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Anti-ICE Church Invaders Chanted Fabricated BLM "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Slogan

Virginia on Fire: Insane Legislative Blitz on Tax Hikes, Sentencing Rollbacks

"A lot of people mistake this as a fight to save education. It's not. It's a fight to save the country."

It’s Elizabeth Warren’s and Harvard’s federal filings, stupid

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2012 50 Comments

Elizabeth Warren has played hard to get on the issue of her supposed Cherokee ancestry. Warren only admits to information after someone has the documents to prove her story wrong, and then her story changes. She originally denied having any idea why Harvard touted her as...

The never-ending cycle of nanny government

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2012 44 Comments

comes together in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to ban large sugared drinks in New York City: New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious...

Bring it home, Wisconsin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2012 19 Comments

Remember that next Tuesday is the recall election in Wisconsin. A good Marquette poll yesterday deflated hopes on the left that the recall race was tightening. But Walker is not taking any chances, releasing this ad against Barrett: More devastating news for the recall effort is that public...

Who you callin’ “your”?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2012 6 Comments

From Linda: Home made window stickers spotted in the parking lot of my dentist's office, Nashville, TN. ...

Gov. Deval Patrick runs interference for Elizabeth Warren on false Cherokee claim

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2012 41 Comments

This is beyond bizarre. I had heard about Deval Patrick saying something about how the people of Massachusetts don't care about Elizabeth Warren's false claim of Cherokee heritage, but until I saw this video (via Michael Patrick Leahy), I didn't realize just how bad the press...

Brown University Students Return to Campus for First Time Since Shooting

U. Utah Class Explores ‘Black Trans Lesbian Marxists,' Radical Literature

Washington State Bill Would Require Universities to Provide Abortion Pills

President of Brandeis U. Warns Quarter of U.S. Colleges Could Close in the Coming Years

VA Gov. Spanberger Appoints Qatari Lobbyists To Serve on George Mason U. Board

Law Profs Call for More Litigation Against ICE

Network shamelessly produces campaign advertisement

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2012 32 Comments

Here it is: (What's fair now is fair, so save the phony outrage)...

SWATing finally gets television coverage

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2012 12 Comments

And of course, it's on Fox News only so far. Via The Right Scoop: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Michelle Malkin collects sources for news today. Hans Bader has a legal analysis....

New Marquette poll shows Walker up 7

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2012 9 Comments

Don't get cocky, as he says, but a new Marquette poll shows Scott Walker up 7 over Tom Barrett: A new Marquette Law School poll finds Governor Scott Walker with 52 percent to Mayor Tom Barrett with 45 percent among 600 likely voters in next week’s...

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Elizabeth Warren’s biggest whopper of them all

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2012 81 Comments

Warren just pulled this out of her bag of victim lines....

How does Cruz win over some Dewhurst supporters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2012 31 Comments

Despite being vastly outspent and having the Republican establishment in Texas against him, Ted Cruz lost to David Dewhurst by only 10 points. That's a far closer match-up than most polls were predicting. Just a couple of months ago Dewhurst was up by a factor...

Warning sign

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2012 37 Comments

Aaron Walker sent this photo to me on Sunday, spotted on a Dodge Charger: That same day, as Patterico documents, Brett Kimberlin obtained a warrant for Walker's arrest based on violating a prior Peace Order by blogging about Kimberlin (which, as David Hogberg wrote, triggered a...

Hundreds of Cherokees form new group to challenge Elizabeth Warren

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2012 35 Comments

A new group of over 150 Cherokees and growing has formed with the purpose of forcing Elizabeth Warren to give up her false claim to Cherokee heritage. The group has a new blog, Cherokees Demand Truth from Elizabeth Warren, and corresponding Facebook page: Mission Statement Cherokees Demand Truth from Elizabeth Warren...

Kimberlin-Walker court hearing — what happened

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2012 42 Comments

David Hogberg of IBD was in the courtroom today, and his account shows a judge with a misunderstanding of how the internet -- particularly Google Alerts -- works, and a defendant (Walker) who never should have represented himself. Here is an excerpt, read the whole thing: This...

Texas primary results

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2012 38 Comments

Overnight question: Since Dewhurst came close to a majority in a crowded field, what is Cruz's path to victory in a run-off? % Reporting 99.61 David Dewhurst - 44.59 Ted Cruz - 34.23 Tom Leppert - 13.33 According to @AP, the Republican #txsen race will go to a runoff between @DavidHDewhurst and...

He likes to push that drone button

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2012 36 Comments

The NY Times has a lengthy article about how Obama personally is directing and approving targeted drone strikes with great frequency. The article appears to be rich in cooperation from the administration, suggesting it is part of Obama's image making and part of the "He...

Fare thee well!

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 29, 2012 33 Comments

Dear LI Readers, The time has come for me to bid you adieu. After 1.5 years and roughly 300 posts, I am discontinuing my role as a contributor to Legal Insurrection. Recent events suggest that I am beginning a new phase of my life: I just...

What’s going on in Maryland?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2012 86 Comments

End of day status: According to the most recent update to McCain's post, Walker was released and was charged with "incitement." I'll have to find out more specifically what the charge is, but if there has been any criminal charge, it's pretty outrageous. I cant say...