March 2024

Unilever Dropping Anti-Israel Company Ben & Jerry’s as It Exits the Ice Cream Business

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 20, 2024 25 Comments

The company caused many problems for Unilever over its hatred of Israel, embracing of antisemites, participation in the BDS movement, and anti-America tweets....

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Arizona State U. Conservative Prof Sues School Over Mandatory DEI Training

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 20, 2024 2 Comments

"alleges ASU’s mandatory DEI training requires employees to agree that white heterosexuals are inherently racist and oppressive"...

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Risk Analysis Tool Determined 70% Chance That Covid Originated from Wuhan Lab

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 20, 2024 28 Comments

Additionally, scientist claims ‘smoking gun’ evidence COVID-19 virus was intentionally created by researchers in Chinese lab....

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A New Administration Could Use Civil Rights Laws to Reshape Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 20, 2024 6 Comments

"Americans can decide in 2024 whether to allow our universities to remain structurally anti-Semitic."...

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Fifth Circuit Blocks Texas Immigration Law After SCOTUS Vacated Stay

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 20, 2024 55 Comments

The panel will hear arguments from Texas this morning as to why the law should go into effect as litigation continues....

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DEI Certificate Programs Proliferate: “Training a Cadre of Political Commissars”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 19, 2024 10 Comments

Report by CriticalRace.org on how non-academic DEI "certificate" programs have proliferated: ""When people think about it, they should think about critical race theory as the theory and diversity, equity and inclusion as to how that theory gets implemented ...

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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines As To When Public Officials Can Block Constituents on Social Media

Posted by Terrance Kible on March 19, 2024 18 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions on Friday resolving a First Amendment conflict in the lower courts over public officials' social media use. The Court unanimously held that officials using personal social media accounts to share personal and government information may block constituents under some circumstances. Legal Insurrection covered oral arguments in the cases.

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Top Diversity Official at Columbia University Medical School Accused of Plagiarism

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 19, 2024 6 Comments

“The passages you shared can definitely be classified as plagiarism”...

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SCOTUS Green Lights Texas Immigration Law Allowing State Deportation of Illegal Aliens — Liberal Heads Explode

Posted by James Nault on March 19, 2024 76 Comments

Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay implementation of a Texas state law allowing deportation of illegal immigrants.

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Israelis Working in High Tech Report Disturbing Increase in Antisemitism

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 19, 2024 5 Comments

"It's unpleasant to hear, especially from people I was on good terms with, and now they see me as an enemy."...

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Biden Admin Turns Up Pressure On Israel Not To Capture Hamas Rafah Stronghold, Arms Supplies Reportedly At Risk

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 19, 2024 59 Comments

Prime Minister Netanyahu: Biden admin "asked us not to carry out the operation in Rafah, but we don't have any other choice."...

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Glenn Youngkin Reviewing DEI Content in Courses at Two Virginia Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 19, 2024 4 Comments

"The universities say they have complied with the unusual requests."...

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Trump Has Reportedly Ruled Out Vivek Ramaswamy as a Running Mate

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 19, 2024 49 Comments

"However, he is contemplating offering Ramaswamy positions such as Homeland Security secretary."...

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Oakland Officials Claim Latest Crime Fighting Efforts Have Yielded Results

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 19, 2024 45 Comments

Oakland leaders point to a $250,000 investment in Black Cultural Zone, a nonprofit group with "35 'safety ambassadors' to bolster foot traffic on sidewalks and offer resources to those in need."...

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Over 450 Jewish Hollywood Stars Denounce Oscar Winner’s Anti-Israel Speech

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 19, 2024 39 Comments

"The use of words like 'occupation' to describe an indigenous Jewish people defending a homeland that dates back thousands of years, and has been recognized as a state by the United Nations, distorts history."...

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Media ‘Bloodbath’ Hoax: No, Trump Did Not Say Civil War Would Break Out If He Lost Election

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 19, 2024 49 Comments

"We're going to put a 100 percent tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not going to be able to sell those cars. If I get elected. Now, if I don't get elected, it's gonna be a bloodbath for the...

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Supreme Court Extends the Stay on Texas Immigration Law ‘Pending Further Order’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 18, 2024 56 Comments

SCOTUS will take action but we do not know when it will happen. ...

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Scientific American Covers Itself with Shame Again, This Time by Using Term ‘Birthing Parent’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 18, 2024 30 Comments

Friends from Legal Insurrection may recall I refer to Scientific American as the Bud Light of scientific journals. That particular article stemmed from the magazine’s editor using an example of a bird that has 2 distinct genders based on 4 chromosomes to argue the avian’s existence supported “non-binary” gender identities. She was heavily critiqued for the example by an exceptional evolutionary biologist.

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