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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 01, 2011 10 Comments

There is a hearing today before Judge Maryann Sumi in Wisconsin.  The hearing was supposed to be a continuation of the testimony as to whether the budget bill had been published.As detailed by JSOnline, at the end of the hearing Tuesday, Judge Sumi on the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 01, 2011 6 Comments

I kinda saw this coming.On March 23 I pointed out the potential problem that since we were acting in Libya under a U.N. Resolution requiring the protection of civilians, we would face the dilemma that if the rebels started attacking pro-Gaddafi civilians, we might have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2011 7 Comments

A federal judge in the Middle District of North Carolina has allowed civil lawsuits by Duke lacrosse players wrongly accused of rape to move forward.  In the first case, Evans et al. v. City of Durham et al., for which the 98-page opinion is embedded below, the court...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2011 7 Comments

That's the headline you will not see.  Instead, you will see this headline:  "Obama Approval Ratings On The Rise Among Millennials, Especially on College Campuses, Harvard Poll Finds."And this headline:Obama Job Approval Rises Among Young Voters: Millennials More Likely To Vote Obama Than GOP Candidate...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 31, 2011 7 Comments

KathleenOver at Mises.org, Ben O'Neill has a great post about "discrimination" in the modeling industry. Recently, a model of Indian-descent in Australia tried to make the case that she was being unfairly discriminated on the basis of her race. "One might feel a bit sorry...

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

Washington, D.C. is shocked to find that AARP may have had a financial incentive to push Obamacare:"The report also details the Democrats’ health care law’s significant cuts to Medicare Advantage (MA) and how the interplay in the marketplace between MA and Medigap will increase Medigap...

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...

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...

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...

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

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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!...

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...

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