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Kulaks Beware: Mamdani Orders Public Hearings To Shame "Ripoff" NYC Landlords

Tim Walz Drops Out of Minnesota Governor Race

Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Resigns After Felony Conviction

Alone again, naturally

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 189 Comments

On its face, Chief Justice John Roberts' Obamacare decision was a strange bird. A mandate to purchase a product from a private company under penalty for non-compliance, which did not purport to be a revenue measure and which was enacted politically only because it was not...

Me on The Roderic Deane Show

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 11 Comments

I was interviewed for the Roderick Dean Show. We covered a variety of subjects, including Geroge Zimmerman, some background about me, and Legal Insurrection in general. I also answer the mystery surrounding what is a "clinical law professor." Listen to internet radio with Roderic Deane on Blog...

Are Bain attacks working, or is NY Times trying to create reality? (or both)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 22 Comments

The New York Times declares that the Bain attacks are working, Bain Attacks Make Inroads for President Propelled by a torrent of blistering television advertisements, President Obama is successfully invoking Mitt Romney’s career at Bain Capital to raise questions about his commitment to the middle class,...

He started a joke

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 33 Comments

Via @DrMartyFox: Via Newsbusters: And the laughs continue: Obama Budget chief Jack Lew refuses under intense Chris Wallace grilling to admit Obamacare funding mechanism is a tax. Telling.— Brit Hume (@Kimsfirst) July 1, 2012 ...

Maybe next time

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 9 Comments

From reader W: Following the bailout of the ACA by Chief Justice Roberts I came across this sticker (on the hood no less!) on my neighbor's car in Greenwich, People's Republic of Connecticut this morning. I thought you and other LI readers would get a kick out...

Trustees of Martin University Announce School Will Close Permanently

Brown University Launches 'Healing and Recovery Effort' Following Campus Shooting

Virginia Ending In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Due to DOJ Lawsuit

U. Illinois Hosted State-Funded Committee Meeting Where Professors Advocated for Reparations

U. Maryland Charges Turning Point USA Security Fee for Event

Jeff Bezos' Ex-Wife Sends Millions to Terror-Tied Anti-Israel Network

Ground control to Starship Silver Lining

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 88 Comments

There's not much I can add to what I have already said about the unreality of the reaction to the Obamacare decision by the conservative silver lining crowd. A growing chorus understands. John Yoo: Conservatives are scrambling to salvage something from the decision of their once-great judicial hero...

Saturday Night Card Game (Worst race card playing commercial ever)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 45 Comments

From Dr. Jack Kevorkian's lawyer comes possibly the worst form of attorney advertising ever, a massive play of the race card designed to drum up business in the Detroit area. (h/t OcTEApi in Tip Line) Did anyone question whether George Romney was qualified to be President? Hello Geoffrey Fieger,...

We need a conservative from Maryland in the U.S. Senate

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 30, 2012 50 Comments

It has been too long, far too long. 26 years long. To put it in perspective, the last time Maryland was represented by a Republican in the Senate, Ronald Reagan was still plotting his “tear down this wall” moment, Steve Jobs had just been kicked...

Not a bad strategy

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 30, 2012 24 Comments

Senator Claire McCaskill, (D-MO) appears to be "hiding" following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act earlier this week. A local news broadcast (h/t Hot Air) hints that McCaskill's uphill reelection battle might be a contributing factor to her absence following...

Scott Walker – talk to me about Obamacare after November 6

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 42 Comments

Scott Walker is not going to do anything to implement Obamacare in Wisconsin until after the November elections: Gov. Scott Walker pledged again Thursday not to phase in any parts of President Barack Obama’s signature health care reform law ahead of November’s elections even though the...

They’re onto us

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 25 Comments

From reader Bob: Another interesting sticker...

Gov. Jindal: Louisiana says no to Obamacare

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 29, 2012 26 Comments

In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, some Republican Governors are betting that the Affordable Care Act won't survive repeal. (h/t Yahoo! News) The Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday, but Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a possible Republican vice presidential contender...

Zimmerman’s father and on-scene EMT testify at bond hearing

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 29, 2012 32 Comments

George Zimmerman's father and the EMT who treated Zimmerman at the scene the night he shot Trayvon Martin testified today at his second bond hearing. Via ABC News: During the hearing, Zimmerman's lawyer Mark O'Mara played a tape of a 911 call in which a woman tells...

What if that huge conservative doctrinal achievement was mere dicta?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2012 58 Comments

I have expressed my frustration with those who see some salvation in the supposed advancement of constitutional federalism in the ruling by Chief Justice Roberts and the four conservative dissenters that the Commerce and Necessary and Proper Clauses did not justify forcing people into commerce. Those...

It could happen anywhere, but it happened there again

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2012 27 Comments

We all know about the sexual assault on Lara Logan during celebrations over Mubarak's resignation, see my post It Could Happen Anywhere, But It Happened There. There also were the cases of the French journalist Caroline Sinz and US-Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy assaulted in Tahrir Square, see...

New RNC ad hits on that taxing aspect

Posted by Anne Segal on June 29, 2012 33 Comments

Today the RNC released a t.v. ad hitting Obama on his denials that Obamacare is a tax: Hot Air writes: This is probably the best attack that Republicans and Mitt Romney can muster from yesterday’s defeat — and it’s likely to be effective. Whatever boost Obama gets...

The Obamacare ruling from a marketer’s perspective

Posted by Anne Segal on June 29, 2012 24 Comments

The Obamacare ruling has implications beyond those affecting policy and judicial precedent; the Supreme Court decision allows Obama to claim the total success of his far-Left ideology, with a stamp of approval that goes all the way up to the Supreme Court. Why is that so...