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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 0 Comments

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has posted on his website an Op-Ed The NY Times declined to run. (h/t JSOnline):"In nearly every state across America, Governors are facing major budget deficits. Many, Democrat and Republican alike, are cutting state aid to schools and other local governments...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 4 Comments

Court proceedings in Madison before Judge Maryann Sumi center on whether the budget repair bill has become law.  This is, as I posted before, a sideshow unnecessarily created by a TRO which interfered in the legislative process.I'll be posting updates about the court proceedings in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 1 Comment

I previously have highlighted the dire finances of the City of Providence, which issued termination notices to all teachers in the school district as a precautionary measure.But please don't think teacher salaries and benefits are the only problem.  GoLocal Prov (h/t Hummel Report) has published...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 9 Comments

In TaxProf's rankings of law professor blogs for the 12 months ending December 31, 2010, based on page views and visits, as calculated by publically available Sitemeters.  (Footnote, we really should be no. 5, but Instapundit not longer has a public Sitemeter, so it no...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 19 Comments

...."Did you say Iran, sorry I didn't hear you, what was that, we can't dictate the terms of change for others, except when we do, and did, but only with a coalition, My Fellow Americans, Bush bad in Iraq, me good in Libya, because I...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 1 Comment

If it keeps him on the straight and narrow, good for him.http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1(The bride to be gets to meet Gov. Linc Chaffee and Congressman David Cicilline.)--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 31 Comments

Guess what?  The Legislative Reference Bureau published the Wisconsin budget repair bill Friday, and as the law provides, the Governor is taking the position the law is in effect.And he's stopped withholding union dues as of today, even though there are more court hearings tomorrow. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 9 Comments

It may be my first memory of an album (image right), played when I was a child at my aunt and uncle's house in the mid-60s.I always thought the woman on the cover was the "north country girl" of the song with that title.She's died, and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 3 Comments

The Obama administration declined to use military force in Libya until obtaining the authorization of the U.N. Security Council.  Put aside for now whether such authorization was necessary and whether U.S. Congressional authorization also was needed.The U.S. and coalition offensive military action clearly exceeds the mandate...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 3 Comments

In no particular order:Meghan McCain proves she is a fool who will do anything, including publish falsehoods about me, to get attention. (Okay, not this weekend, but still a point.)Anyone who is against D.C. statehood hates blacks and gays.Media Matters proves that what we always...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 6 Comments

From The Muqata:Talmud Study now Mandatory in South Korea Close to 50 million people live in South Korea, and everyone learns Gemara (Talmud) in school. "We tried to understand why the Jews are geniuses, and we came to the conclusion that it is because they...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 19 Comments

Spotted in French Lick, Indiana, by reader Robert, just days ago.  And they didn't even wait for Obama's speech tonight:Somehow, I have this sneaking suspicion they probably blame Bush:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 27, 2011 11 Comments

Six hours in the car will do it.  Pretty much unable to string sentences together.Was going to say something about the policy of stayawayism and non-regimechangism in Syria in contrast to the non-stayawayism and regimechangism in Egypt and Libya.Was going to say something more about the legal...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 27, 2011 7 Comments

Kathleen McCaffreyAs I have mentioned before, my friend Jonathan is studying in Syria --- one of the few American students there. His latest blog entry, dated the 23rd of March, offers tremendous insight. Since his blog is probably being monitored, I've chosen to copy/paste his...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 27, 2011 4 Comments

Photos of the car of a reader, who writes:Up top is the Snow Cone (parachute and wings) of the 82nd Airborne Division (currently a member of, on leave from Camp Clark, Khowst, Afghanistan). On the left, next to my Maui sticker is the Major League...

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