Posted by David Gerstman
on July 04, 201315 Comments
1) When all else fails focus on Israel
I'm not sure that the editors of the New York Times realized how absurd the title of this recent article on the Middle East sounded, Chaos in Middle East Grows as the U.S. Focuses on Israel.
Surely everything...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on July 03, 201314 Comments
Let me be the first to wish you a Happy July 4th.
There will be Fireworks and Music in the evening.
At 9 p.m. Eastern.
The old readers remember it, the new ones should show up to find out what I'm talking about....
Posted by Andrew Branca
on July 03, 2013322 Comments
First things first--Legal Insurrection presents yet another of our class-leading internet polls on Florida v. Zimmerman. Vote to lend your voice to whether George Zimmerman should be called by the defense to testify:
Should George Zimmerman testify?
Trial Day 8: Nearing the Close of the State's Case
We...
In a June decision that was just published Wednesday, a Turkish court ruled that plans to redevelop Istanbul’s Taksim Square and adjacent Gezi Park must be canceled. The site was a trigger point for protests that grew into a larger anti-government movement, fueled by opposition to...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on July 03, 201365 Comments
Live Video and Twitter feeds at Egypt Countdown LIVE.
Although it's been obvious this would happen, it now is official.
https://twitter.com/AP/status/352504542937620480
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/352505032471613440
Fireworks at Tahrir Square:
Via NBC News:
“We swear to God to sacrifice with our blood for Egypt and its people against any terrorist, extremist or ignoramus,” the military...
Posted by Andrew Branca
on July 03, 2013172 Comments
Today seemed to begin with a rare and much needed "win" for the State prosecutors. Unfortunately, what followed was a relentless unraveling of that win into a snatching of defeat from the jaws of victory. First, however, we should start with what little good news...
After departing a gas exporters’ summit in Russia on Tuesday, the plane carrying Bolivia’s President Evo Morales was diverted to Vienna, Austria when it was suddenly denied air space by Portugal and France due to suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden may have been on...
Posted by Andrew Branca
on July 03, 2013141 Comments
BREAKING NEWS
State witness Scott Pleasants, a Professor of George Zimmerman's for an online criminal justice course, just testified on cross-examination by O'Mara that Zimmerman's stated career goal was to become and attorney and eventually a State prosecutor.
[caption id="attachment_57510" align="alignnone" width="500"] Professor Scott Pleasants, testifies: "Zimmerman...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on July 03, 201325 Comments
Update No. 2 -- Morsi removed from power by military in Egypt
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The military's ultimatum to Mohamed Morsi expires soon.
We will keep you updated throughout the day, with live video and Twitter feeds, and updates at the bottom of the post
Video livestreams:
On Twitter:
Follow the #Egypt and #June30 hashtags:
Tweets about "#egypt"Tweets about "#june30"Updates:
https://twitter.com/AJELive/status/352500284909563904
https://twitter.com/AP/status/352485661980372992
https://twitter.com/AP/status/352466710470737921
https://twitter.com/DerekStoffelCBC/status/352482790891196417
Posted by Andrew Branca
on July 03, 2013416 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, and breaking news will be added at the bottom of this post.
During the lunch recess, or immediately thereafter, we will post a mid-day update (not just a list of tweets this time!). We'll then follow up with the usual detailed end-of-day wrap up, including video and embedded Tweets, at the usual time in the evening.
This morning Court is expected to start at 8:300AM to hold a hearing on whether George Zimmerman's college records and applications to a VA police academy should be admitted. Once that is done, the trial proper will start.
To see yesterday's end-of-day analysis and video, which describes how Mark O'Mara's cross-examination of Investigator Serino so severely damaged the State's theory of the case, click here:
To see yesterday's mid-day wrap up, which provides analysis and video of the testimony of State witnesses (former Investigator, now) Patrolman Chris Serino, and Federal Air Marshall and self-described Zimmerman best friend Mark Osterman click here:
(NOTE: If you do wander over to the LOSD blog, be sure to come back to Legal Insurrection to comment, as nearly all my time is spent here for the duration of the trial.)
Live Stream Video
WITH COMMENTARY FROM CHANNEL 9 IN SANFORD
[For live-stream video without commentary, see NBC live feed at bottom of this post.]
Posted by David Gerstman
on July 03, 20133 Comments
Not recognizing the Muslim Brotherhood's nature
Two and a half years ago, the New York Times ran an editorial, Mr. Mubarak is put on notice, in which it hailed the opposition to Mubarak's rule and scolded him for failing to heed the public's will.
What if, inspired...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on July 03, 201312 Comments
From JoAnne:
Thought you might get a kick out of the probably unintentional hypocrisy of these two stickers!
Taken in Coeur d'Alene, ID and, for the record, I was the passenger!
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The Obama administration has delayed the employer mandate under Obamacare until 2015, citing complaints from businesses about the complexity of some of the law's requirements. Funny what happens when you read the bill to find out what’s in it.
From Politico:
The Obama administration is postponing the...
Posted by Andrew Branca
on July 02, 2013320 Comments
We covered the morning's events with our mid-day update, available here at the link below. If you've already viewed it, be aware that I have just now added to that post the video recordings of the morning testimony, so if you are interested in seeing...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on July 02, 201323 Comments
Egypt LIVE Updates
Today was the deadline set by the Egyptian military for President Mohammed Morsi to reach an accommodation with the opposition and protesters.
Morsi just rejected the ultimatum, via BBC:
Egypt's president has rejected an army ultimatum that the country's crisis be resolved by Wednesday, amid deadly protests across the capital.
Mohammed Morsi insisted on his constitutional legitimacy as president and said he would not be dictated to.
It is clear he expects the military to depose him in the coming hours, says the BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Cairo
This week, The Frontier Lab published the results of months of research into why some Republicans are refusing to go by the label "Republican," choosing to identify as anything but. I was the Research Director for this study, which applied a research approach called "Behavioral...
A judge ruled Monday that a Wikileaks “Most Wanted Leaks” list can be used as evidence in the military trial against Bradley Manning. Prosecutors have contended that the list, as well as several tweets from Wikileaks, would serve in part as proof that Manning’s actions...
