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Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 22, 2013 16 Comments
The FBI said early Wednesday that it was reviewing a fatal shooting incident in Orlando, Florida in which an individual being questioned by law enforcement in connection with the Boston bombings and an unsolved 2011 triple homicide had engaged in a “violent confrontation” with law enforcement personnel. Just prior to being killed, the man, identified as Ibragim Todashev, reportedly confessed to involvement in the 2011 slayings of three men in Waltham, Massachusetts, one of whom had been a friend of deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.  CBS News is reporting that Todashev also implicated Tamerlan Tsarnaev in those slayings. It all began Wednesday morning with the following press release from the FBI:
The FBI is currently reviewing a shooting incident involving an FBI special agent. Based on preliminary information, the incident occurred in Orlando, Florida during the early morning hours of May 22, 2013. The agent, two Massachusetts State Police troopers, and other law enforcement personnel were interviewing an individual in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing investigation when a violent confrontation was initiated by the individual. During the confrontation, the individual was killed and the agent sustained non-life threatening injuries. As this incident is under review, we have no further details at this time.
As more details emerged throughout the day, it was revealed that Todashev was a Chechen who resided in Boston at the time of the 2011 killings.  He was said to have been an acquaintance of Tamerlan Tsarnaev and of the victims of the 2011 killings. From CBS News:

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Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 22, 2013 15 Comments
Former representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned in disgrace in 2011 after lying about sending illicit sexting messages to a number of women, has formally announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York. Weiner did so by way of a video that was posted in the early hours of the morning. "Look, I made some big mistakes," he says in the video. "And I know I let a lot of people down. But I've also learned some tough lessons. I'm running for mayor because I've been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. And I hope I get a second chance to work for you." The NY Post reports that the video was actually supposed to be released later in the day.
The video — which came out just a few days short of the second anniversary of the day Weiner tweeted a sext of his bulging undies — ends with a logo: “Anthony Weiner for Mayor.” Sources told The Post that the oddly timed video was legitimate, but that campaign staffers intended for the announcement to come out later today. The video was posted on a campaign Web site and was then taken down, and then put back up. It also could be seen on YouTube.
But not everyone believes Weiner deserves a second chance.

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2013 28 Comments
Some great opening statements. Will embed videos when available. [Hearings now adjourned] The moment when she invokes 5th Amendment: Lois Lerner invokes 5th Amendment https://twitter.com/DavidMDrucker/status/337210860441329666 Lerner full appearance: After she gave an opening statement and defended herself, Lerner refused to testify and was dismissed from the hearing: Lois Lerner leaves hearing room after invoking 5th Amendment

Posted by David Gerstman on May 22, 2013 6 Comments

Recently, there has been an interesting string of editorials in the Washington Post. (I'll limit this to the discussion of unsigned editorials, not op-eds.) .@ejdionne has it exactly backward. This is not a crisis of democracy, it's a crisis of authority. washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-di…— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) May 20,...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 22, 2013 11 Comments

This post is dedicated to all the Legal Insurrection readers ready to give up on California! As Tea Party groups stage successful rallies at Internal Revenue Service offices nationwide, one California organization is staging a frontal assault on this government behemoth. One of the largest and most...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2013 19 Comments

First it was James Rosen's personal email and phone records. Then it was Rosen's parents' phone records. Shannon Bream just reported on Hannity that court records appear to reflect phone records were obtained for multiple Fox News lines at multiple locations. The records were partially redacted,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2013 19 Comments

John Kass predicted that Jay Carney would be the fall guy for Obama. And that certainly would fit in with the defensive narrative whenever Obama fails at anything -- it's a messaging problem, not the message, and definitely not Obama. As the administration can't keep its story...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2013 11 Comments

The persecution and prosecution of Gibson Guitar stands out as a prime example of government overreach, similar to IRS Tea Party targeting. This video explains the insanity of the raid and ultimate charges -- very technical and disputed interpretations of Indian law as to the importation of...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 21, 2013 13 Comments

As we now know, the DOJ targeted James Rosen when it pursued a search warrant in connection with an alleged leak from State Department adviser, Stephen Kim.  The long and short of it is, Kim told Rosen things, and as a reporter, Rosen printed them. Speaking...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 21, 2013 37 Comments

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has been a focus here over the years because he's Professor Jacobson's home state Senator.  Whitehouse's speech against opponents of Obamacare, in which he invoked Kristallnacht and lynchings, is legendary in the wrong way: History cautions us of the excesses to which these...

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