Trump Bags Two Wins in Immigration Fights (Constitution news round-up)

Due Process: Trump administration correctly implementing court’s order to avoid blanket separation of families at the border and allowing separation for cause (unfit parents with criminal history, disease, etc.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/01/15/Judge-rules-Trump-administration-within-authority-to-separate-families-at-border/5461579073906/

Separation of Powers: 5th Circuit lifts temporary stay against Trump administration’s diversion of $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build the border wall
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/08/trump-border-wall-appeals-court-military-funds/2853206001/

Article 1, Section 8 War Powers: 2001 Justice Department legal opinion arguably backs constitutional validity of President Trump’s strike on Suleimani
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/01/13/leftists-are-wrong-us-killing-of-irans-suleimani-a-legal-action/

2A: hero who stopped Texas church shooting to be awarded Texas Medal of Courage
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2020/01/11/hero-shot-killed-texas-church-shooter-receive-medal-courage/

14A: five states looking at keeping transgenders out of women’s sports
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-weigh-measures-to-stop-transgender-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports-11578393001

4A: Pensacola shooting typifies unresolved Issue - should people have unbreakable encryption to keep Big Government out of their business?  Or should law enforcement be given a ‘back door’ in terrorism and national security cases?
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/478106-apple-rejects-barr-claim-that-company-has-given-no-substantive-assistance

Dems claim Texas move to require personal (non-digital) signature for voter registration is unconstitutional
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democratic-party-sues-texas-over-digital-voter-registration_3198400.html

5A/14A Due Process + 1A: Massachusetts court declines to legislate from the bench, rules no constitutional right to assisted suicide; appeal planned. Court also said doctors have free speech right to discuss assisted suicide with patients.
https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/01/10/mass-court-right-to-die-ruling

1A: Supreme Court turns away texting suicide case and the argument defendant was convicted for words alone in text urging her boyfriend to kill himself
https://abcnews.go.com/US/supreme-court-declines-hear-michelle-carter-appeal-texting/story?id=68248229

1A: Seattle Public Library decides to give meeting space to trans-skeptical feminist group; “we do not believe that stifling speech for anyone will result in positive outcomes for anyone”
https://reason.com/2020/01/10/seattle-public-library-reaffirms-rights-of-trans-skeptical-feminist-group-and-everyone-else/
 
1A: Indiana school district tells parents they can’t criticize it on social media; ACLU says policy is “flagrantly” unconstitutional
https://freedomproject.com/the-newman-report/1287-school-district-seeks-to-censor-parents-on-social-media
 
2A: Legislation introduced to make South Carolina a Second Amendment sanctuary state
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/34583-south-carolina-fires-back-on-gun-control
 
4A: renters do not have to submit to an inspection before they can challenge rental inspection ordinance, Pennsylvania appeals court rules
https://ij.org/press-release/pottstown-renters-score-major-win-in-challenge-to-unconstitutional-rental-inspections/

14A: forthcoming law review article discusses whether a small percentage of African ancestry makes one a ‘disadvantaged minority person’ eligible for government contract set-asides
https://reason.com/2020/01/08/may-an-individual-claim-minority-status-based-on-a-dna-test-showing-a-small-amount-of-african-heritage/

Equal Rights Amendment might subject women to the military draft, disallow same-sex bathrooms, abolish women-only shelters, and mandate government funding of abortion (not to mention eliminate minority set-asides for government contracts).  Is that what you want?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/01/13/4-potential-consequences-of-passing-the-equal-rights-amendment/

Proposed amendment would give populous states more U.S. Senators (upsetting the deal that drew small states into the union in the first place)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/democrats-petition-for-constitutional-amendment-that-would-garner-florida-a/article_e5790fea-33e1-11ea-bfc7-0ff930764dff.html

Shame! Texas homeowner’s association orders active military resident to take down American flag.  Kudos to his neighbors who raised their own flags in support.
https://www.americanow.com/story/society/2020/01/09/army-sergeant-ordered-remove-american-flag-his-own-home