Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Why have universities become the least free places when they should be the most free?

Scenes of Communist Flags, Riots, and Violent Clashes With DHS During 'No Kings' Protests

Chicago Mayor Pushes Reparations Amid $1B Budget Gap

Company PRISM Reports Reveal Extent of NSA Requests

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 16, 2013 11 Comments

Last week, the Guardian and Washington Post published several slides from a leaked Powerpoint presentation in its stories about the NSA’s domestic surveillance policies and its PRISM program. Separate from phone carriers, nine internet companies were named in the story as participants in the PRISM...

Cause that’s just the way it is

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2013 17 Comments

Go ahead, complain about the weather. There's nothing you can do about it. https://twitter.com/sasha_cresswell/status/346054323475714048 https://twitter.com/realmyiq2xu/status/346055854455390209...

Arab Spring snapshot

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2013 12 Comments

Looks like we're heading for a good old fashioned Sunni-Shia showdown in Syria. From The Times of Israel (article links here and here): ...

Oil field trash never had it so good …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2013 7 Comments

as in fracking country. Good thing it's being kept out of New York State's Southern Tier, or there might be a booming economy and jobs for the young people. From Kevin: I have friends that live in Horseheads who get all apoplectic over the Marcellus Shale drilling down here...

Saturday Night Card Game (Playing the race card in the Zimmerman case to the bitter end)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 33 Comments

If you have been following Andrew Branca's excellent coverage of the jury selection in the George Zimmerman case, you know that many of the prospective jurors were aware of race being injected into the case by the media and others. Those initial media and activist narratives...

LA United School District Engulfed in $22 Million Fraud Scandal

Student Leader at CSU-Fresno Speaks Out Against Petitioners on Campus

Student Newspaper at Chicago School Launches ‘ICE Tracker’ After Illegal Charged With Murdering Student

Fraternity Leader at Northern Arizona U. Charged With Hazing in Alcohol Related Death of Student

Oklahoma Senate Passes Bill to Strengthen Free Speech on Campuses

UW-Madison Criticizes Student Govt. for Passing Anti-Israel BDS Resolution

Turkey’s ‘Tiananmen Square’ moment?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 6 Comments

We are covering Turkish police renew assault on Gezi Park protesters. This video stands out (warning, graphic): https://twitter.com/vassdan/status/345991520224149506 I wonder if it will be compared to this video: Probably not, as the whole world is not watching Gezi Park....

Live stream: Turkish police renew assault on Gezi Park protesters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 3 Comments

As reported by the L.A. Times:

Hundreds of riot police surrounded a park in central Istanbul on Saturday, firing tear gas and water cannons in a renewed push by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to restore order after two weeks of demonstrations that have exasperated his government and exposed the country's deepening political divide. Police forces surrounded Gezi Park shortly before nightfall. They moved beneath sycamore trees toward tents and crowds of hundreds of protesters. Some demonstrators reportedly threw rocks but the dissidents appeared to be overwhelmed by security forces, whose lines spread into adjoining Taksim Square. Ambulances arrived outside the park as tear gas enveloped the trees.

Live Stream

Watch live streaming video from revoltistanbul at livestream.com

https://twitter.com/OccupyGeziUK/status/346053511697559552 Another video stream here -- is autorun so didn't embed -- street level. https://twitter.com/NewsBreaker/status/345978793367855104 https://twitter.com/Aut_Omnia/status/345988473376866304 https://twitter.com/RedHack_EN/status/345988842127491072

Chris Christie slow cooks our goose

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 21 Comments

Chris Christie all but hands Cory Booker a Senate seat on a silver platter, not giving Republicans a chance to mount what would have been a tough fight in 2014, and it's cool and he's a media star. From John Sexton at Breitbart.com, Chris Christie is running...

“Stop, Shut Up and Snoop” Week at College Insurrection

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 15, 2013 0 Comments

Shut yo mouth: Texas high school cuts valedictorian’s mic for talking about the US Constitution Australian University Censors Speech Deemed Offensive to Islam Pro-Palestinian groups on campus aren’t big fans of free speech And dress the way we tell you: New Hampshire senior not allowed to wear Marine uniform at...

IRS Officials Lerner and Miller Receive Violent Threats

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 15, 2013 21 Comments

In the wake of intense criticism over the agency's targeting of conservative groups, former and current embattled IRS officials, Steven Miller and Lois Lerner, have reportedly received threats of physical violence. From Sky News: Ousted IRS acting commissioner Steven Miller has received threats, a source told Reuters...

Snowden Reveals Classified Records to Hong Kong Newspaper as Leak Investigation Heats Up

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 15, 2013 26 Comments

The public remains hotly engaged this week in a necessary debate over NSA domestic surveillance policies, coupled with the recent revelations of government abuses, like the IRS scandal and snooping on journalists. Meanwhile Edward Snowden, the man who leaked the details behind the NSA’s PRISM...

All we are saying, is give community peacebuilding a chance

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 8 Comments

Nothing wrong to me with community peacebuilding ...

Wag The IRS Scandal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 17 Comments

Where has all the IRS scandal news gone, long time passing...

Zimmerman Jury Selection — Day Five Wrap-Up

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 14, 2013 7 Comments

Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through seven candidates by the end of the day. As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure the prospective juror had to the case through the media and other channels,...

Mideast Media Sampler – 06/14/2013 – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Merit Badge of Terror

Posted by David Gerstman on June 14, 2013 4 Comments

1) Earning merit badges in terror Following recent revelations that Hamas plans to train thousands of children soldiers a number of media outlets are reporting that Palestinian Islamic Jihad is running summer camps training youngsters in the fine points of urban warfare. Ynet reports: An AFP...

Dismissed Zimmerman juror escorted from courthouse after trespassing

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 14, 2013 17 Comments

Potential juror previously had been caught posting on anti-Zimmerman Facebook page and was upset his name was reported in the media....

A.F. Branco on Fox News Watch

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 12 Comments

One of the hopes for the most excellent cartoonist A.F. Branco, when he joined us on August 6, 2012, was that he would gain the greater exposure and recognition he deserves. And slowly but surely, it's happening, through his cartoons at Legal Insurrection and other outlets. Branco...