July, 2020 | Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

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NYC Mayor de Blasio, City Council Pass Budget That Cuts $1 Billion From NYPD

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 01, 2020 28 Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council passed the city's $88.1 billion budget, which includes slashing $1 billion from the NYPD.

“to shrink away from this challenge would be a huge mistake”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2020 11 Comments

I was interviewed by Virginia Allen for The Daily Signal's podcast regarding the issues I'm facing at Cornell Law School, and issues facing academia and the nation more generally regarding the Black Lives Matter Movement. You can listen to the full podcast and read the full transcript at The Daily Signal website, Students, Faculty Target Professor for Writing Honest History of Black Lives Matter.

UW-Madison Chancellor Announces Abraham Lincoln Statue Will Stay on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 01, 2020 7 Comments

"The university continues to support the Abraham Lincoln statue on our campus"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Q7w9n56Mw

Boston Arts Commission Votes to Remove Emancipation Memorial

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 01, 2020 33 Comments

The Boston Arts Commission voted 8-0 to remove the Emancipation Memorial out of Boston's Park Square and into temporary storage. At least professionals will take it down instead of the mob?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXlmpB6U6Sw

Hofstra University Agrees to Relocate Jefferson Statue, Student Activists Unsatisfied

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 01, 2020 4 Comments

"statue would be moved from its current location at the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center to behind the school’s Emily Lowe Museum"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnjbYoC0vCM#action=share

Joseph DeAngelo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping, Murder Charges in Golden State Killer Cases

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 01, 2020 9 Comments

In April 2018, we reported that investigators looking into the case of the “Golden State Killer," believed responsible for 12 murders and 51 rapes carried out throughout California during the ’70s and ’80s, had a breakthrough. New DNA testing helped lead to the identification of a 72-year old Joseph DeAngelo as a potential suspect.

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