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Oberlin College mass email criticizing Jurors could influence Punitive Damages Hearing in Gibson’s Bakery case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2019 152 Comments

Publicly accusing jurors of disregarding "the clear evidence our team presented" when the trial is not over is another baffling move by Oberlin College.

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VERDICT: Jury awards Gibson’s Bakery $11 million against Oberlin College

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2019 245 Comments

Punitive damage phase to start next Tuesday, which could increase the damages to $33 million.

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President Trump Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 06, 2019 4 Comments

"To more than 170 veterans of the Second World War who join us today: You are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live. You’re the pride of our nation. You are the glory of our republic. And we thank you from the bottom of our hearts."

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – VERDICT WATCH (Updated)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 06, 2019 67 Comments

Awaiting a jury verdict in the Social Justice Warfare trial of the decade.

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College Closing Argument: “When a powerful institution says you are racist, you are doomed”

Posted by Daniel McGraw on June 05, 2019 47 Comments

Defense counsel counters: “none of these allegations you are considering have anything to do with what the college did or did not do.”

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Biden Supported the Hyde Amendment Before He Opposed It Before He Supported It

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 05, 2019 6 Comments

Flip-flopping makes John Kerry seem like a paragon of consistency.

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College trial — Judge keeps out politics, but Town v. Gown frames the case

Posted by Daniel McGraw on June 03, 2019 46 Comments

Democrat v. Republican, or vice versa, isn't at play in the evidence heard in the courtroom, though politics may have sparked the campus reaction to the shoplifting arrests the day after Trump's victory.

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College trial reflects Higher Ed disconnect from the lives of most Americans

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 02, 2019 38 Comments

Some thoughts as Verdict Day approaches. Like the protest sign says, "This Runs Deeper."

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Should Trump stop calling Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” and start calling her “Rachel Dolezal”?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2019 20 Comments

Breakfast Club interviewer to Elizabeth Warren: “You’re kind of like the original Rachel Dolezal, a little bit. Rachel Dolezal was a white woman pretending to be black.”

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 13 — Defense expert declares Gibson family 5-generation bakery history “irrelevant”

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 31, 2019 69 Comments

Defense case ends with a whimper, not a bang. Closing arguments next Wednesday, then the jury gets to decide.

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 12 – Defense says Bakery worth only $35k, less than one semester at Oberlin College

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 30, 2019 63 Comments

Risky defense strategy to demean business that prior to student protests supported three generations of Gibsons and almost a dozen local employees -- "it is not a successful business.”

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 11 – Don’t let them eat Gibson’s cake

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 29, 2019 71 Comments

“Meredith [Raimondo] had decided the food would not be eaten [by the protesting students],” Krislov said. “The question we had to think about is why would you buy food that people wouldn’t eat.”

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 10 – It depends upon what the meaning of the word “support” is

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 28, 2019 61 Comments

Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo takes the witness stand, and is questioned about communications expressing "support" for the student protesters

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Defense motion for directed verdict DENIED, case going to the jury

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 24, 2019 30 Comments

The defense starts calling witnesses next week, but it's now clear that the jury is going to evaluate the social justice warfare visited on the bakery and its owners, and to deliver the justice of the judicial system.

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 9 – “the business never came back”

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 23, 2019 39 Comments

David Gibson testifies the college rejected a request for retraction of racism accusations, and wanted the college, not police, called when students were caught shoplifting.

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Did Trump win spark campus ‘dissociative fugue’ against the bakery?

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 22, 2019 29 Comments

With a one-day pause in witness testimony, a chance to explore some theories of the case, and explain some open issues.

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 7 — Damages Expert says Show Gibson’s The Money!

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 20, 2019 65 Comments

“when you have people thinking you’re racist, and you live in a small town, the accusation can last a lifetime”

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