Prepare to Defend Our First Amendment If Biden Gets In (Constitution news round-up)

Biden hiring anti-free speech zealots who call for censorship of the Internet and speech controls.   Townhall  NewsBusters

Federal appeals court upholds Harvard’s affirmative action admissions policies that discriminate against Asians in a case likely headed to the Supreme Court (1st Circuit).  Daily Signal

Justice Alito defends religious liberty, gun rights in speech.  Washington Free Beacon

1A: Federal judge in New York grants temporary order against ordinance requiring people to ‘be nice’ during town council meetings as unconstitutionally vague.  Volokh Conspiracy
 
Free Expression: YouTube took down a video that told the truth about the Quran containing hateful verses.  Jihad Watch
 
1A Religion: federal judge in North Carolina refuses to block irreverent book from 9th grade classroom; parents can’t show harm or that the school has established a religion.  News & Record
 
14A: San Francisco regulations favoring recent over long-time taxi medallion owners do not violate equal protection; rational for city to want to help new owners deal with ride-sharing competition.  9th Circuit
 
Copyright: No copyright protection for memoirs because they purport to be factual and facts are fair game.  Eleventh Circuit
 
Shame! on the wacko WaPo for calling for the abolition of the Electoral College.  OK, while we’re at it, let’s abolish your First Amendment rights to a free press!  Daily Signal