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Going "All In: The Supreme Court Delivers Major Wins for the Administration on Immigration Enforcement
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (508+ words) Below is my column on Fox. com on the two immigration decisions yesterday from the Supreme Court. One of the cases turned on a Clintonesque debate of what the meaning of "in" is. In the end, however, the Court went…...
Psychology Journal Under Fire for Retracting Publication Challenging Claims of Racism
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1659+ words) Dr. Kumari Valentine, a psychologist and former editor of the journal, wrote an article raising concerns over the retraction: "The reason given for the removal was not research fraud, plagiarism, ethical misconduct, or factual error. Rather, the NZCCP Council determined…...
The Burden of History: Justice Jackson's Curious Call to Overturn Bruen
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (716+ words) At issue in the case was an effort to prosecute Ali Hemani for recreational use of marijuana, a prosecution that threatened up to 15 years and to strip him of his gun rights under "18 U. S. C. " 922(g)(3) Writing for the majority," Justice Neil Gorsuch…...
California and the Politics of Low Expectations
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1108+ words) This week, the nation watched as California grappled again with the ordinarily straightforward task of counting votes in an election. While large states such as Florida declare election winners within 24 hours, California may take up to two weeks to count…...
Dangerous Precedent of Censorship and Sanitization: Judge Enjoins Removal of Slavery and Climate Displays
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1774+ words) Judge Kelley, a Biden appointee, issued a preliminary injunction'at the behest of groups representing park conservationists, historians and scientists, who argued that the U. S. Department of the Interior has been engaged in a "sustained campaign to erase history and undermine science....
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Scholarships as Unconstitutional
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (346+ words) The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty represented the taxpayers in this successful challenge of the Wisconsin Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant Program. That program administered taxpayer-funded grants of up to $2, 500 per academic year to eligible students of Black American, American…...
F" Around and Find Out: Philly D. A. Krasner's Campaign Slogan Comes Back to Haunt Him
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1810+ words) Below is my column in The Hill on the scathing rebuke of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner by the state Supreme Court. Krasner ran for reelection on the slogan "F'k Around and Find Out." He just found out" District Attorney…...
The Impact was Devastating: Chicago's Cross Burning Found to be Set by Liberal, Anti-Trump Protester
1+ week, 1+ day ago (740+ words) In posting a reward for the culprit soon after the incident, Rev. Michael Pfleger declared that "this bold rise of racism must be condemned by every race, faith community, and Chicagoan as was done with the swastika and treated as…...
Gay Power: California Certifies LGBTQ Companies for Preferential Treatment in Energy Contracts
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (606+ words) This is only one of various categories of preferential treatment under state law. It began in 1986, under Governor George Deukmejian, requiring certain CPUC-regulated utilities to submit annual "plans" for buying goods and services from woman- and minority-owned companies. The specific…...
Tossed or Chopped? Hofstra Professor Faces Complaint Over Calling Colleague's Remarks "Word Salad
1+ week, 22+ min ago (582+ words) In culinary terms, the question is now whether the complaint will be tossed or Himelfarb chopped over a simple "word salad" reference. Slabodsky teaches on decolonization and has authored books such as Decolonial Judaism: Triumphal Failures of Barbaric Thinking. He…...