Short Circuit 156 | The Navigable Waters, Recording Cops, and People in Church

Is it time for the Supreme Court to spread some privileges or immunities cheer? Michael Bindas discusses a cert petition pending at SCOTUS on navigating the navigable waters, one of the few rights the Court has said the Privileges or Immunities Clause protects. He also tells us about a Ninth Circuit case on COVID orders and religious liberty. Meanwhile, Diana Simpson digs into a very deep dive of a First Circuit opinion on recording the cops in Massachusetts. Turns out the First Amendment protects it.

Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/short-circuit-156.pdf

Courtney v. Danner, https://ij.org/case/lake-chelan-ferries/

Project Veritas Action Fund v. Rollins, http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-1586P-01A.pdf

Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/12/15/20-16169.pdf

Michael Bindas, https://ij.org/staff/mbindas/

Diana Simpson, https://ij.org/staff/diana-simpson/

Anthony Sanders, https://ij.org/staff/asanders/

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