecamera.pdf

6A: you have the right to defend yourself at trial but, if you do a really bad job, don’t complain about it later (6th Circuit)
http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/19a0251p-06.pdf

Habeas Corpus: reference to “Thou shalt not kill” commandment tainted jury verdict in sentencing phase of death penalty case
http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/185.P.pdf

Administrative State: critics wrangling over means agency use when real problem is agencies are now unconstrained when it comes to pursuing unlegislated ends (Richard Epstein)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/how-bad-constitutional-law-leads-bad-regulations/600280/

Administrative State: Trump orders curtail agency use of guidance documents (no more ‘secret law’)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/10/15/how-trumps-new-executive-orders-protect-the-public-against-the-administrative-state/

Freedom of the Press - today’s media is a threat to the country, but “the First Amendment was meant to protect speech, not industries.”
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2019/10/media-threat-america-daniel-greenfield/

“Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution”
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/clarence-thomas-lost-constitution/

“‘Social justice’ degrades our constitutional rights” - property rights, presumption of innocence, etc. are in jeopardy
https://www.themainewire.com/2019/10/social-justice-degrades-our-constitutional-rights/

Shame! NBA star LeBron James denounces free speech in China controversy
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2019/10/14/lebron-caves-to-china-blasts-uneducated-rockets-gm-free-speech/

Kudos! Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal stands up for free speech
https://freebeacon.com/politics/shaq-defends-american-values-stands-up-for-free-speech/

Sales of U.S. Constitution up 60% in Trump era
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-makes-constitution-cool-again-credited-for-record-60-sales-spike