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Whether Radicalized Culture at U. Penn Influenced Luigi Mangione Needs To Be Looked Into

Woman Who Accused Three Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Admits She Lied, Seeks Forgiveness

Fifty-One Discriminatory Scholarships At University of Rhode Island Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Democrats Twist AIPAC’s Bipartisan Line In An Attempt To Muzzle Criticism Of Obama’s Anti-Israel Policies

Posted by Matthew Knee on May 26, 2011 5 Comments

by Matthew KneeIn a closed door meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz asked Netanyahu to demand a pledge from the Republican Jewish Coalition not to make Israel a campaign issue in 2012. He did not.To the...

Do Not Listen To What They Are Saying

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 26, 2011 2 Comments

Because it does not fit the narrative:The Muslim Brotherhood will impose Islamic Sharia Law in Egypt if it comes to power, according to the movement's Sobhi Saleh, the Egyptian Arabic daily Al Masry Al Youm reports.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection...

Supreme Ct Upholds Arizona E-Verify Law

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 26, 2011 1 Comment

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law requiring employers to use the federal E-Verify system.Everyone is wondering how this reflects on a future ruling as to Arizona's immigration law which was struck down in a decision by both the Arizona District Court and the...

Judge Sumi Throws Out Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 26, 2011 16 Comments

No surprise here.Judge Maryann Sumi has issued a ruling throwing out the Wisconsin collective bargaining law based on an alleged failure to comply with the state Open Meetings Law. Unlike prior rulings, which were based on a "likelihood of success" standard in connection with emergency...

Perhaps David Cicilline Can Volunteer On Weekends

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 26, 2011 0 Comments

David Cicilline (D-RI), the former Mayor of Providence, left city finances in a shambles, despite assuring voters in the November congressional election that the city finances were sound.New Mayor Angel Taveras was confronted with a financial catastrophe on his hands when he took office in...

Indiana University’s 'Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity' Loses Funding

Idaho Board of Education Passes Resolutions Requiring Closure of DEI Offices

Harvard Law Enrolls Fewer Black Students After SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Committing 'Genocide'

Federal Govt Trying to Hire up to 1,200 New DEI Bureaucrats Before Trump's Inauguration

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has Fun on Broadway While Conservative Justices Can't Leave Their Homes

So Leave NY, Like Everyone Else

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 26, 2011 3 Comments

... if you don't like the old-style license plate New York uses. People have left for lesser reasons, like lower taxes, fewer government regulations, easy concealed carry permits, and sunshine.Sent by reader David:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection...

Bill Clinton – The Only Adult Democrat

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 10 Comments

That's saying a lot.Unlike the children who run the Democratic Party, Clinton recognizes that Medicare and other entitlements must be reformed, and that the Democratic Party is harming the country by making "do nothing" the main focus of Democratic Party campaign strategy:But ABC News was behind the...

Yes, Obama Did Attempt To Shift U.S. Policy On The Pre-1967 Borders

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 11 Comments

Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic has been leading the charge, echoed by many, not only that Bibi Netanyahu was disrespectful to "my President," but also that Obama's statement regarding Israel's borders in his Middle East speech last Thursday did not represent any meaningful change in U.S. policy.In...

Loughner Ruled Incompetent To Stand Trial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 3 Comments

He was crazy, not political, although the left-blogosphere and some politicians tried to make it political and tried to blame Sarah Palin for his actions.Even people we commonly refer to as "crazy," however, can still be legally culpable for their actions, but even before that...

Pampers Rorschach Test

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 15 Comments

What messages -- intended by Pampers or not -- do you see in this commercial?(h/t @TomBevanRCP)--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Stop Disrespecting My President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 18 Comments

First it was Bibi Netanyahu stating that Israel will not go back to the 1967 borders.Now it is the Queen of England refusing to click glasses.Maybe she was upset that he had to read his toast from index cards, or maybe it was protocol.I don't care. ...

I beg your pardon?

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 25, 2011 8 Comments

Kathleen No, actually, I may need to beg for a pardon:The White House has named Jesse Lee to a new position within its communications department titled Director of Progressive Media & Online Response. According to The Huffington Post, Lee will essentially be responsible for building...

The Damage Is Done

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 11 Comments

Just a quick follow up to my post Bye-Bye Brown.This analysis by Nate Silver of how Republicans may reach a "tipping point" on the Ryan budget as there begins a trickle of defections, and how damaging Scott Brown's Politico op-ed was (emphasis mine): More recently, Senator Scott...

Old School

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 3 Comments

I had a Volvo 240 wagon for 14 years. I hated to let go of it, but the time had come. I sold it in 2003, and the person who bought it from me still has it on the road. The engine pretty much can...

The Lessons of NY-26

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 7 Comments

Democrat Kathy Hochul won NY-26, a Republican District, in a special election yesterday, with 48 % of the vote. Jane Corwin, the Republican received 42% and phony Tea Party candidate Jack Davis 9%. These percentages may change as there are several thousand absentee ballots, but the...

Does anybody really know what time it is, does anybody really care, about time?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2011 11 Comments

During a visit today, Obama signed the guest book at Westminster Abbey "24 May, 2008."I'm impressed that he got the month and day correct.This will be about a three hour laugh.Had it been [insert name of random Rebublican here] it would have been a three week media...

“Listening to Netanyahu was like listening to our collective conscience trying to remind us of who we really are.”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2011 16 Comments

I'll have more on Bibi Netanyahu's speech to a Joint Session of Congress later. For now, I'll quote reader Deborah who e-mailed me as follows:As I listened to the live broadcast of Bibi Netanyahu's speech, I thought to myself that HE's reminding us of who...