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April 2018

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 27, 2018 151 Comments
This is tough. The conservative blogging world is a small place, so I have good friends who were recently blindsided by the layoffs at RedState, and many who still have a job. My thoughts are with them all. Neither side of this situation is easy. Friday, news broke that RedState, owned by Salem Media, the same outfit that owns sites like Townhall and HotAir, endured massive layoffs.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 27, 2018 54 Comments
Friday, the Fifth Circuit gave the hotly contested Texas voter ID law the go-ahead. After several rewrites, the latest version of the law passed legal muster.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 27, 2018 44 Comments
Judge Kimba Wood has resolved the issue of how files seized from Michael Cohen, which included at least some files related to his (limited) law practice, would be handled. Those records were seized by the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York as part of a criminal investigation of Cohen resulting from a referral from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The background on the seizure and legal wrangling are set forth in these prior posts:

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 27, 2018 34 Comments
Ken Bone is the red sweater wearing man who became an internet sensation after asking a question at the second presidential debate in 2016. He was eventually demonized by the left for having the wrong view of the Trayvon Martin shooting during an "ask me anything" session on Reddit. Now Bone is in the news again. He claims that his son was suspended from school for attending a shooting range with him during non-school hours.

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on April 27, 2018 22 Comments
According to German media reports, Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard has been drawing huge welfare payments for the past several years after the 42-year-old Tunisian man and his family received permanent asylum in the country. German authorities made these revelations following a formal request for information submitted by the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. German immigration authorities are refusing to deport the former Al Qaeda henchman, identified as Sami A., back to Tunisia, citing "the considerable likelihood" of "torture and inhumane or degrading treatment," German newspaper BILD reported. German security services classify Sami A. as a "security risk" due to his past links and current activities, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle revealed. Another German newspaper described him as a "key figure in German Islamist scene."

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 27, 2018 12 Comments
History happened right before our eyes overnight when North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un became the first leader of the hermit kingdom to set foot in South Korea. He shook hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the two men held an 8.5 hour summit, which included talks to end the six decade long Korean War, denuclearization, and begin talks with America.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 27, 2018 29 Comments
I was in Durham, NC, earlier this week, where my wife received treatment from doctors at Duke Medical Center. With plenty of time to spare, it occurred to me that I should get a selfie at the Duke Lacrosse house to post on the website. While the 2006 prosecution and April 2007 dropping of all charges pre-dated Legal Insurrection, the false accusations, mob mentality, and faculty perfidy seemed to be a prelude to the campus due process disregard emboldened later by the Obama administration.

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 26, 2018 35 Comments
Back in January 2017, after President Donald Trump took office, Greg Piatek, an accountant from Philadelphia visited the Happiest Hour Bar in New York City's West Village. Piatek wore a Make America Great Again hat, which prompted staff to ask Piatek and his friends to leave. He sued and claimed the staff "offended his sense of being American." His lawyer made a case for religious discrimination to no avail.

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 26, 2018 20 Comments
Last month, the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida issued a stay on Florida's system to restore voting rights for felons. The court then ordered Republican Governor Rick Scott and three Cabinet members to adopt a new system by April 26 to allow convicted felons to vote. The US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit blocked the ruling and decided the state does not have to immediately adopt a new system to restore the voting rights of convicted felons.
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