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Harvard Program Caught Trying To Hide Discriminatory Language After Complaint Filed By Equal Protection Project

Lack Of Information About Brown University Murders "Allows a Lot of Speculation to Flourish"

Homan: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marrying Alleged Brother for Visa Fraud

Mandate-mess

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2012 19 Comments

The only mandate Obama has is to force people to buy health care insurance, thanks to John Roberts. Obama has spun a tax hike mandate from his victory, but that's not why he won. From The Boston Globe article about why Obama beat Romney: Exit polls told a...

A Christmas gift for residents of Jesse Jackson Jr’s district — if they’ll have it

Posted by Anne Segal on December 24, 2012 7 Comments

The upcoming special election to replace embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr's Illinois seat has been provided with a small miracle in the form of an African-American *conservative* candidate who is running for the seat. Paul McKinley, whose grassroots work to challenge Black leadership in the wartorn...

Branco Cartoon – Safe Six

Posted by A.F. Branco on December 24, 2012 15 Comments

Note: You may reprint this cartoon provided you link back to this source. To see more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. Branco’s page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco ...

The 2012 Video of the Year and 2013 Most Terrifying Question are …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2012 10 Comments

There were 10 videos produced or enabled by Legal Insurrection included in the competition for Legal Insurrection Video of the Year. The results of the Reader Poll are in, and the winner was Anne's attempt to ask Elizabeth Warren a simple question at the Netroots 2012...

Giving CARB credit for California’s death spiral

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 24, 2012 4 Comments

California is truly #1…when it comes to being the worst run state in the country. In part, this stellar achievement has been the end result the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations. This agency’s tactics portend the approach the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is apt...

Georgetown Prof Says He Works With 'Stupid White People' in Undercover Video

Harvard Grad Students Create ‘Power Rainbow’ to Teach 3rd Graders About Systemic Oppression

Court Sides With Washington Prof Punished for Mocking University Land Acknowledgment

Membership at Turning Point USA Continues to Grow on College Campuses

Trump Suspends Green Card Program That Allowed Brown U. Shooting Suspect Into U.S.

Yale has Shockingly Low Number of Republican Professors

The importance of prosecuting David Gregory if he violated D.C.’s gun law

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2012 52 Comments

I doubt David Gregory intended to violate D.C.'s ban on the possession or transfer of high capacity ammunition magazines when he waved around such a magazine during his interview of Wayne LaPierre yesterday. Prior to yesterday, I never would have thought that possession of an empty magazine,...

Me on African American Conservative Radio

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2012 4 Comments

I was a guest last Tuesday night on African American Conservatives Blog Talk Radio. (Prior appearances here and here.) We talked about this year's ups and downs, Tims Scott, Plans B and C, and a variety of other topics. ...

If only government appreciated taxpayers this much

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2012 17 Comments

I saw this Saturday night at Twins Pizza, a 50-year old institution in North Providence, RI. It's an old-school pizza place in a deeply Italian, working-class town. Dated wood paneling, big portions, cheap prices. And this statement hanging in the waiting area: ...

In which Glenn Greenwald and Robert Stacy McCain sort of share an opinion

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2012 13 Comments

Well, at least partially, regarding Erik Loomis, the University of Rhode Island assistant history professor who tweeted a crazy tirade of invective against the NRA culminating in his wish for Wayne LaPierre's head on a stick. When people objected, Loomis clarified that life in prison would...

“first came the pen, and then the fist”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2012 11 Comments

If you have not yet read Anne's post yesterday, Moving from an Emboldened Left in 2012 to a Legal Insurrection in 2013, you need to: A reader of this site I was speaking with, who immigrated to the United States from a communist country, said that amongst...

Michigan’s “Right to Work” law already working

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2012 5 Comments

That was fast! Shortly after the ink was dry on the state's new "Right to Work" law, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder reports that state economic development officials are hearing from manufacturers interested in moving to area. Snyder said it's "premature" to name the companies, but indicated Michigan's...

“I’ve got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re going to hear about it!”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2012 14 Comments

I wanted to take a moment to wish our many Legal Insurrection friends a HAPPY FESTIVUS! For those of you wondering what Festivus is about, click HERE for details. There are four key components of Festivus: The Festivus Pole The Airing of Grievances Festivus dinner (filled with carbohydrates) The Feats...

Did David Gregory just violate D.C. gun law by possessing a high-capacity gun clip? (Update — No response yet from NBC)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2012 33 Comments

It sure looks that way, unless the gun clip Gregory held up today was just a dummy prop. I saw a number of tweets linking to this post David Gregory Violates DC Gun Law On National TV quoting D.C. Official Code 7-2506.01 (emphasis in original): b) No person...

Waiting for Roger Cohen’s mea culpa on Muslim Brotherhood

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2012 20 Comments

It's time for the person most consistently wrong about the Muslim Brotherhood to admit that just about everything he said about the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's Arab Spring was wrong, including: Already we hear the predictable warnings from Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu: This could be Iran...

Spoken just like a Tea Party supporter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2012 11 Comments

Unintentionally, of course, because of the media-driven Epistemic Closure to Tea Party ideas. The fourth and last of the views from the vehicle spotted by Jon at the Perimeter Mall in Atlanta/Dunwoody (Parts One, Two, and Three): ...

Egyptians want stability, but political realities make for rocky road ahead

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on December 22, 2012 11 Comments

The newly drafted Islamist-backed constitution in Egypt appears to be on the path to approval, but that is doing little to quell the sustained feeling of instability in the country. Passage is a victory for Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, but a costly one. The bruising battle...

Saturday Night Card Game (I could not accuse Salon.com of tokenism, even if I wanted to)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2012 49 Comments

In one of the most snide and offensive columns written this year in The NY Times, University of Pennsylvania Political Science Professor Adolf L. Reed, Jr. called Tim Scott and other Republicans who are black "cynical tokens." In response, I noted that I would not be...