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

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

UVA Law Prof Describes Outrageous Behavior From Colleagues Over Case He Argued Before SCOTUS

A Close Encounter with Gloria Allred

Posted by Joel Engel on October 25, 2012 17 Comments

It’s a shame that Gloria Allred doesn’t represent herself in court. That way, she could work with both her favorite attorney and her favorite client. Actually, Allred does represent herself every time she calls a press conference with some aggrieved woman or another—whether it’s one of...

What’s the difference between Virginia and West Virginia?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2012 7 Comments

The way the polls are moving, apparently not much. Two photos from reader Phil: The Village Idiots for Obama was in Floyd, Virginia. The Coal sticker was on a truck near Beckley, W.Va. in the southern coal belt of the state. ...

Election Day Empty Chair Countdown – Day 13

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 24, 2012 6 Comments

Each day until Election Day we will feature a previously unpublished photo sent in by a Legal Insurrection reader on National Empty Chair Day, September 3, 2012. The countdown continues with 13 days to go. Today’s Empty Chair photo comes to us from Jim in Texas. I'm not sure that I'd...

Rep. Jim Moran’s son implicated in voter fraud scheme

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 38 Comments

The son of Representative Jim Moran (D-VA) resigned this afternoon following the release of a video from James O'Keefe's Project Veritas showing him scheming to commit voter fraud with an undercover investigator. Pat Moran is the field director for his father's reelection campaign. Project Veritas has...

New study finds economic illiteracy correlates with political preferences

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 20 Comments

It's time to move beyond just demographics. A new study commissioned by Independent Women's Voice reveals that it may be not surface-level stats that can predict voter behavior, but who they are. Their study found that voters' exposure to facts about the economy can dramatically influence their political...

Florida Bill Would Limit Number of Foreign Students at State Universities

Orientation at Amherst College Allegedly Included Students Mimicking Sex Acts

Trump Education Dept. Announces They've Prevented More Than a Billion in Student Aid Fraud

Arizona State Board of Education Votes to Cut DEI Standards in Compliance With Trump Executive Order

Seton Hall University Approves Democrat Club But Denies Turning Point USA

UC-Berkeley Suspends Lecturer for Bringing His Anti-Israel Politics Into the Classroom

Obama’s Changes music video is scary good

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 8 Comments

Chris Loesch and comedian Steven Crowder have put together a scarily good rendition of David Bowie's Changes, with an Obama twist. Warning: 80s makeup and rockstar outfits: ...

Washington Post erases all Hating Breitbart reviews from site

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 18 Comments

The Washington Post, whose Mark Jenkins (also of NPR) gave 1.5 stars to the Andrew Breitbart documentary Hating Breitbart, has now erased all user reviews from their website, according to the movie's producer Andrew Marcus. The documentary, which brought in the second-highest per-screen revenues in...

Allred October surprise a bit yawn-inducing

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 64 Comments

A hearing this morning over whether to unseal testimony Mitt Romney gave in a a divorce case between Staples founder Tom Sternberg and his wife, represented by Gloria Allred, will continue tomorrow morning at 9am. The motion to unseal, filed by the Boston Globe, would lift...

Newly discovered e-mails raise more questions for Obama about Benghazi

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on October 24, 2012 44 Comments

Last night, a series of e-mails from the night of the 9/11 Benghazi attacks were released. The e-mails were from the State Department to various high level groups and intelligence agencies within the government. Among them were the White House Situation Room, the office of the...

Maggie Brooks (NY-25) coming on strong against Louise Slaughter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2012 1 Comment

With two weeks until Election Day, Operation Counterweight in Upstate New York is approaching its home stretch. Below is an update for the 25th district in NY, where Maggie Brooks is challenging long-term Democratic incumbent Louise slaughter. Roll Call rates it lean Democrat, but the only public...

NY Times aids Senator McCaskill in ducking whistleblower story

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 15 Comments

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (D) has had a rough few weeks. First, a lawsuit from an employee came to light revealing that her husband's business is being sued for sexual harassment. Then, whistleblower audio revealed that it appears her husband was cutting deals in the...

Branco Cartoon – Rope-A-Hope

Posted by A.F. Branco on October 24, 2012 5 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 Facebook page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco ...

A picture is worth a thousand words

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2012 13 Comments

From reader Harold: I saw this bumper sticker in Gypsum, Colorado. It’s a bit off color but summarizes how we feel about another 4 years! ...

Election Day Empty Chair Countdown – Day 14

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 23, 2012 10 Comments

Each day until Election Day we will feature a previously unpublished photo sent in by a Legal Insurrection reader on National Empty Chair Day, September 3, 2012. The countdown continues with 14 days to go. Today’s Empty Chair photo comes to us from Joe in Oregon who writes, "I'm thinking...

Here we go, Gloria

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2012 167 Comments

Via Radar Online: Famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred will be in a Boston area courtroom Wednesday in an attempt to unseal the sworn testimony given by Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, in a prior court case, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. "The Boston Globe is headed to...

4th Greatest President Ever reaches Stage 3 of campaign grieving

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2012 14 Comments

We knew how great Obama was. Because he told us: The 4th Greatest President Ever has an important announcement which reflects the Greatness of His Office and the seriousness of his campaign: Stage 3? Yes, someone is in Stage 3. Of campaign grieving. And it's not Mitt Romney. Bargaining — Traditionally the...

A shot across Miss October Surprise’s bow

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2012 58 Comments

Everyone is waiting for October Surprises to be unloaded on Romney. The Obama campaign and its supporters are desperate, and that desperation will reach a fevered pitch this weekend if Obama doesn't get a meaningful bounce out of last night's debate. Few are predicting he will. I consider...