The Briefing 05-10-16

Disappearance of civil discourse: GOP front-runner insults evangelical leader Russell MooreNew York Times (Russell Moore) — A White Church No More

DOJ doubles down on coercion in countersuit against North Carolina over bathroom bill Washington Post (Mark Berman, Sarah Larimer, and Sari Horwitz) — North Carolina, Justice Dept. file dueling lawsuits over transgender rights

NYC Mayor calls for boycott of Chick-fil-A over owners' beliefs on biblical marriageWall Street Journal (Editorial Board) — Progressives Against Lunch

Harvard Law professor openly advocates for liberal triumphalism through judicial activismBalkinization (Mark Tushnet) — Abandoning Defensive Crouch Liberal Constitutionalism