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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

Mass Lawyers Weekly readers want investigation of Elizabeth Warren license problem

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 28, 2012 34 Comments

Mass Lawyers Weekly ran a reader poll today regarding the following question: Should U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren be investigated for possibly practicing law without a license? I heard about the poll in an email just after 1:30 p.m. today. I did not publicize the poll because...

Best. Political. Ad.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 28, 2012 23 Comments

I'm not sure this qualifies for the "Ever" award (I'm still partial to this), but it is a fantastic commercial. Fantastic. Fantastic, and I almost put another word before that. The Murphy response? To criticize West's military record involving the now famous incident when he zealously interrogated a hostile. Good...

Branco Cartoon – Telephone Poll

Posted by A.F. Branco on September 28, 2012 10 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 ...

Do Ohioans really want free phones more than a free country?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 28, 2012 82 Comments

It seems that all anyone is talking about is polling showing Obama pulling ahead. Some of the polling says a little, some says a lot at least in certain swing states, particularly Ohio. I understand and have listened to all of the explanation as to why...

DC Democrats target David Rouzer (NC-7)

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on September 28, 2012 9 Comments

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has been steadily ramping up their efforts in North Carolina to undermine Operation Counterweight member, David Rouzer. Throughout this election cycle, the incumbent, Mike McIntyre, has enjoyed a great deal of support from various Democrat PACs which have contributed more than...

Martin University Terminates Entire Staff Due to Financial Crisis

School Board in Maine Upholds Transgender Team and Bathroom Ban

MIT Blames Closure of Two Libraries on New Endowment Tax

Missouri Secretary of State Trying to Enshrine Education as a Right in State Constitution

Labor Unions Fighting Affordable Housing Project for UC-Berkeley Students

40 Percent of Undergrads at Stanford Now Receive Disability Accommodations

Mia Love faced Matheson in a Thursday night debate

Posted by Anne Segal on September 28, 2012 10 Comments

Candidates for the 4th congressional district seat in Utah, Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love and Rep. Jim Matheson, met last night in a debate. The race for this seat has been in the national spotlight, especially after Love's well received speech at the RNC. Love,...

Elizabeth Warren 2002 – Working on at least 10 private legal matters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 28, 2012 115 Comments

Represents her office is in Cambridge, MA...

Obama losing the hobo vote

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 28, 2012 4 Comments

They apparently have not heard of the free cell phone deal. From Richard in Portland, Oregon: Spray painted on the side of a railroad car isn't the same as a bumper sticker, but that also can explain the rather less than witty expression of opinion. ...

Boston Talk Radio talking Elizabeth Warren

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2012 30 Comments

Boston talk radio continues to be the main vehicle for getting the word out to Massachusetts voters about Elizabeth Warren's attorney licensing issue. In addition to my appearances on the Michael Graham and Howie Carr (with substitute host) shows on Monday, I also did appearances...

Support Brendan Doherty, help defeat David Cicilline (RI-01)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2012 5 Comments

The most important House race (to me, it's my home District)...

Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations

Posted by Anne Segal on September 27, 2012 16 Comments

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York today, using a drawing of a bomb as a visual aid to express the Iranian nuclear program. He drew a red line where he believes the UN should intervene. Netanyahu: I brought a...

Obama’s stall-speed economy

Posted by Anne Segal on September 27, 2012 14 Comments

Today the Wall Street Journal's Paul Vigna referred to the U.S. economy as the "Stall-Speed Economy" after the latest economic data was released this morning. Most striking: revised numbers show the U.S. economy grew at only a 1.3% annual rate in the April through June...

Elizabeth Warren defender: “With this bombshell, I would no longer view the case against her as weak”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2012 135 Comments

Soon after my original post, Elizabeth Warren’s law license problem, Mark Thompson at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen wrote a post taking an opposite view, No, Elizabeth Warren Did Not Engage in the Unauthorized Practice of Law. That post by Thompson was cited far and wide,...

Had I but world enough and time

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2012 5 Comments

Elizabeth Warren crowd sourcing...

Elizabeth Warren represented Massachusetts client in Massachusetts

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2012 82 Comments

For how long will Warren defenders maintain the charade that she did not practice law in Massachusetts?...

Which state? (Update – answer revealed)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2012 30 Comments

From reader Brian. Which state could this possibly be? Don't read the comments before voting, in case there is a spoiler. Poll open until 5 p.m. Eastern today Which state? UPDATE: It's California....

Crossroads spending big in Wisconsin to defeat extremist Tammy

Posted by Anne Segal on September 26, 2012 22 Comments

Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS PAC has just committed $1.2M to helping help former governor Tommy Thompson defeat his democratic opponent in the Wisconsin race for U.S. Senate. This was in additional to prior spends of $500,000 and $961,000, and puts his group's contibutions at over...