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The lifeboats are in the water at the Good Ship Obamacare Mandate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2012 108 Comments

The challenge to the Obamacare mandate, long dismissed by the legal establishment and media as frivolous and almost unworthy of serious consideration, is on the cusp of victory at the Supreme Court. Credit a few lone legal voices, including at Volokh Conspiracy, with keeping the...

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Don’t blame the Obamacare mandate messenger, he had no message

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2012 63 Comments

Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Jr., is under intense fire from the left for botching the mandate argument yesterday. Adam Serwer at Mother Jones is being quoted far and wide: Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. should be grateful to the Supreme Court for refusing to allow cameras...

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Busy day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2012 38 Comments

in politics and elsewhere, here’s some things: Be sure to check out the blog troll argument.  I think I got someone’s attention. Todd Palin endorses Newt.  I think this helps with Tea Party groups in the south, probably not much in NH.  Will Sarah endorse...

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Supreme Court to take Obamacare case this term

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2011 27 Comments

The Supreme Court has just announced that it will take the Obamacare litigation, meaning that a decision will be rendered on the individual mandate, if not the entire law, by the end of June. As reported in USA Today: The Supeme court said today it...

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Just what Wisconsin doesn’t need, an open mtgs rule for Sup Ct deliberations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 06, 2011 25 Comments

Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson appears to have lost not only the confidence of some Justices on the Court, but the ability to lead the Court. The latest incident, in which (liberal) Justice Ann Walsh Bradley charged with fist raised at (conservative) Justice David...

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9th Circuit Sends Prop. 8 Case Back To California Supreme Court On Certified Question

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 7 Comments

I just received an automated e-mail from the 9th Circuit, as follows (emphasis mine): Filed Order for PUBLICATION (STEPHEN R. REINHARDT, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS and N. RANDY SMITH) for certification to California State Supreme Court. Before this panel of the United States Court of Appeals...

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Sheldon Whitehouse for Sup Ct?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2010 8 Comments

Someone, somewhere is stoking the notion of Sheldon Whitehouse for the Supreme Court spot being vacated by John Paul Stevens. From the Providence Journal: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, the Rhode Island Democrat, has appeared on some early lists of prospects whom President Obama may consider –...

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Naval Academy Affirmative Action Trial Concludes, Judge’s Ruling Expected in November

Posted by James Nault on September 27, 2024 4 Comments

Judge Richard Bennett presided over the non-jury bench trial, commended lawyers for both sides, and said he would deliver a ruling in six to seven weeks, or early to mid-November

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Brown University Prof’s New Book Warns of ‘Dangers of the Constitution’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 10, 2024 12 Comments

“Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, promoted white supremacy, and sought to undermine the law to commit crimes without consequence”

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Media Shields Kamala Harris as She Dodges Accountability – Episode 6: Legal Insurrection Podcast

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 15, 2024 4 Comments

"They're basically pursuing the Joe Biden basement strategy on steroids. They want the race to be about Trump. They didn't want it to be about Biden, and they don't want it to be about Harris."

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October 7 Victims Sue Students for Justice In Palestine and American Muslims for Palestine

Posted by James Nault on May 05, 2024 22 Comments

"They intend to dismantle our domestic institutions. The Palestinian cause is just a warmup."

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Biden Fiddles While the Country Burns Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 28, 2024 4 Comments

All the news you may have missed.

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U.S. Navy, Faced with Recruiting Nightmare, Begins Accepting High School Dropouts

Posted by James Nault on January 28, 2024 33 Comments

Recruiting numbers are so bad, the Navy will no longer require high school diploma or GED to enlist

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Fire Cornell President And Get Rid Of DEI, Says Major Donor And Trustee Emeritus

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2024 58 Comments

Jon Lindseth: "President Pollack and Provost Kotlikoff have allowed their headlong support for DEI policies to take root at the expense of the four essential pillars of Cornell University: 1) Open Inquiry; 2) Academic Freedom; 3) Viewpoint Diversity; and 4) Free Expression. This is an inexcusable violation of their fundamental duty to Cornell. Therefore, they should resign their positions effective immediately."

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CNN’s Dana Bash Stops Rep. Jayapal When She Tries to ‘But Israel’ When Pushed to Condemn Hamas Raping Israeli Women

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 04, 2023 63 Comments

"However, I think we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians."

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Libertarian Javier Milei is Argentina’s New President

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 20, 2023 36 Comments

Milei on woke leftists: "And since they can't beat us with real arguments they just use the repressive apparatus of the state with loads of taxpayer money to destroy us and yet they're still losing!"

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Campus Antisemitism Problem Did Not Start On October 7, It’s Been Building For 20 Years

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 02, 2023 25 Comments

My appearance on Morning Joe: "There's a phrase that collapse happens slowly then suddenly. For Jewish students on campuses at Cornell and elsewhere, we're in the suddenly phase of things. This has been building for 20 years."

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