Mideast Media Sampler 06/27/2013 - The Durable al Dura Case...
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...
Turkey appears to be following through on its threats to take over more control of Twitter and Facebook postings, after protests heavily driven by social media have engulfed the country for weeks. But the social media giants do not appear to be cooperating with demands...
from his cold, dead hands. From Michael, Spotted in Franklin, TN ...
At the start of day two things of note occurred. First, the Court ruled that Zimmerman's prior calls to police would be admissible as evidence. (Accordingly, later in the day Ramona Rumph returned to Court to testify as to their authenticity.) https://twitter.com/LawSelfDefense/status/349875159211061248 Second,...
Reports of the death of SB5 were premature...
I'm going to let him explain. In full. https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/349965969613000706 Update: But not unrebutted: ...
As Edward Snowden bides his time in a Russian airport while he tries to secure safe asylum for himself, US officials are growing increasingly concerned that China and Russia may have gained access to information in the NSA leaker’s possession. The Free Beacon reports: Intelligence agencies in...
The State has moved through one witness completely this morning, with a second now undergoing cross examination by O'Mara, when the Court recessed for lunch. We expect O'Mara will continue with this second witness after the lunch break. Both of the witnesses, Jane Sudyka and...
The military trial of Private First Class Bradley Manning resumes today at Fort Meade in Maryland. Manning stands accused of charges that include violation of the Espionage Act and aiding the enemy for his actions in releasing a trove of classified files to the anti-secrecy...
Update -- The death of the ballot initiative movement as Court gives de facto veto power to government officials who want to lose a case....
Full opinion embedded at bottom of post. Via ScotusBlog live blog: 10:02 Amy Howe: 5-4 per Kennedy. 10:02 Amy Howe: Roberts dissents. Scalia dissents. Equal protection. 10:02 Amy Howe: Alito dissents, joined by Thomas in part. 10:03 Amy Howe: DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of...
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. We're...
Mideast Media Sampler - 06/26/2013...
Think the Tea Party's disappearing? Not according to advertisers, who featured the theme in two ads broadcast in the prime final moments of Monday's Boston v. Chicago NHL finals game. FiatUSA takes the continually on-trend Founding Fathers theme as the centerpiece of its "Italian Invasion -...
Today can only be characterized as an utter debacle for the prosecution in Florida v. Zimmerman. Besides the testimony of a couple of highly professional law enforcement witnesses, the testimony of the the other State witnesses ranged from signing George Zimmerman's praises, to acknowledging the...
If you’re an environmentalist who supports Obama, you’d better make sure you got the memo on climate change. A group of climate leaders has issued talking points to pro-Obama activists and organizers on climate change, urging them to stay away from economic arguments and talk...
