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Texas Judge to Lawyer: Your ‘White Mediocrity’ Can’t Handle ‘Black Excellence’

Rebranding - Medical Schools Playing Hide The DEI Ball (Our Report)

Midterms Manipulation — Legal Insurrection Podcast: Episode 39

Trump Supporting Teacher Forced to Edit MAGA Shirt out of Yearbook Photo Gets $325K Settlement

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 18, 2021 6 Comments

Former New Jersey teacher Susan Parsons will receive a $325,000 settlement from the Wall Township School District after alleging her bosses forced her to edit a MAGA shirt in a 2016-17 yearbook. Parsons, who voted for President Donald Trump, claimed her bosses made her the scapegoat after the story made national news, leading to hate mail and threats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSvEvvqN65E

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Plans to Countersue Dominion Voting Systems

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 18, 2021 19 Comments

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announced he plans to file two countersuits against Dominion Voting Systems: one on behalf of him and the other on behalf of his company. Dominion filed a $1.3 billion defamation suit against Lindell after he implied it rigged the 2020 presidential election against President Donald Trump.

Columbia University Under Fire for Graduation Ceremonies Segregated by Race, Sexual Orientation

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 18, 2021 10 Comments

Several colleges at Columbia University are holding separate graduation ceremonies according to race, sexual orientation, and other identity factors. We covered this in a Quick Take ten days ago, so if you read Legal Insurrection you're ahead of the curve. We decided to revisit the topic based on all the reactions.

Spirit Airlines Kicks Off Autistic Child for Not Wearing a Mask

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 18, 2021 18 Comments

The Kimball family had no problem flying on Spirit Airlines from Little Rock to Las Vegas last weekend with Carter, their non-verbal autistic 4-year-old child. On the way home, the airline kicked the boy off the plane because he did not wear a mask. The family had a note from a physician exempting him from a mask due to his condition.

UAW Slams Ford Over Decision to Move New Car Production From Ohio to Mexico

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 18, 2021 34 Comments

The United Auto Workers (UAW) told Ford employees at an Ohio plant the company wants to move production of a new line to Mexico instead of their Ohio Assembly Plant (OHAP). Ford has not made its decision public, but the union insists it received "strategically limited information," and the situation is "rapidly evolving."

U. Nevada Las Vegas Allows Poli-Sci Students Earn Degree Credit Through Planned Parenthood Internships

Vice President at U. Hong Kong Offers Thoughts About AI in Higher Ed

Academic Leaders and Nonprofits Are Working Behind the Scenes to Defend DEI

Some College Students in New Hampshire Finding it Difficult to Vote Under New Rules

CUNY Hosts Anti-Israel, Former CNN Host Marc Lamont Hill

DOJ Arrests Five 'Ghost Students' Who Allegedly Stole Millions in Financial Aid

Branco Cartoon – What Crisis?

Posted by A.F. Branco on March 18, 2021 1 Comment

Everything is under control. ...

R.I.P. Dick Hoyt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2021 15 Comments

Watching Dick pull and push his son Rick on the triathlon course was like being in the presence of greatness....

https://www.courttv.com/title/court-tv-live-stream-web/

Chauvin Pre-trial Day 8: Judge Scolds Media for Trying to View Documents on Lawyers’ Tables

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 17, 2021 17 Comments

Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the Minnesota murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd. I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense, providing guest commentary and analysis of this trial for Legal Insurrection.

21 States Sue Over Biden Executive Order Halting Keystone Pipeline

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2021 20 Comments

“The power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce belongs to Congress – not the President. This is another example of Joe Biden overstepping his constitutional role ...

Biden Admin Restricting What Border Patrol Can Tell the Media About Migrant Surge

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 17, 2021 12 Comments

Current and former Customs and Border Protection officials told NBC News that President Joe Biden's administration restricts information the agency can tell the media about the border crisis.

Schumer: ‘Everything is on the Table’ to Pass Voting Reform Bill

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 17, 2021 33 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced The For the People Act, a comprehensive voting reform bill:

The legislation, also known as S.1, includes provisions that aim to make it easier to register and vote, prevent gerrymandering, improve election cybersecurity and reform campaign finance, among other initiatives.

DeSantis: Florida Will Exclude Critical Race Theory From Its Curriculum

Posted by Legal Insurrection Staff on March 17, 2021 16 Comments

Florida Gov. Ron. DeSantis announced the Florida curriculum will not include critical race theory.

Portland Already Sees Surge in Murders in 2021, Public Tires of Antifa Violence

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 17, 2021 21 Comments

It has been almost a year since the radical left began acting out nightly in the city of Portland, Oregon. Last spring, Mayor Ted Wheeler tried to appease the mob by advocating for the defunding of police. Now crime is surging, and many people who live there are out of patience.

Atlanta Police: Spa Shootings ‘Not Racially Motivated,’ Suspect Blames ‘Sex Addiction’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 17, 2021 15 Comments

The Atlanta police said Robert Aaron Long, the man suspected of murdering eight people at three spas, allegedly admitted to the killings. The suspect also told the police race did motivate him to kill. He blamed his sex addiction. Again, stop politicizing deaths to advance your narrative. The police said six Asian Americans died, but so did two white people.

Chauvin Pre-trial Day 8 – Breaking: Two Seated Jurors Excused for Cause Based On Civil Settlement Disclosure

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 17, 2021 21 Comments

China, Iran Building Massive Underground Missile Facilities

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 17, 2021 3 Comments

While President Joe Biden's administration looks forward to diplomatic talks with China and Iran, both regimes have started to build ballistic missile facilities.

Chinese nuclear-armed ballistic missiles are not only capable of hitting anywhere in the world, but they can also target satellites and space assets in the earth's orbit. Iran, aided by Russian, Chinese, and North Korean technology, can strike western Europe.