Delaware and New Mexico join National Popular Vote Compact (Constitution news round-up)

Electoral College: Delaware and New Mexico join National Popular Vote compact
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/436338-delaware-gov-signs-bill-to-bill-to-give-electoral-college-votes-to-popular
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https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/04/04/new-mexico-rejects-electoral-college-joins-popular-vote-compact/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CapitolBell%22&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1dWaFl6STBOR05rWTJWbCIsInQiOiJUNjhFWHJEZUhrWk5id2JpZzA1OW91dHdEOHlrUjFQRitNcFlRZUZsWmxiOTd1ZmxGV05reVhFZlFES0huS2dOSzBjanRMcFVZUG8ySVZmc2E1cnZFR2QxS01HXC9BZWJBOHM4RWFSaytQTE5YY3NuRHpTeWQ1dmUwd3JcL1JPZGxJIn0%3D

Shame on CNN! The electoral college did NOT have anything to do with slavery and Madison did NOT call it ‘evil’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq4GYe8Ys_Q&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell%22&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTWpkall6QmpOR1UwTldJMCIsInQiOiJadUtCbzhQM1p5RjIxeXRzWE5tdDNGbVREUkdOYlNoNTBaZEwyNEl6STFsVGdneWdvT0hzbmRVR1wveGJMQ09aMlwvQWxScW0rY1FFMzN0MDdpTG8zSGRkVXBMWXM4cndkVlNmWGJGU1VwUXBFbmdYM21hVm1TaUlINThIOGVlNzJUIn0%3D

Discrimination: female Muslim soldier planning to sue Army after being told to remove hijab to see if hair conformed to regulations
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/04/here-we-go-muslim-soldier-plans-to-sue-army-over-hijab-after-she-is-caught-breaking-rules/
 
1A: ACLU suing on behalf of former intelligence agency operatives challenging pre-publication review of their books
https://theintercept.com/2019/04/02/prepublication-review-government/
 
1A: 9th Circuit denies en banc review of decision requiring charities to turn over lists of their donors to California officials, despite district court finding state can’t keep donor names secure
http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/03/29/16-55727.pdf
 
Creation of ‘hate group’ monitoring units by Michigan and Minnesota AGs raises free expression concerns. 
https://leohohmann.com/2019/03/30/minnesotas-muslim-ag-may-get-opportunity-to-enforce-islamic-blasphemy-laws-on-remnant-of-patriots/
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/02/22/ag-department-civil-rights-document-prosecute-hate-crimes/2954169002/

Free Expression: “Germany’s Top Muslim Organization Calls for ‘Islamophobia’ Czar”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/04/germanys-top-muslim-organization-calls-for-islamophobia-czar/
 
1A Free Press: House Dems second-guessing Fox decision not to run a story about a Trump affair, demand reporter’s documents
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/04/02/house-democrats-want-oversight-over-fox-news-editorial-decisions/
 
1A Free Press: Republican bill in Georgia would establish journalism ethics board; critics call it Orwellian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-board-to-oversee-georgia-journalists-sounds-like-orwellian-fiction-the-proposal-is-all-too-real/2019/04/08/dffcd33a-5a16-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6045fd2ff4cf
 
2A: bump stocks are essentially machine guns which are illegal; preliminary injunction while challenge to Trump administration bump stock rule denied (D.C. Circuit)
https://iam.ij.org/2WIQAut
 
2A: court blocks sale of 10-round clips as California appeals earlier ruling knocking down magazine ban
https://freebeacon.com/issues/ruling-against-calif-magazine-ban-partially-blocked-as-case-moves-forward/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=14f567edea-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_04_05_07_39_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-14f567edea-45628225
 
5A Self-Incrimination: law review article examines whether suspects can be compelled to enter a password to decrypt a locked phone, computer, or file.
http://reason.com/volokh/2019/04/05/final-version-compelled-decryption-and-t

14A Due Process: homeowners win first round in excessive ticketing ‘policing for profit’ case in Georgia
https://ij.org/press-release/doraville-homeowners-win-round-one-in-lawsuit-challenging-citys-overzealous-ticketing-scheme/

Preamble: Bernie Sanders supporters claim General Welfare clause makes the U.S. a socialist country.  Sure, and I’m the tooth fairy.
https://www