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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 12, 2010 0 Comments
The backers of California Prop. 8 have filed an Emergency Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in light of the denial of a stay pending appeal by Judge Vaughn Walker earlier today. Here is part of the summary...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 12, 2010 9 Comments
The federal judge who ruled that California Prop. 8 violated the U.S. Constitution, and who temporarily stayed his ruling pending further arguments, has now denied the motion to stay entry of judgment of his decision. Judge Vaugh R. Walker just entered an Order which would...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 09, 2010 11 Comments
Ted Olson obviously is a very good lawyer. In the past, that very good lawyer — and his allegiance to conservative values — has been viewed by liberals as the devil incarnate because of his role in winning Bush v. Gore. Now that very good...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 07, 2010 11 Comments
This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: Sometimes the cards fall right in my lap: The Politico story at issue is about how members of the Black Congressional Caucus are playing the race card against fellow...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2010 16 Comments
Yesterday I made the point that Chief US District Judge Vaughn Walker, who declared California Prop. 8 to violate the U.S. Constitution, was trying a bit too hard to insulate his decison on appeal by engaging in fact finding and credibility determinations on what essentially...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2010 49 Comments
A federal lawsuit was filed in May 2009 challenging Proposition 8, the California referendum which amended the state constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman. Prop. 8 previously was upheld by the California Supreme Court. The federal lawsuit, Perry et al...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2010 1 Comment
I have enjoyed chronicling the many not too big to fail boycotts which have taken place in the past 18 months that I’ve been blogging, including (but not limited to): California, Utah, and Mormons in general because of Prop 8 Connecticut because of Joe Lieberman...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 18, 2010 9 Comments
I’ve been in Los Angeles for the past couple of days at a conference, and had the pleasure of having dinner at The Grill on the Alley in Beverly Hills. The Grill is a really good steak and seafood house, and the meal was excellent. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 13, 2010 7 Comments
Harry Reid has a failed record on Iraq for which he never has been held accountable. Reid voted for the war, then falsely claimed he was misled, then tried to defund the war, then declared the war lost, and then stubbornly refused to acknowledge the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 07, 2010 5 Comments
Danger: “Drowning victims are probably the most dangerous to try to rescue. In a panic, drowning victims are likely to claw at rescuers and climb to the surface at all costs.” Danger: “The Democratic Party is moving faster and more aggressively than in previous election...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2010 7 Comments
A California appeals court has upheld an Order by Gov. Arnold Schwarzennager temporarily cutting state employees back to the federal minimum wage since the California legislature has not passed a budget and is facing a $19 billion annual deficit. As reported in The San Francisco...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2010 2 Comments
While Bill Halter’s failed attempt to unseat Blanche Lincoln understandably has received all the media attention, there is a congressional race in Massachusetts in which labor is trying to unseat a politically incorrect (i.e., not sufficiently liberal) Democratic incumbent. Steve Lynch is a Democrat in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2010 17 Comments
“Unexpected” has become the term of choice for the mainstream media to excuse the Obama administration’s economic failures. Yesterday I read an article in The NY Times about something unexpected in Obamacare, and one term jumped out at me (emphasis mine): About one-third of employers...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2010 5 Comments
Apparently, it constitutes race baiting to mention Al Sharpton when criticizing the boycott of Arizona, according to Kevin Johnson, at ImmigrationProf Blog: The Securetheborder.org website mentioned in Palin’s message includes the following “defense” of Arizona: “instead of taking action to help, the state has come...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2010 21 Comments
This attitude has upset some people: (via HotAir via Ace) Christie must be doing something right if people already are trying to boycott him (via TaxProf): Gov. Chris Christie will remain the speaker at Seton Hall University School of Law’s graduation ceremony later this month...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2010 26 Comments
Later this morning, Elena Kagan will be nominated for the Supreme Court seat currently held by John Paul Stevens. The meme has taken hold that Kagan is a stealth candidate who has avoided taking positions on important constitutional or other issues throughout her career. But...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2010 8 Comments
This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: Charles Blow, the NY Times’ once-a-week “visual Op-Ed columnist,” is out to make a name for himself. Much like Frank Rich, who jumped from theater critic to political...
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