Rodney King died today.
He was a tragic figure.
I don’t blame him for any of the violence which took place after the policemen charged with assaulting him were found not guilty. An interesting resource on the court case is here. I discussed how the video evidence was demolished in court in this...
My wife and I were talking about him not long ago. For each of us, his disappearance left an indelible mark. Whenever there was a report of a missing child, we inevitably said, I wonder what happened to Etan Patz.
Seeing this headline brought back the...
Jake Tapper wrote a column for the Washington City Paper titled “I dated ______].” Guess which girl Jake almost took home to mama?
Don’t click on the link until after you vote. (open until midnight, Eastern, tonight)
(h/t for the article to James Joyner on Twitter...
And we try to deal with as much of it as we can here at Legal Insurrection.
In fact, in the coming week there will be a couple of law students to help me — between semesters — cover the Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire, and other campaingn-related stuff.
But first, want to...
We don’t get many shots at the Big Leagues, and even fewer at professional sports stardom.
So when the Hebrew Hammer has problems, it’s Bad for The Jews.
As reported at JSOnline, Braun drug test positive:
Did Ryan Braun cheat to become the 2011 National League most valuable player or is he the innocent...
Repeal of sodomy, bestiality ban sparks fight on Defense bill:
As the final Defense authorization bill gets hammered out in conference committee, one surprising issue is riling both social conservatives and animal rights activists:...
Story in NY Magazine about a longevity study of Askenazi Jews (h/t DINORightMarie at the Tip Line):
An Einstein study published in August asked whether the SuperAgers, over the course of their lives, had better health habits than the general population.
The answer was no; their habits were, if anything, w...
Couldn’t resist the post title.
Via L.A. Times:
San Francisco residents will not be voting in November on whether to prohibit circumcision after all, according to a tentative ruling by a Superior Court judge made public Wednesday.
Judge Loretta M. Giorgi ordered the city’s director of elections to strike the measure from the ballot...
My Hydrangea Aspera Robusta is in bloom. It is a strange looking beast.
Planted several years ago at the same time as the Oak Leaf:
That was my wife’s comment.
The Weiner resignation press conference was amazing. He was barely apologetic, focused on his own “healing” and gave a campaign speech about how he always wanted to serve the people of New York.
There were hecklers there, shouting things like “goodbye pervert” and ”are you more than 7 inches?”...
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No, not the release of “the photo.” This:
Weiner’s Wife Is PregnantTheir marriage has become the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny amid an embarrassing online sex scandal.
Now, Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin are about to make news of a different kind: they are expecting their first child.
Ms....
This is the day after which not even Debbie Wasserman Schultz can save Weiner.
Just go to Breitbart’s Big Government as...
Via Politico:
Former presidential candidate John Edwards was indicted Friday on criminal charges by a federal grand jury in Raleigh, N.C, for misusing campaign funds to cover up an affair.
Edwards faces six counts — four of illegal campaign contributions, one of conspiracy and one of false statements.
Updates:
Here is the Arrest...
