Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

"The fear in higher education isn’t new; the groups who fear have simply flipped"

American Assoc. University Profs (AAUP) Threw Away Credibility To Become An Anti-Israel "Fighting Organization"

Legal Insurrection Foundation - 2024 Annual Report

DeSantis Appoints Chris Rufo and Other Conservatives To Transform Lefty “New College” Into The Hillsdale of Florida

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2023 40 Comments

This is how to do it. Rufo: "Left-wing radicals have spent the past fifty years on a 'long march through the institutions.' We are going to reverse that process, starting now. Gov. DeSantis has laid out a vision for recapturing the institutions and restoring them...

DeSantis-Backed Florida Legislation Takes Over Disney’s Jurisdiction

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2023 26 Comments

"Under the proposed legislation, Disney will no longer control its own government, will live under the same laws as everyone else, will be responsible for their outstanding debts, and will pay their fair share of taxes."...

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Biden Admin Tries Justifying Canceling Keystone XL Despite Decision Killing Thousands of Jobs

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2023 16 Comments

"the Keystone XL project would have created between 16,149 and 59,000 jobs and would have had a positive economic impact of between $3.4-9.6 billion"...

McCarthy Loses 13th Round of House Speaker Votes, Adjourned Until 10 PM ET

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2023 84 Comments

It's time for the House to vote for Speaker...

Columbia University Hires Hillary Clinton for Professor ‘of International and Public Affairs’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2023 38 Comments

"Given her extraordinary talents and capacities together with her singular life experiences, Hillary Clinton is unique, and, most importantly, exceptional in what she can bring to the University’s missions of research and teaching"...

Congress Demands Answers From Sarah Lawrence College About Antisemitism on Campus

Wisconsin Prof Placed on Leave for Allegedly Flipping College Republicans’ Table on Election Day

Judge Blocks Enforcement of Texas A&M Ban on Drag Shows

Student Govt. Candidate at UNC Asheville Destroys Pro-Life Table After Intimidating Exhibitors

U. Minnesota ‘Intersectional Medieval Art’ Class Explores ‘Transgender Saints’

Jewish Princeton Student Prosecuted for Filming Antisemitic Protests Found Not Guilty

Excitement Builds as Comet Approaches Earth for First Time in About 50,000 Years

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 06, 2023 29 Comments

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is set to pass by Earth for the first time since Neanderthals existed 50,000 years ago. ...

Faced With a Law-School Boycott, U.S. News Revamps Rankings Methodology But Ducks “Diversity” Issue

Posted by Johanna Markind on January 06, 2023 5 Comments

Schools urged U.S. News to give more weight to bar passage and employment rates but less to how much schools pay or don’t pay per student, how much debt they load onto students, and schools’ refusal to tie scholarships to admissions tests....

Flashback: In House Floor Speech, Rep. Cori Bush Honored Activist Infamous for “Pigs In A Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon” Chant

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2023 29 Comments

In light of Bush's vile racist attack on Republican Byron Donalds, it's worth revisiting how Bush glorified someone who advocated violence against cops: "St. Louis and I rise today in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in memory of our brother Bassem Masri, a Ferguson...