San Diego County joins 12 other California jurisdictions in supporting Trump admin lawsuit against ‘sanctuary state’ laws

Reverse Nullification: San Diego County joins 12 other California jurisdictions in supporting Trump admin lawsuit against ‘sanctuary state’ laws.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/san-diego-county-joins-californias-sanctuary-state-revolt/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=7719639600-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-7719639600-45628225

“Balanced-Budget Constitutional Amendment Proposal Fails in House”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-12/balanced-budget-constitutional-amendment-proposal-fails-in-house

14A: federal judge issues first ruling transgender people entitled to highest protection against discrimination (suspect class / strict scrutiny); ruling comes in military case, likely to be appealed
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/constitutional-milestone-on-transgender-rights

5A Due Process: Supreme Court strikes federal statute easing deportation of violent criminal aliens as unconstitutionally vague (but what’s vague about a list of specific crimes?)
http://www.businessinsider.com/gorsuch-supreme-court-votes-immigration-case-2018-4

Supremacy Clause: California plans to block federal government transporting oil & gas through existing pipelines
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/07/california-will-block-oil-coal-shipments/

10A: Did Trump deal with Sen. Gardner pave the way for the elimination of federal pot law enforcement in states that legalized marijuana?
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/13/a-possible-victory-for-federalism-and-ma

1A: Student journalists sue U of Illinois for getting restraining order prohibiting them from reporting on anti-Trump rally
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/13/3-student-journalists-sue-university-for-covering-up-teachers-role-in-anti-trump-rally/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell%22%22&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRBNU9HVmpZbVptWXpBMCIsInQiOiJnV080ZXdKMFBDYUxOV1l2QmtPK0J6MVd4NmpnK0J6SDhPdmFVMldTb3FaXC94Zkg2OFEyc2RmMmFJMFwveFdWcnJHcklSVGtqVG90MERQVTVQQkhlQXZMeWhxeGlwaU9KdExcL1ZNZytTWGs3cVhvNEVXXC80M21jNlgyaW5yeHZTUmcifQ%3D%3D

1A / Parental Rights: Arizona decision rejects court's assignment of treating therapist and gag order that limited parents' discussions with gender dysphoric child.
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/07/free-speech-rights-parental-rights-and-c

1A: St. Louis rejects no-speech buffer zone outside abortion clinics: “You can’t pick and choose who can protest. It’s the First Amendment for everyone”
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/04/17/st-louis-defeats-measure-to-take-away-free-speech-rights-of-people-who-pray-outside-abortion-clinics/
 
1A Religion: 6th Circuit slams arrogant Labor Department for requiring church restaurant to pay volunteers minimum wage; “The Department should tend to what is Caesar’s, and leave the rest alone.”
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/04/court-shoots-down-acosta-dols-attack-on-religious-freedom.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+powerlineblog%2Flivefeed+%28Power+Line%29
 
1A Religion: Jefferson would not have agreed with ‘separation of church and state’ decisions made in his name
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/12/why-the-left-is-wrong-about-jeffersons-wall-of-separation-between-church-and-state/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell%22&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTlRBeU1tWmtZekEzTmpsbSIsInQiOiJqVHgyM25COHdqQWRpNlVUdEhSd0FYNk9SVVwvSE1IS3Boc3VGaGdFQThBOUc3S21sUURWZnBZVG1DVXpmdCsyMUU5STA3S0NNMUlyd1dUYVdsWFJRZU1vZ3pSMTdtT2hPSnRMRTdXcjdXNjAxYWQxNTBINFMwRXppOUhCY3MrZGcifQ%3D%3D
 
2A: Massachusetts high court - stun guns are “arms” protected under Second Amendment even though didn’t exist when 2A written; may be regulated but not banned
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/17/massachusetts-high-court-strikes-down-st
 
2A: Illinois town’s ‘assault weapons’ ban draws lawsuit, probably unconstitutional
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/382008-illinois-towns-assault-weapon-ban-is-fear-mongering-unconstitutional
+http://freebeacon.com/issues/gun-rights-groups-file-several-lawsuits-illinois-town-new-gun-ban/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=6c99cc91fe-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-6c99cc91fe-45628225
Thomas Wheatley
 
2A: failure of gun control has London mayor pushing for ‘knife control’ (after knife control will come ice pick control, then brick control, then .....)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/12/london-mayor-imposes-knife-control-because-gun-control-hasnt-worked/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell%22&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpVMFlqSmlZamswWkdVNSIsInQiOiJGZUxVQ0JDVktVM3hiT1RQbVFQUjRlejhvRmY5NnZPNW84RlRIWGlyMnZsM2V2QWcwTkJ6dnY3UFN3UGxcLzUxZlQzNlM2bXYzZ3BxWHhxeEhJRmVvTDJhYkVZSW5ic2x0VUs4SEJqbnZTRTRZRmdvakl5eUFtRnU4am5GS0RmbTIifQ%3D%3D
 
4A: “Judgeless Administrative Searches Endanger Speech And Other Rights Shielded By The Fourth Amendment”
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/13/judgeless-administrative-searches-endanger-speech-and-other-rights-shielded-by-fourth-amendment/
 
4A, 5A: police can get warrants to unlock phones (decryption), but cases also raise self-incrimination and Miranda issues.
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/09/in-decryption-cases-dont-forget-the-four
+ http://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/09/two-new-cases-on-accessing-encrypted-dev
 
14A: Obama-era letter guidance on school discipline offends Equal Protection principles which hold that mere disparate impact is not enough; boys punished more often than girls and whites more often than Asians – so what?
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/17/school-discipline-dont-make-a-federal-ca

14A: American Samoans file suit against being only U.S. territory whose residents are not U.S. citizens
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-american-samoan-citizenship-explainer-20180406-story.html

Article V convention would jeopardize Bill of Rights as factions pursue own constitutional agendas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/4/letters-to-the-editor-stick-with-amendments/

“Podcast: William Howard Taft and the Constitution” (Taft sought to reverse Teddy Roosevelt’s notion that Prez can do anything Constitution doesn’t forbid)
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/podcast-william-howard-taft-and-the-constitution

2A puzzle: “A well-educated population, being necessary to the productivity of a free state, the right of the people to read and write, shall not be infringed.” Therefore, you may possess a pen only if you use it to serve the state.
http://blog.olegvolk.net/2018/04/01/amendment-two-a-legal-immigrants-cautionary-tale-by-anonymous/