Do you remember why there is a Target v. Doe civil suit?

A bib 'Hello' to all my friends in Highland Park, Illinois. Keep borrowing things from Target kids!

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Just in case you may have lost sight as to what the issue is in the Target Corporation v. John Doe case:

The First Amendment Says:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.—

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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The First Amendment was written because at America's inception, citizens demanded a guarantee of their basic freedoms.Our blueprint for personal freedom and the hallmark of an open society, the First Amendment protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition.

When the U.S. Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787, it did not contain the essential freedoms now outlined in the Bill of Rights, because many of the Framers viewed their inclusion as unnecessary.However, after vigorous debate, the Bill of Rights was adopted.

The first freedoms guaranteed in this historic document were articulated in the 45 words written by James Madison that we have come to know as the First Amendment.The Bill of Rights — the first 10 amendments to the Constitution — went into effect on Dec. 15, 1791, when the state of Virginia ratified it, giving the bill the majority of ratifying states required to protect citizens from the power of the federal government.