Author: Leslie Eastman

Roseanne revival remains strong in second week

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 07, 2018 11 Comments

Last week, I noted the epic ratings that the comedy series Roseanne received after its revival with the lead actress and her character both being supporters of President Trump. Everyone agreed that the following week's viewership would be key to determining the true success of the program. It seems that the second week was strong.

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The #CounterResistance in California continues to grow

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 06, 2018 7 Comments

In 2015, I reported that California’s creation of new rules that permitted the issuing of driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants overwhelmed the Department of Motor Vehicles and within less than 2 months over 100,000 illegal immigrants had obtained those vital pieces of identification.

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Strikeout: Court-requested tutorial did not go as planned for Team Climate Change

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 04, 2018 114 Comments

Last week I noted that U.S. District Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California is overseeing the lawsuit that the cities of Oakland and San Francisco filed last fall against six fossil fuel giants. The two cities are seeking to hold the oil companies liable for the cost of infrastructure upgrades and remediation expected as they deal with effects of rising sea levels.

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In Illinois, synthetic marijuana blamed for 2 horrific deaths from bleeding

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 04, 2018 15 Comments

Illinois public health officials are sounding the alarm about synthetic marijuana that is being distributed in the Chicago area and the central part of the state. Users have been hospitalized with severe bleeding, and now fatalities are being reported.

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Regulatory war between California and Trump heats up

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 03, 2018 37 Comments

Last fall, we featured California reporter Katy Grimes' book, California's War Against Trump, which chronicled the regulatory and legal volleys that the state's politicians has lobbed against President Trump since the day of his historic election. Now President Trump is turning the tables on the Golden State #Resistance. This weekend, we noted that the EPA was looking to reverse directions Obama-era fuel economy standards for cars. One of the concerns about the new proposals is compliance with California's more stringent standards, based on green justice "science".

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Chinese space station breaks up over South Pacific

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 02, 2018 9 Comments

We recently reported that an out-of-control Chinese space station with ‘highly toxic’ chemicals onboard was hurtling toward Earth. There was speculation that it might crash into lower Michigan during the first week in April.

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The Annual Easter Showing of The Ten Commandments

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 01, 2018 11 Comments

Happy Easter to our Legal Insurrection family. You may recall that we reviewed the ratings bonanza that was the Roseanne revival, which owed part of its success to airing something other than social justice pablum. However, the success should not have been a shock to ABC, as its programmers have always relied on the appeal of the biblical epic of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 version of The Ten Commandments.

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Coffee in California now served with sugar, cream and a cancer warning

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 31, 2018 40 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers may recall our January report that a judge in California was going to decide whether coffee should carry warnings stating that it contains chemicals known to the state to cause long-term health effects, per the rules enacted after passage of Proposition 65 in 1986.

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Trump reversing direction on Obama-era fuel economy standards

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 31, 2018 38 Comments

President Donald Trump has been working hard at erasing his predecessor's phone-and-pen legacy. His latest rollback of Obam-era inanity focuses on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its new plans for fuel economy standards.

The Trump administration is expected to launch an effort in coming days to weaken greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for automobiles, handing a victory to car manufacturers and giving them ammunition to potentially roll back industry standards worldwide.

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China indicates North Korea ready for “denuclearization” after visit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 30, 2018 22 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers will recall our report that it was suspected that North Korea's Supreme Leader traveled to Beijing, China for significant, policy-oriented meetings

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San Diego County Poised to Join “Sanctuary State” Lawsuit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 30, 2018 12 Comments

I recently reported that Orange County, California, was planning to join over a dozen red and purple states in the lawsuit against California's "Sanctuary State" lawsuit.

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Roseanne revival trumps Hollywood with epic ratings

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 29, 2018 16 Comments

I was a big fan of the original Roseanne during its original run from 1988 to 1997. So, when I learned that Roseanne Barr would be reviving the show and portraying a very vocal Trump supporter, I made sure to catch it.

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Orange County, California, joins Trump’s “Sanctuary State” Lawsuit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 28, 2018 0 Comments

In a move that the anti-Trump, #Resistance forces in Sacramento could hardly have anticipated, a California county is joining the Trump administration's lawsuit against "Sanctuary State" rules.

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Over a dozen states join Trump’s lawsuit against “Sanctuary State” California

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 28, 2018 20 Comments

Earlier this month, we noted that California faced a lawsuit from the Department of Justice over its new status as a “Sanctuary State“.

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North Korea’s Supreme Leader Makes Surprise Visit to China

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 27, 2018 17 Comments

Given the copious amounts of Stormy Daniels news published by American media, it is not surprising that a potentially intriguing development has almost flown completely under its radar.

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Climate change lawsuit features tutorials and role reversal

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 25, 2018 11 Comments

The last time we reported on ExxonMobil, the Big Oil giant was counter-suing municipalities that had sued iy for suppressing climate change impact data. At the time, the company noted that though these same cities and counties claim that they are seriously threatened by floods and other environmental problems because of “climate change”, they clearly failed to disclose these dire concerns to potential bond investors.

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Search for motive behind Travis Air Force Base attack continues

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 25, 2018 47 Comments

As the news deluge related to President Donald Trump's signing the Omnibus Bill begins to recede, there are reports of a potential terror attack at an air force facility in California. The disturbing incident at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California began when a vehicle burst into flames after speeding through the main gate.

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Settlement reached in lawsuit over Star Trek actor’s accidental death

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 24, 2018 17 Comments

Anton Yelchin, the “Star Trek” actor who portrayed Ensign Pavel Chekov in the rebooted movie series, died tragically in 2016 when his SUV rolled down his driveway and trapped him against a security gate. His parents have now reached a settlement with the makers of the SUV model Jeep Grand Cherokee.

A confidential settlement between Victor and Irina Yelchin and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which manufactures the Jeep Grand Cherokee that crushed Yelchin, was filed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court. The details of the settlement were not disclosed.

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