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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2012 27 Comments

Well, this is interesting. The University of Virginia is defending its former (and soon to be again?) President Teresa Sullivan against allegations by a former Rutgers law professor revealed in a Breitbart.com series by Michael Patrick Leahy, concerning a book co-authored with Elizabeth Warren.  Background on...

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Posted by Anne Segal on June 26, 2012 28 Comments

The disappearance of a 16-year-old minor named Becky, last seen with Occupy Chicago members, is being treated by Occupy internally with secrecy and without informing police, according to a report released yesterday from EAG News: On June 19, a leader of Occupy Chicago contacted fellow travelers...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2012 57 Comments

I have not devoted nearly enough space to the Fast and Furious scandal and cover up.  It is a potential Achilles' Heel exposing the "above the law" attitude of this administration. From The Daily Caller: A single internal Department of Justice email could be the smoking-gun  document...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2012 15 Comments

After Elizabeth Warren snubbed and insulted a small group of Cherokee women who traveled to Boston last week to see her, the Cherokees are undaunted. The group formed in late May, Cherokees Demand Truth From Elizabeth Warren, has just launched a fundraiser: We are now starting an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2012 24 Comments

Well, I was against Obama before you were against Obama, so I'm way cooler. From reader Brian, who spotted this vehicle in Santa Cruz, CA.  Neither Brian nor I could identify the flag, hopefully it's not something bad: Update:  Thanks to reader L1b3r7y 0r D347h, the flag is for the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2012 42 Comments

This time Aaron Walker, the same day he won his freedom from the gag order. Someone called the police and said he shot his wife, and the police went the the house heavily armed. It's not just SWATing, it's attempted murder in practice if not in law. More...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2012 57 Comments

Drudge ran a classic headline today regarding the decision of the Department of Homeland Security to suspend all existing cooperation agreements with Arizona in light of the Supreme Court's unanimous upholding of §2(B), permitting authorities to check the immigration status of persons otherwise lawfully detained: While...

Posted by Anne Segal on June 25, 2012 26 Comments

The University of Chicago, the once prestigious home to Milton Friedman and Art Laffer and birthplace of the "Chicago School" of free-market economics, is now flirting with the idea of becoming the future home to a quite different type of thinker--Keynesian Barack Obama. University of Chicago...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2012 22 Comments

Michael Patrick Leahy rolls out the second in his series of four posts on the investigation -- or meaningful lack thereof -- into allegations of "scientific misconduct" and misleading use of data contained in a scathing review of Warren's book,  As We Forgive Our Debtors: Bankruptcy and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2012 12 Comments

Via Patterico (h/t Instapundit and readers): Aaron tells me by phone that the word is Judge Rupp signed the order, modifying the peace order against Aaron to let him speak publicly about Kimberlin. P.S. There is a very interesting aspect of Kimberlin’s response that I will be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2012 80 Comments

The Supreme Court decided the Arizona immigration law, S.B. 1070.  Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion. The Court struck the provisions dealing with state criminal penalties and other provisions which imposed procedural requirements on illegals in the state.  Among the provisions the Court struck is the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2012 18 Comments

You can check out the live action at ScotusBlog's live feed.  The Supreme Court's opinion page updates with new opinions not long after announced in court. If either of the two biggies come down, I'll create a separate post. Updates:  Montana campaign case summarily reversed. Case might...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2012 4 Comments

For you know what. In case you were not around this weekend, be sure to take a look at: Elizabeth Warren goes Alinsky on Cherokee women (Rule 12) “Walk Down the Aisle with Barack” contest (it was just a joke, but hit a little too close to home apparently) Swormy MSNBC (or...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2012 12 Comments

This is a GUEST POST from friend of the blog SGLawrence, who is vacationing in upstate New York this summer: I was driving on Route 209 through Ellenville, New York in the Catskills on Saturday, June 23, 2012, when I noticed a gentleman sitting all alone in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2012 2 Comments

make him work harder. From reader and frequent photographer Jason, taken a couple of weeks ago in Raleigh, NC: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2012 26 Comments

From Keith Burgess-Jackson, in April 2010 (hey, I just saw it, but it's timeless): Two comments on the Tea Party movement. First, progressives refer to its members as angry. This is an attempt to replace a cognitive state (belief) with an affective state (anger), and thereby...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2012 13 Comments

It's gone from the headlines and the news reports. Whatever happens this week, one footnote may be whether Elena Kagan should have recused herself on the Obamacare case as she did on the Arizona immigration case. Via Judicial Watch on March 22, 2012: Judicial Watch, the nation’s largest government watchdog group,...

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