Image 01 Image 03
Sign In or RegisterLogout

Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

/var/www/vhosts/legalinsurrection.com/httpdocs/wp-content/themes/bridge-child/readFeeds.incFALSE

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 13, 2012 12 Comments

The Salt Lake Tribune released a poll showing that all three Republicans contending against incumbent Democrat Jim Matheson in the new Utah-04 district are competitive with Matheson. This is particularly significant for Mia B. Love (see my prior profile) since the main argument for her Republican...

LATEST NEWS

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 13, 2012 6 Comments

Richard Lugar has had a big bank account and fundraising prowess going for him in defense of the May 8 primary challenge from Richard Mourdock. Lugar still has the larger bank account by a lot, but Mourdock out-raised Lugar in the 1st Quarter of 2012, according...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 13, 2012 25 Comments

Flytilla 2012 is another stunt in which anti-Israeli activists from Western countries will attempt the air equivalent of the Gaza Flotilla, arriving en masse at Israel's Ben Gurian airport, ostensibly to make their way to the West Bank. In reality, it is a publicity stunt done in...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 13, 2012 27 Comments

Following up on my Penny Lobby post from earlier this week, I thought I'd tackle another coin-based issue: dollar coins. For the past decade or so, the government has been trying to produce and popularize dollar coins. Efforts to introduce the currency, though, have been met...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 13, 2012 103 Comments

I disagree with most of what Matt Lewis says in his post The triumph of political games: 7 reasons to reject ‘Rosengate’: The flap over Hillary Rosen’s comments  disparaging stay-at-home-moms like Ann Romney has gotten a  lot of play. I’ve been on the record (okay, on...

LEGAL INSURRECTION QUICK TAKES

Florida Democrat Says Charlie Kirk 'Was Not Assassinated'

Wesleyan U. President Writes Blog Post Praising Anti-ICE Efforts During 'War on Minnesota'

Women Now Outnumber Men in Medical and Law School Enrollment

Yale Investigating Antisemitic Graffiti Spray-Painted Into Snow on Campus

Pro-Abortion Prof Backs Out of Notre Dame Leadership Role After Protests

Teacher Claims School Threatened to Fire Him for Refusing to Read LGBT Book to 1st Graders

SEE MORE

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 13, 2012 16 Comments

Starting next week, Anne Sorock will begin posting here. You may remember Anne from my post, When did you decide to become politically active? I had the pleasure a couple of weeks ago of meeting with Anne Sorock and Yvonne Ralsky, co-founders of The Frontier Lab. The Frontier...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 13, 2012 5 Comments

This is so 2008.  I bet many of the yutes don't know what it's about, and not knowing the source, probably think the owner of the car is racist for describing himself as a "typical white person." What's most surprising is to see this in Newton Center, MA, which...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 46 Comments

One of hotest topics of argument has been whether George Zimmerman said "f-ing coons" under his breath on the 911 tape.  The left-blogosphere has used the alleged racial epithet endlessly to paint this as a racially motivated hate crime. CNN used three different audio experts to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 7 Comments

things we hold dear: Allen West -- They edited the tape, of course. Religion -- Vanderbilt tells Catholic Students To Change Name. Holocaust remembrance. Republicans -- We're rooting for failure again. Israel -- what do 74 Dems have in common? and some things we don't hold dear Their diversity-baiting. More Netural administration of justice,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 33 Comments

Twitter was lit up today with the @hilaryr controversy.  If you are not on Twitter, you need to be. Both Hilary Rosen and Ann Romney were trending during much of the day. Here are some of the better ones I picked out: Michelle Malkin: "Jim Treacher": Iowahawkblog: Drew M: John Nolte: Dan McLaughlin: Dana...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 12 Comments

I have posted numerous times about David Cicilline, former Providence Mayor and current Democratic congressman in my home district, RI-01. As I previously noted, Cicilline deliberately concealed the terrible financial condition of Providence during the 2010 election in a close fight with Republican John Loughlin: In June 2010, when...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 135 Comments

Hearing was extremely short. Court noted that a two page affidavit of probable cause was filed.  Court finds probable cause exists at this stage.  Court notes that all further proceedings will be in Circuit Court.  Sets May 29th, 1:30, probable cause hearing in Circuit Court. Judge says will...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 45 Comments

Hilary Rosen last night: Ann Romney "has never worked a day in her life." Hilary Rosen September 4, 2008: And what about the argument that [Sarah Palin] is a negligent mother who will be distracted from her important role? I am a mother who constantly feels the pressure from others about...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 101 Comments

The media must be fed: Mug shot: Charges: The Speech Let me emphasize that we do not prosecute by pressure or petition.  We prosecute cases based on the relevant facts of each case and on the laws of the state of Florida...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 2 Comments

Don't be upset, your DADDD isn't the only one who feels this way. From reader Diane: Seen this morning at Ace Hardware in Avon, CT, a small purple dot in a sea of New England progressive blue. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 11, 2012 111 Comments

What do 2008 and 2012 have in common? The war on conservative women CNN commenter Hilary Rosen lit into Ann Romney for never having worked a day in her life: And Rosen is doubling down on Twitter: Ann Romney inaugurated her own Twitter account with a response: Update:  Rosen, a...

MORE POSTS
Accessibility by WAH