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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 24 Comments

Kathy Nickolaus, the Waukesha County Clerk who mistakenly forgot to include the City of Brookfield numbers in the initial county reporting already is under pretty intense attack, including claims she is lying because the reporting error was not technically possible, and that she cannot be trusted "because...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 24 Comments

I can't say I really blame them for trying.  Hey, if a Democratic clerk found 7500 votes for Kloppenburg, we'd be screaming bloody murder.But here, the findings of the Waukesha County Republican election official on April 7 were verified by a Democratic election official, so...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 8 Comments

I had the pleasure of appearing as a guest speaker at the Independent Media class taught by Jeff Cohen at Ithaca College.  One of the students posted about it:"My independent media professor invited William A. Jacobson, creator of conservative blog “Legal Insurrection,” to our class a...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 25 Comments

I was out most of the night, so I only could follow the developments in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race sporadically.  Apparently David Prosser picked up over 7000 votes, and now has a commanding lead, although it is too early to declare victory because there...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 36 Comments

Please let it be true and please let it hold.Via JSOnline:The latest vote count in the state Supreme Court race in Winnebago County indicates incumbent David Prosser is leading Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg in votes.A tally compiled by The Associated Press Wednesday and used...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 16 Comments

I have written before about the moral angst sweeping the upscale Village of Cayuga Heights, bordering the Cornell campus and home to a large number of professors and staff, over how to control the out-of-control deer population.After years of debate, which tore the community apart, Cayuga...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 07, 2011 4 Comments

KathleenAt Cornell, there is a large part of campus which actively rails against free trade. No, they are not explicitly protectionist, rather they believe that people in the Third World have the option to have jobs outside of sweatshops that will provide them with a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 8 Comments

In Wisconsin government, there seems to be a problem with pro-union politics interfering with job responsibilities as public servants.First it was police union members urging protesters to defy the Governor and legislature when it came to the takeover of the State Capitol.  Then it was...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 4 Comments

Via JSOnline, David Prosser has set up a webpage to help raise funds for the inevitable recount fight:After a challenging battle in which a historic number of votes were cast in a Supreme Court race, we need your help in preserving a victory for Justice...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 5 Comments

TaxProf has the details on a campaign to prevent a conservative scholar from becoming Dean of Case Western Reserve Law School: And now a public controversy has erupted over one of its dean search finalists:  Bradley A. Smith, Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law at...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2011 7 Comments

Jane Corwin is a conservative Republican candidate in the May 24 special election in NY-26 to fill the seat vacated by Chris Lee, and should be well-positioned to win.But, as has happened before, someone has grabbed a Tea Party line on the ballot without any Tea...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 06, 2011 6 Comments

KathleenLibertarians who are involved with the Free State Project always seem incredibly optimistic that they can reform the legislative practices in New Hampshire within our lifetime.To someone jaded by the political process in the northeast (like yours truly), this sounds naïve at best. Sure a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2011 20 Comments

As of this writing, Joanne Kloppenburg clings to a tiny lead over David Prosser, with the result not to be known for weeks or months until after a likely recount.  As we know from Minnesota, recounts are not to be taken lightly, and need to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2011 26 Comments

I don't have a good feeling as votes trickle in today.  I'll keep updating throughout the day on the vote count as maintained by Today's TMJ4 Election site (which seems to be most up to date).  AP provides county breakdowns, but seems to lag.10:02 CT - Kloppenburg...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2011 17 Comments

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