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Israel Will Respond to Iran Attacks ‘in the Place, Time and Manner it Chooses’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 16, 2024 28 Comments

“We cannot stand still from this kind of aggression."...

Harvard Medical “Expert” Disqualified in Federal Court Case Due to “Overwhelming” and “Misleading” Plagiarism

Posted by James Nault on April 16, 2024 62 Comments

"he repeatedly outright refused to acknowledge the long swaths of his report that quote other work verbatim without any quotation marks at all—instead stubbornly insisting that he cited over 1,100 references, as if that resolves the attribution issue (it does not)"...

Sen. Tom Cotton to people stuck behind “pro-Hamas” road blockades: “take matters into your own hands to get them out of the way”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 16, 2024 99 Comments

The real answer, of course, is for law enforcement and judges to do their jobs. Arrest them, charge them, and don't release them except on substantial bail with conduct conditions. That's not going to happen in any blue state, just like it never happened with...

Law Prof Jonathan Turley Suggests Trump Can’t Get a Fair Trial in New York

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 16, 2024 77 Comments

"The most important thing here is to try to isolate the worst of the jurors, those are jurors who just desperately want to be on this jury, many people will want to be and are prepared to lie to do so."...

Drexel University Lays Off 60 Staffers Due to Lowered Enrollment

Former Assistant Dean Gets Three Years In Prison For Embezzling $1.3 Million From Seton Hall Law School

The Second Trump Administration Can Fight America's Growing Antisemitism Problem

U. Wisconsin-Madison Law Student Protests Hiring of Professors From Conservative Law Firm

The Connection Between Cancel Culture and Anti-Semitism at Sarah Lawrence College

Higher Education Accreditor May Drop DEI Language

Latest in European Farmers Protests: Swiss Ranchers Dumping Dead Sheep Challenging Protected Status of Wolves

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 16, 2024 20 Comments

The latest farmer protest is turning out to be another one targeting European bureaucratic eco-activism that is hurting ranchers in Switzerland.

Tesla Plans To Lay-Off 10% of Its Global Workforce

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 16, 2024 27 Comments

Last summer, I noted that electrical vehicle EV) sales were running out of fuel.

When it comes to AI, be afraid, be very afraid

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 15, 2024 48 Comments

Artificial Intelligence and the use of algorithms in unseen ways is a hot media topic now, but we've been on the case for a long time, including almost a year ago how ‘Diversity in Recruiting’ at LinkedIn Implements Feature Allowing Recruiters to Find People by Their Demographics.

Things not happening in Florida: Road-blocking protests

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 15, 2024 37 Comments

While much of the country is battling astro-turfed anti-Israel protests, Florida is not dealing with road closures. Governor DeSantis passed what NPR called the nations "toughest protest legislation" back in 2021.

Sen. Rand Paul Says Fifteen Federal Agencies Knew of EcoHealth Coronavirus Research and Possible Link to Covid

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 15, 2024 35 Comments

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R) recently penned an opinion piece for Fox News, describing what he refers to as "the Great Covid Cover-up". The Senator asserts that government officials from 15 federal agencies knew in 2018 that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was trying to create a coronavirus like the novel coronavirus that was the cause of the disruptive pandemic and the destructive policies that did nothing to contain it.

NYC Jewish Public Defenders Sue Over Union’s Pro-Hamas Activism

Posted by Jane Coleman on April 15, 2024 24 Comments

After the Hamas massacre on October 7th, Jewish lawyers at New York City's Legal Aid Society faced an environment so hostile they considered quitting, the Free Press reported last month. Members of their own union, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA)/UAW Local 2325, were attacking them from within for supporting Israel, and the reporters had been handed the receipts. Nasty group texts and leaked emails called defenders of the Jewish state “fascist,” “deranged,” and “mentally disturbed,” while hundreds of other messages accused Israel of "genocide," "ethnic cleansing" and "apartheid."

Anti-Israel Activists Blocking Roads, Airports in Major Cities

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 15, 2024 87 Comments

They blocked roads to O'Hare Airport....

Jury Selection Begins in Trump NYC ‘Hush Money’ Trial

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 15, 2024 100 Comments

"This is a persecution like never before. It is an assault on America and that’s why I'm very proud to be here."...

Fifteen Years Later – A Look Back at How the Media Mistreated the Tea Party Movement

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 15, 2024 37 Comments

It's amazing to think that the Tea Party movement kicked off fifteen years ago and it's important to remember how the media covered it. When you look at the coverage of Trump and Trump supporters today, the media coverage isn't much different. It tends to swing back and forth between mockery and outright disdain.

Google Removes links to California News Sites, Due to Proposed Law entitled “California Journalism Preservation Act”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 15, 2024 41 Comments

I appreciate the fact many Legal Insurrection fans have schedenfreude whenever I cover the inanity occurring within my current home state of California. There has been in interesting development, in terms of the news media in this state, which may offer some additional entertainment. Google is removing links to California news websites due to proposed state legislation that will require tech firms to pay news outlets for their content.

“we stand for civilization against true barbarians” – My speech at Cornell Unity Rally

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 14, 2024 35 Comments

"This is a unity rally, but it's not just a unity rally for Jews, and it's not just a unity rally for Israel. There's a reason we have Israeli and American flags on this stage, it's because we stand for civilization against true barbarians who...

Denver To Defund Police To The Tune Of $8.4 Million In Order To Pay For Illegal Aliens

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on April 14, 2024 50 Comments

"Denver became the top destination per capita for incoming illegal aliens in 2023, having had more than 40,000 arrive that year alone"...