Justice Department goes after bump stocks; Gun Owners of America to sue (Constitution news round-up)

2A: New Justice Department rule says turn in your bump stocks or face felony prosecution; Gun Owners of America to sue
https://freebeacon.com/issues/trump-doj-announces-bump-stock-ban-confiscation/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=e66466283e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_12_19_12_05_COPY_136&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-e66466283e-45628225

Limited Government: Jerome Corsi files suit against Mueller investigation for leaks and illegal surveillance; constitutional violations asserted
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/12/jerome-corsi-sues-robert-mueller-over-grand-jury-leaks-illegal-surveillance-seeks-350-million-in-damages/

1A: James O’Keefe wins case - “secretly recording government officials is protected by the First Amendment”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/12/james-okeefe-and-project-veritas-make-first-amendment-history-secret-recordings-of-massachusetts-public-officials-deemed-constitutional/

1A: Satanic statue goes up alongside nativity scene in Illinois state capital building
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/temple-satan-statue-satanic-illinois-capitol-building-festivus-christmas-springfield-a8669001.html
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http://www.liberato.us/constitution-minute.html

1A: High-profile law professor starts video series explaining free speech law; first one takes up free speech in schools
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/12/13/free-speech-rules-my-new-youtube-video-s

Free Expression: UN pact would criminalize anti-migration speech, critics say
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/12/criticism-of-migration-could-become-a-criminal-offense-under-u-n-s-global-pact/?fbclid=IwAR0qoqFZMHVAxi3Q7vlWR139Sq52o8RLP7phtdJ1ODsHtIS0G3rkQF5NKh4

2A: first, they came for the guns and now Venezuelans regret giving theirs up
https://www.foxnews.com/world/venezuelans-regret-gun-prohibition-we-could-have-defended-ourselves
 
Eminent Domain: Trump administration sets deadline for white farmers to give up land without compensation (oops, forgot my glasses)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/12/your-time-is-up-white-people-south-african-government-sets-date-for-white-farmers-to-give-up-land-without-compensation/

14A Due Process: USC student’s expulsion for rape set aside; denied fair hearing because he and adjudicator could not assess witness credibility
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/12/13/court-sets-aside-usc-students-expulsion

Emoluments: 30 subpoenas issued in Trump emoluments case; court out of control on wild theory?
http://www.marklevinshow.com/2018/12/05/december-5-2018/

Administrative State: Supreme Court takes up significant judicial deference cases
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/blog-posts/supreme-court-grants-cert-petition-challenging-required-judicial-deference
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https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/the-boring-supreme-court-case-that-could-help-make-america-great-again/

Charles Krauthammer book: the miracle of the U.S. Constitution and our enduring culture of constitutionalism
http://theitem.com/stories/the-enduring-miracle-of-the-american-constitution,318996

Bill de Blasio’s tyrannical impulses show why the Founders were wise to disperse power in U.S. Constitution
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/420013-bill-de-blasio-shows-why-socialistic-impulses-are-not-made-for-america

9th Circuit’s mid-winter meeting features transgender activists, panel on ‘triggering’ speech, and left-wing academics
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/12/12/the-ninth-circuits-activist-midwinter-me

Kudos to liberal Sam Harris for closing Patreon account over platform’s expulsion of conservatives
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/12/free-speech-hero-liberal-sam-harris-deletes-his-top-13-patreon-account-over-political-bias-against-conservatives/