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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

This Would Not Work

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2011 8 Comments

If Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) recovers dramatically from her gunshot wounds, she would be a formidable candidate to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Jon Kyl. Giffords would have been a contender for the Democratic nomination even without the shooting, but the groundswell of...

Judge Sumi Rules Budget Repair Bill Not In Effect

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2011 24 Comments

Judge Maryann Sumi has issued this morning a two-page ruling saying the budget repair bill is not in effect. Via JSOnline:A state law to sharply curb union bargaining by public employees is not in effect, a Dane County judge ruled Thursday, continuing the turmoil over...

The Most Important Judicial Nominee You Never Heard Of Up For Another Vote Today

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2011 1 Comment

I have written numerous times about John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr., who has been nominated to the federal District Court in Rhode Island. The nomination was one of a handful on which Republicans drew a line in the sand last year, along with Goodwin Liu.By...

Judge Sumi Warns Attorneys About Criticisms

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2011 24 Comments

The attorneys present during these comments indicated it was not clear to whom they were directed, but I have to believe the warnings were directed at attorneys for the State.As reported by JSOnline (emphasis mine):Before wrapping up a brief hearing Wednesday, Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann...

Waiting for it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2011 2 Comments

..."We cannot balance the budget on the backs of the Libyan people."--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

House Report Says Top Universities ‘Refused’ to Stop Campus Antisemitism

Campus Anti-Israel Protests Declined From Last Spring to This Fall

Racist Graffiti Found at Rhodes College Turns Out to be a Hoax

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

Olbermann vs. The Conservative Voice on Campus

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 30, 2011 5 Comments

KathleenLast night, Keith Olbermann addressed his alma mater in a lecture auditorium. I wasn't in attendance for two reasons: 1. I still felt nauseous from seeing him the day before at a private reception for journalists (and whatever he is nowadays) and 2. it was...

Please Meet The Middle Eastern Reformer-in-Chief

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2011 5 Comments

The man Hillary Clinton described as a "reformer" (which she later tried to walk back), and on whom the Obama administration has pinned its hopes for peace in the Middle East, despite his having helped funnel insurgents into Iraq to kill American soldiers and Iraqi civilians, his arming...

Help Get This Ad On The Air In Wisconsin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2011 37 Comments

There has been a lot of talk lately in the right-blogosphere about the importance of the upcoming Supreme Court election in Wisconsin, which is next week. National unions and leftist groups have poured millions into attacking current Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, including a malicious...

It Always Ends Badly

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2011 8 Comments

A commenter using the pseudonym "Milwaukeean" has been active here for the past couple of weeks regarding the various court and other disputes in Wisconsin.Milwaukeean didn't seem to cross the line from dissenter to troll, made some good points at times, and often argued against my...

Thanks For Trying To Cheer Me Up, But …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2011 2 Comments

Thanks to reader Jason who took this photo recently in Raleigh, NC:Maybe there's something to the story of the tide turning in Raleigh.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Does Media Matters Really Want People To Listen To This Tape?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 10 Comments

Media Matters, as part of its new "get Fox News" agenda, is spinning a tape of Bill Sammons of Fox News made in 2009 as reflecting dishonesty as to "mischievous speculation" in 2008 as to whether Obama had socialist tendencies. Needless to say, the left-blogsphere has...

Wisconsin Judge Expands TRO, Prohibits Implementation of Budget Bill

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 28 Comments

Based on reports from inside Judge Sumi's courtroom, it appears that she has issued an expanded TRO ruling that the budget bill is not in effect and was not "published" as required, and enjoins further implementation.Correction: Per local news reporter, initial reports that Judge found...

The Swiss cheese of newspapers

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 29, 2011 1 Comment

it has oh-so many holes. Find out how to circumvent The New York Times’s pretend pay wall (then subscribe to a good newspaper, won't you?). - KM--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

NATO State v. University of Libya

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 5 Comments

I don't understand why aspiring political cartoonist Mark Smith doesn't have a syndication yet.This is another one of his brilliant cartoons:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

The French Connection

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 29, 2011 1 Comment

Kathleen McCaffrey ---Anne Applebaum, one of my favorite writers, posted a really fascinating article in Slate last night. Applebaum explores the motives of Sarkozy's Libya campaign:The man who introduced Sarkozy to the Benghazi rebels is none other than Bernard-Henri Lévy, a pop philosopher so French...

Schumer Follows And Gives Anti-Tea Party Orders

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 6 Comments

Notice how Democrats have been talking lately about how Republicans in Congress are held hostage by Tea Party-backed new members? And how for years Democrats have made sure to use the term "extremist" when referring to Tea Parties?It's a pre-planned line of attack by the...

Sorry Doesn’t Seem To Be TPaw’s Hardest Word

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 3 Comments

I have suggested long ago and again that Mitt Romney's best strategy on Romneycare simply would be to admit it was a mistake, even though honest and serious distinctions could be drawn between Obamacare and Romneycare. He has not done that, and the political wound...