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Muslim female genital mutilation beyond the power of Congress to regulate, judge says (Constitution news round-up)

11/29/2018

 
Commerce Clause: Muslim female genital mutilation is local criminal activity beyond the reach of Congress to regulate, judge says in expansive ruling knocking down federal FGM statute
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2018/11/20/female-genital-mutilation-michigan/1991712002/

Appointments Clause: Supreme Court is asked to rule whether acting Attorney General appointment is lawful
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whitaker/trumps-attorney-general-appointment-challenged-at-supreme-court-idUSKCN1NL2KV

5A Due Process: federal judge issues temporary order blocking implementation of Trump asylum rules steering asylum claimants to ports of entry
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/11/20/san-francisco-judge-blocks-asylum-ban-for-aliens-who-cross-border-illegally/

5A Fundamental Rights: After Supreme Court rebuke, trial judge puts Climate Kid’s lawsuit on hold to allow government to appeal to 9th Circuit
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/11/26/is-kids-climate-case-coming-to-an-end

Discrimination: Trump administration asks Supreme Court for expedited review of its new policy excluding most transgender people from military service; policy currently blocked by 3 lower court orders
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/transgender-in-the-military-dispute-reaches-supreme-court

5A Due Process: in America, we have the right to cross-examine witnesses, confront our accusers in court, and the presumption of innocence. New campus sexual assault rules should not be controversial.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/38453/insane-aclu-now-opposes-accused-students-having-so-ben-shapiro

14A Fundamental Rights: 19 states ask Supreme Court to overturn appeals court, uphold Indiana’s ban on Down Syndrome abortion
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/11/20/19-states-ask-the-supreme-court-to-uphold-indianas-down-syndrome-abortion-ban-n2536269

1A: Baby parts sting video maker asks Supreme Court to terminate Planned Parenthood’s intimidation lawsuit designed to stifle First Amendment rights (SLAPP suit)
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/11/28/planned-parenthood-desperately-tries-to-stop-more-videos-exposing-it-selling-aborted-baby-parts/

10A Commandeering: Oregon sues Trump administration for withholding federal grants for state’s refusal to cooperate on immigration matters
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/oregon-ag-sues-trump-over-sanctuary-state-funding-oregons-18th-lawsuit-costing-over-100000/

Art 1, Sec 2: Defeated Congressman challenges Maine’s ranked-choice voting law
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/13/opinion-poliquins-suit-unlikely-to-prevail-on-constitutional-grounds/

2A: NRA sues Washington State after gun control referendum passes banning sale of semi-autos under age 21, requiring handgun purchasers to allow searches of their medical records, etc.
https://freebeacon.com/issues/nra-saf-file-suit-block-new-washington-gun-control-law/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=b2035b2b5d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_19_02_14_COPY_123&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-b2035b2b5d-45628225
 
2A: courts uphold Colorado’s large-capacity magazine ban (again)
https://www.skyhinews.com/news/in-setback-to-gun-advocates-colorados-large-capacity-magazine-ban-survived-yet-another-court-challenge/
 
State Constitution: Kentucky Supreme Court upholds state’s right-to-work law
https://freebeacon.com/issues/right-work-wins-kentucky/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=b2035b2b5d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_19_02_14_COPY_123&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-b2035b2b5d-45628225

Shame! St. Louis County’s Parkway School District fires teacher for thanking students for standing and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/st-louis-teacher-fired-after-thanking-kids-for-standing-during-pledge-of-allegiance/

Shame on Brooklyn federal district court judge LaShann DeArcy! She demoralized new Americans in citizenship ceremony by telling them to ‘take a knee’.  They freely chose America. You couldn’t be any more disrespectful of their choice.  
 https://spectator.org/judge-tells-new-citizens-to-take-a-knee/


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