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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2013 19 Comments

The amnesty charade which has taken place in the Senate with the visible advocacy of several Republican Senators -- Rubio, McCain, Graham, Corker, Hoeven -- and the assistance of 10 other Republican Senators who voted for cloture is just about the last straw. I'm not going...

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Posted by Andrew Branca on June 24, 2013 49 Comments

Today marked the first day of the trial proper of Florida v. Zimmerman, and accordingly was the first opportunity for each side to present their “theory of the case” to the jury.   This day covered both the party's opening statements, as well as the first...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2013 15 Comments
The Senate is debating the amended amnesty immigration bill. Technically it's the Leahy amendment as modified by the Hoeven-Corker amendment. A vote is expected around 5:30 p.m. Eastern. UPDATE -- the cloture motion passed by over 60 votes (still awaiting final count). (Apparently several Senators who would vote yes are delayed and not present, so Harry Reid is keeping to vote open to get as many Yes votes as possible to reach the artificial 70 goal.) -- FINAL COUNT 67-27, with 15 GOP yes votes: Corker Ayotte Chiesa [Christie appointee] Collins Flake Graham Hatch Heller Hoeven Kirk McCain Murkowski Alexander Rubio Wicker [live video removed] https://twitter.com/DLoesch/status/349300986961080321 https://twitter.com/robertcostaNRO/status/349300294989004802 https://twitter.com/trscoop/status/349297398411042817 https://twitter.com/DanaBordeaux/status/349294668154023937 https://twitter.com/allahpundit/status/349288583892443138

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Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 24, 2013 8 Comments

While the public shifts its attention to more recent scandals, such as that of the flap regarding the NSA, the scandals of days gone by like the IRS and Benghazi still haven't been resolved. USA Today reports this afternoon that an IRS official says the agency...

Posted by A.F. Branco on June 24, 2013 2 Comments

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Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 24, 2013 8 Comments

A Hong Kong media outlet has revealed today that NSA leaker Edward Snowden sought the position as an NSA contractor at Booz Allen Hamilton specifically to gather evidence on NSA surveillance. From the South China Morning Post: Edward Snowden secured a job with a US government contractor...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2013 26 Comments

[Note -- More decisions will be released Tuesday -- check back here at 10 a.m.] Full opinion embedded at bottom of post Via ScotusBlog live blog: 10:14 Amy Howe: The opoinion by Kennedy. The Fifth Circuit is vacated and remanded. 10:15 Amy Howe: The holding is because the Fifth...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 24, 2013 83 Comments

Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day. 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. Also, at day's end...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2013 27 Comments

That's what today's vote on the Corker amended immigration bill is about. The Senate bill cannot pass the House, there's been no public debate and consensus within the Republican Party on the key issues of legalization and citizenship for law-breakers, and most if not all of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2013 7 Comments

Longtime readers know that Boney M and I go way back. For some reason I couldn't get this song out of my head last night. The words are from Psalms 137:1: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. https://youtu.be/ta42xU2UXLA Which continues: If...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2013 10 Comments

Tomorrow will be a busy law day. 1.  Zimmerman Trial Opening Statement and Prosecution case-- 9 a.m. We'll have our live coverage, including video embed and live Twitter stream, as well as commentary during the day and in an end-of-day wrap up from Andrew Branca.  If you...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 23, 2013 9 Comments

In-depth profiles of the 6 jurors and 4 alternates, how they answered questions during voir dire, and what we know about them....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2013 3 Comments

We covered the continuing protests in Turkey yesterday, Protests in Turkey reignite after relatively quiet week. Not so sure I want to visit right now. I hear that dinner in Istanbul may give you gas: https://twitter.com/YigalSchleifer/status/348567191702106112 https://twitter.com/YigalSchleifer/status/348567933267607552 At least it's better than Ankara, where you'll get hosed: https://twitter.com/Nivrep_Te/statuses/348540917218680834...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2013 25 Comments
Via NBC, Lindsey Graham is about to declare victory:
On Monday the Senate is scheduled to vote on a 1,200-page amendment offered by Sen. Bob Corker, R- Tenn., and Sen. John Hoeven, R- N.D., which has an initial cost of $46.3 billion – money to be used hire 20,000 Border Patrol agents and to deploy them along the Mexican border, as well as building add border fencing and setting up an electronic visa entry/exit system at all air and sea ports of entry where U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are currently deployed. “The bill will pass,” Graham said on Fox News Sunday. “I think we are on the verge of getting 70 votes. That is my goal. It's always been my goal. We are very, very close to 70 votes. The Hoeven-Corker Amendment I think gets us over the top.”

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But don't think this will gain any love for Republicans: https://twitter.com/allahpundit/status/348814113075511296 Via The Hill:
A senior Democratic senator predicted Sunday there could be massive demonstrations in Washington if House Republicans try to block a bill to grant legal status to millions of immigrants. Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the lead Democratic sponsor of the Senate immigration reform bill, said House Republicans would likely spark massive civil rights rallies if they try to quash measures to create a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the country. This has the potential of becoming the next major civil rights movement. I could envision in the late summer or early fall if Boehner tries to bottle the bill up or put something in without a path to citizenship — if there’s no path to citizenship, there’s not a bill — but if he tries to bottle it up or do things like that, I could see a million people on the Mall in Washington,” Schumer said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
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