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Occupy Wall Street Meets Antisemitism Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 27, 2024 6 Comments

Your weekly report on education news.

New York University Law Center Will Teach ‘Environmental Racism’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 26, 2024 3 Comments

“Environmental racism refers to the institutional rules, regulations, policies, or government and/or corporate decisions that deliberately target Black and Brown communities for placement of major sources of pollution”

Trump SCOTUS Immunity Argument – Consensus Is Trump Likely To Get At Least A Partial Win

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2024 138 Comments

My quick take: "I think they will simply find ... that there is presidential immunity for official acts while done in office and send it back down to the district court to opine on whether the charges in this case involve official acts or not."

Scientists Sign Declaration Proclaiming Fish, Lobsters, Octopi, and Insects Have “Consciousness”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 24, 2024 59 Comments

Meanwhile, the Bezos Earth Fund is giving $60 million toward revamping alternative proteins.

‘Death to America:’ Anti-Israel Encampments Pop Up at More Universities

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 22, 2024 52 Comments

Faculty members and professors have started showing support for the anti-Israel students.

Putrid Campus Ideological Rot on Display at Columbia, Yale

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 22, 2024 31 Comments

An anti-Israel protester stabbed a Yale Jewish student in the eye.

Third Ivy League School Hit with Massive Antisemitism Lawsuit

Posted by James Nault on April 08, 2024 22 Comments

Seven Plaintiffs file lawsuit detailing shocking allegations of antisemitism at Columbia, and alleging that Columbia administrators have done little to nothing to stop alleged harassment and intimidation of Jewish students

Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez Won’t File for the Democratic Primary

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 22, 2024 11 Comments

The *PRIMARY* won't have Menendez. He's still aiming for the general election.

Groundswell of Second Amendment Cases Seems Destined for the Supreme Court

Posted by James Nault on March 17, 2024 50 Comments

Federal courts in blue states seem to be upholding the majority of gun control laws, even after landmark Supreme Court decisions upholding the fundamental right to keep and bear arms

Second Circuit’s Partial Upholding of New York’s Gun Carry Law Appealed to SCOTUS

Posted by James Nault on February 29, 2024 37 Comments

"New York’s 'good moral character' standard is...a prohibited 'suitability' determination and, as the district court noted, is merely a surrogate for the 'proper cause' standard that was struck down in Bruen"

Barnard College Students Told to Remove Door Decorations so as Not to Isolate Others

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 26, 2024 19 Comments

“We encourage debate and discussion and the free exchange of ideas, while upholding our commitment to treating one another with respect, consideration and kindness”