May 2020

VIDEO – Wisconsin Sup. Ct. Justice: Isn’t state’s lockdown order “the very definition of tyranny?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2020 62 Comments

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral argument via video in the case brought by the Wisconsin legislature contesting the authority of state officials to impose a lockdown order. We covered the case before, please refer to those posts for background:

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In 1991 Biden Opposed Creation of Senate Office to Handle Sexual Harassment Complaints

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 05, 2020 6 Comments

The Washington Free Beacon reported that back in 1991, presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, then Delaware senator, opposed a procedural motion that would have created a Senate office to handle sexual harassment complaints. Former Biden staffer Tara Reade alleges he sexually assaulted her in 1993, two years after he opposed the motion.

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Elizabeth Warren Says Joe Biden Has Been ‘Credible and Convincing,’ Infuriating the Berners

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 05, 2020 20 Comments

For anyone wondering where Sen. Elizabeth Warren stood on the sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden, she cleared the air on Monday by stating she believed him.

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Grad Students at Columbia University Organizing Rent Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 05, 2020 6 Comments

"Hundreds of the school’s graduate students are worried about how they’ll afford rent over the next few months"...

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China Refuses to Contribute to European Effort to Develop Wuhan Coronavirus Vaccine

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 05, 2020 35 Comments

China has refused to join the European effort to develop a vaccine against the Wuhan coronavirus, the Hong Kong-based newspaper South China Morning Post reported.

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UC Davis Announces Closure of Confucius Institute on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 05, 2020 0 Comments

"The institute, which opened in 2013, is set to close effective August 15."...

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GOP Chairwoman on Biden vs. Kavanaugh: Democrats Went From Me Too to Move On

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 05, 2020 11 Comments

GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel appeared on ABC This Week on Sunday and called out the media and Democrats for the way they are treating the allegations against Joe Biden vs. the personal destruction of Brett Kavanaugh. The left's hypocrisy on this has been stunning.

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Portland State Under Investigation for Allegedly Banning Whites From ‘Feminists of Color’ Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 05, 2020 3 Comments

"The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights confirmed it was investigating the taxpayer-funded university"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Israel Isolates Coronavirus Antibody in ‘Significant Breakthrough’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 05, 2020 19 Comments

Today's update features several exciting announcements from the scientific community.

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A Loss or a Win? Reassessing New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of New York

Posted by Cody Wisniewski on May 05, 2020 37 Comments

A lot has been said in a short period of time about the Supreme Court’s opinion handed down in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of New York just a week ago.  Most gun rights supporters are frustrated. Many accuse Chief Justice Roberts of caving to pressure.  Some consider the case to be a complete loss.  In reality, it is just the opposite.

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Legal Insurrection Foundation Fundraiser

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2020 4 Comments

On March 1, 2020, Legal Insurrection Foundation, for which this website is a platform, celebrated its first anniversary since launch. Our Anniversary post detailed our first year of operation, including many highlights, videos and photos. As a tax-exempt 501(c)(3), donations to the Legal Insurrection Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law.

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Put Biden’s Senate archives online and crowdsource them like happened with Sarah Palin’s email archives

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2020 13 Comments

Joe Biden doesn't want people going through his Senate archives housed at the University of Delaware before the 2020 general election. Biden struck a deal that would keep the archives hidden from the public until two years after Biden leaves public life. But with the sexual assault allegation from Tara Reade, those archives have come into focus.

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Houston “Judge” Creates Tattletale Website for Reporting Pandemic Re-opening Violations

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 04, 2020 48 Comments

Harris County "judge" (not a judicial position) Lina Hidalgo has created a web form, allowing residents to tattle on businesses not abiding by Governor Abbott's re-opening orders.

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“Draft Michelle Obama” Committee Urging Biden to Pick the Former First Lady as VP

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 04, 2020 74 Comments

You knew it was coming -- an organized effort to push Michelle Obama as Biden's vice presidential pick.

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PA Gov. Vetoes Telemedicine Bill Since it Excludes At-Home Abortion Pills

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 04, 2020 15 Comments

Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a telemedicine bill meant to help people use the internet for virtual doctor visits and receive medication because it did not include abortion pills.

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NYC PBA Calls Out ‘Cowards Who Run This City,’ Wants NYPD to Stop Policing Social Distancing

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 04, 2020 38 Comments

The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York (NYCPBA) lashed out at the "cowards who run" NYC and demanded the NYPD stop policing social distancing. "This situation is untenable: the NYPD needs to get cops out of the social distancing enforcement business altogether," stated PBA President Patrick J. Lynch.

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Purdue University to Reopen Campus in the Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2020 2 Comments

“We have every intention of being on campus this fall”...

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Sec. of Senate says “no discretion” to release any info on Tara Reade, while Biden and DNC still refuse U. Delaware archives search

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 04, 2020 20 Comments

The Senate Secretary said the office has "no discretion to disclose any such information" when it comes to presumptive 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden's records concerning Tara Reade, who alleges he sexually assaulted her in 1993. This comes a day after The New York Times editorial board suggested the DNC form an "unbiased, apolitical panel" to investigate sexual assault allegations against Biden. DNC Chairman Tom Perez brushed aside the idea of a panel.

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