Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Mamdani Signs Law Giving Nonprofits First Dibs on Distressed NYC Buildings

DSA Already Embedding Its Political Message in Classrooms

We Are One-Year "Display Ad Free" - First Anniversary Fundraiser

http://www.kabc.com/2017/11/16/leeann-tweeden-on-senator-al-franken/

Newsweek Retracts Story That Alt-Right Bots Forced Franken to Resign, Not Sexual Harassment

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 21, 2018 7 Comments

Two days ago, Newsweek published an article that claimed alt-right bots forced former Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) to resign...not, you know, him grabbing women's butts or breasts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8LWnG-x3Gs

The Diseased Streets of San Francisco

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 21, 2018 22 Comments

I had a wonderful time in Memphis, Tennessee, during my Presidents' Day weekend stay. The people were charming, the barbecue was outstanding, and the Memphis Pyramid was a joy to behold. There were a few things the streets of Memphis were lacking: Used needles and human excrement. For those treasures, you have to head over to my home state of California and the city of San Francisco.

Pelosi Heckled While Criticizing Tax Reform: “How Much Are You Worth Nancy?”

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 21, 2018 13 Comments

At a town hall event Tuesday, Nancy Pelosi continued her criticism of tax reform by trying to frame it as something which favors the wealthy. At one point she awkwardly read a quote from MLK which she had written down on a piece of paper.

David Gerstman – 5th Anniversary at Legal Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2018 7 Comments

Five years ago today David Gerstman published his first post at Legal Insurrection. There was a background to how he landed here, and David told that story in his first post, I said, “Hi.” She said, “Yeah, I guess I am.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C44B55YYLQ

2nd Amendment rights are under attack, but don’t count on the Supreme Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2018 59 Comments

Opponents of the 2nd Amendment are gearing up to exploit the Parkland School shooting by making it part of the Resistance movement against Trump, the NRA and Republicans. That was obvious from the start, and it's more so now that the March For Our Lives on March 24 picks up celebrity donations and endorsements. Rather than proposing solutions that might actually reduce school gun violence while also respecting the constitutional rights of law abiding citizens protected under the 2nd Amendment, it is turning into the equivalent of the Women's March that greeted Trump's Inauguration. Meanwhile, a week before that, the Women's March organization itself is organizing a national school walkout.

Gender Studies Institute at Stanford Hosting Far-Left Journalist to Discuss Conservative ‘Bigotry’

Study Claims SAT Reading Section is ‘Less Demanding’ Than in Past Decades

Connecticut Teacher Escorted Out of School for Refusing to Remove Crucifix From Classroom

TPUSA Members: UT Tyler Attack Reflects Growing Campus Hostility Toward Conservatives

UT Austin Funds Graduate Student Research on ‘Reproductive Justice’

Texas Tech Regents Eliminate Several Race, Gender Studies Courses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuEXdbl-wkw

In UN Security Council speech, Nikki Haley declines Palestinian request that she Shut Up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2018 11 Comments

We previously reported how U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley was told by a top Palestinian negotiator to "shut up". The demand was in response to Haley's spirited speeches about U.N. bias towards Israel and her critique of incitement by Palestinian leadership, Top Palestinian negotiator to Nikki Haley: Shut Up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbuXPFVD0xY

Trump Asks DOJ to propose regulations on ‘devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns’

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 20, 2018 62 Comments

Tuesday, Trump announced he'd signed a memorandum, requesting the Department of Justice draft regulations that would ban bump stocks and any attachment that would turn a semi-automatic firearm into an automatic-like weapon. Trump has been open to regulating gun modifications like the bump stock since the Vegas shooting, which left 58 people dead. After the Vegas shooting, Trump asked the DOJ to review whether devices like the bump stock were legal under current law.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/28/cherokee-woman-blasts-elizabeth-warren-claiming-native-american-ancestry

Majority Now Support Tax Reform

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 20, 2018 11 Comments

Democrats promised the passage of tax reform would spell certain doom, but their absurd fear mongering was all for naught. Seeing proof that Trump's tax reform package positively impacted their bank accounts, the majority now support the legislation.

Nunes Asks Current, Former Government Officials About Knowledge of Dossier

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 20, 2018 11 Comments

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent ten questions to former and current government officials about the dossier published by Fusion GPS against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, funded by failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign and the DNC. Former British spy Christopher Steele authored the dossier. The ten questions include when they became aware of the information in the dossier and how they handled it.

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/former-fbi-director-robert-mueller-named-special-counsel-in-the-russia-investigation-946481731669

Guilty Plea in another Mueller Process Crime prosecution unrelated to Trump Campaign or Russian Meddling

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 20, 2018 32 Comments

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has charged lawyer Alex Van Der Zwaan for making "materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations" to his office and the FBI. Van Der Zwaan will appear in a federal court in Washington this afternoon. He is expected to enter in a guilty plea since he was charged with a criminal information. Mueller claims Van Der Zwaan lied about his communications with former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates and with someone else only identified as Person A and deleted emails that his office requested concerning a report from 2012 with Ukraine's Ministry of Justice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR89rXjASN0

Refugee Haven Canada Ready to Send More North Korean Asylum Seekers Back Home

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 20, 2018 25 Comments

WAIT A SECOND. I thought Canada welcomed refugees and those seeking asylum with open arms? Haven't Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other officials mocked President Donald Trump and others here in America because they simply want people to follow our laws? It seems that loving Canada has deported 2,000 North Korean asylum seekers because they allegedly lied on refugee forms. The country is ready to deport up to 150 more.

http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/19/texas-sheriff-who-allows-teachers-to-carry-firearms-leaves-msnbcs-jaw-on-the-floor/

Texas Sheriff Who Trains Teachers to Carry Guns: “Day of Doing Nothing is Over”

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2018 33 Comments

After the shooting in Parkland, Florida, many people are saying we have to "do something" but few people know exactly what that is. One school system in Argyle, Texas decided to make changes after Sandy Hook. They dedicated a police force to their schools and began training teachers to carry guns.

Fergie’s singing of the National Anthem was great

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2018 40 Comments

Fergie sang the National Anthem at the NBA All Star Game. She was pretty brutally attacked for it.

http://www.wtae.com/article/pennsylvania-supreme-court-issues-new-congressional-district-map/18238727?src=app

Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopts Democratic-friendly map for 2018 elections

Posted by Jared Samilow on February 19, 2018 65 Comments

Republicans probably just lost at least 4 or 5 seats in the House. This afternoon, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unveiled its remedial Congressional map for the midterm elections in November. [See Featured Image] The Supreme Court Order imposing the map is here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgfwyQ557t8

“Calling for gun control while Hitler is in the White House makes you sound suicidal”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 19, 2018 53 Comments

If you've spent any time on the internet, you know that school shootings bring out the worst in people and in supposed constructive discourse. If there's any "at least" this time around, it's that the conversation has largely passed up gun control advocates seeking to capitalize on tragedy and has shifted to "this is how we need to discuss these things with one another" and "this is how the system has failed our children." The latter is more deserving of our time and attention, but the former is necessary if we're ever to get to the point where we can rationally and earnestly discuss solutions.

Trump says “Liddle’ Adam Schiff, the leakin’ monster of no control” is “finally right about something”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 19, 2018 21 Comments

"Liddle' Adam Schiff, the leakin' monster of no control" might be Trump's best nickname yet. But nicknames aside, Trump gave Rep. Adam Schiff, his Russia/collusion arch nemesis a backhanded compliment Sunday. Friday, the Department of Justice indicted 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian entities. The DOJ also concluded that there was no willing or knowing collusion between an American citizen and Russian operatives nor did Russia's feeble efforts to disrupt the 2016 election move the dial in any meaningful way.

More Sexual Misconduct Claims Launched Against #MeToo California Assemblywoman

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 19, 2018 6 Comments

A former employee has come forward with a new sexual misconduct allegation against California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, who gained fame for speaking out against sexual harassment and became a face of the #MeToo movement. David John Kernick claims that Garcia fired him because he refused to play "spin the bottle" and questioned why she would make staffers play the game.