Zimmerman Jury Selection: E7: “no conclusions,” posted on “Kill Zimmerman” site
There were some shocking revelations about a couple of today’s prospective jurors. One was juror J39, who simply disbelieved in the legal possibility of killing in lawful self defense, saying that...
View ArticleBranco Cartoon – Don’t Be Evil
Note: You may reprint this cartoon provided you link back to this source. To see more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. Branco’s page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco 5.00 / 5 5 1 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5...
View ArticleAfter Sharing Hacking Claims with China, Will Edward Snowden Go Too Far?
As the NSA story continues to grip the headlines, more facts are coming to light, both about the information that was leaked and about the leaker himself. Edward Snowden spoke to the South China...
View ArticleZimmerman Trial LIVE – Jury Selection Day 4 All-Day Coverage
THE DAY 4 WRAP-UP POST CAN BE FOUND HERE. Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Four live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest...
View ArticleProtests Continue as Turkey’s Prime Minister Issues “Final Warning”
Protests in Turkey continue this week, as pressure mounts from government for the protests to stop. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told party leaders Thursday, “We have arrived at the end of our...
View ArticleTurkish PM Erdogan to Meet With Protestors’ Representatives
Hours after saying the government has “arrived at the end of our patience,” Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed Thursday afternoon to meet with a group opposed to redevelopment of the park...
View ArticleWhat did I miss?
I have been traveling since about 6 this morning. What did I miss? Do we have amnesty yet? Has Snowden officially gone over to the other side yet? Is IRS-gate still a “gate”? Patricia sent me this...
View ArticleMideast Media Sampler – 06/13/2013 – Fiji bails out UN
1) Fiji rescues UNDOF With the Syrian civil war moving closer to Israel, Austria has withdrawn its contingent of peacekeepers from the UNDOF. Job Opportunity: Peacekeepers Wanted http://t.co/qOIrcpdZaJ...
View ArticleWhite House: Syrian chemical weapons red line crossed
Via The Wall Street Journal, Syrians Used Chemical Weapons Against Rebels: U.S. Officials The U.S. has concluded that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons in the...
View ArticleZimmerman Jury Selection — Day Four Wrap-Up
Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through 10 candidates by the end of the day. As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure...
View ArticleSometimes I feel like a Founding Fatherless child (Update: Fathered)
We’ve focused on the language wars many times before. But this time it’s different. Because it’s not a dispute over how to characterize the same set of facts — such as “illegal immigrant” versus...
View ArticleNo crowdsourcing needed
From a reader in the Alabama part of South Central Pennsylvania: crowd source request Taken at a red light (you can see the red light as well as the Prius’ brake lights) in the borough closest to...
View ArticleImagine there’s no Twitter, it isn’t hard to do (in Turkey)
The government of Turkey has found the culprit for the Gezi Park protest movement. It’s not government policies which suppress freedom and attempt to wipe out Turkey’s secular history, while pushing...
View ArticleZimmerman Trial LIVE – Jury Selection Day 5 All-Day Coverage
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Five live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest events in State of Florida v. Zimmerman,...
View ArticleAttkisson hack
Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News, who has been one of the few mainstream media reporters to push hard on the Benghazi cover up, for which she was attacked by Obama defenders along with Jonathan Karl and...
View ArticleWhile Obama ponders Syria post-red line moves, Hezbollah reiterates it will...
After concluding that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against its own people in Syria, Obama administration officials indicated on Thursday that the president will...
View ArticleA.F. Branco on Fox News Watch
One of the hopes for the most excellent cartoonist A.F. Branco, when he joined us on August 6, 2012, was that he would gain the greater exposure and recognition he deserves. And slowly but surely, it’s...
View ArticleDismissed Zimmerman juror escorted from courthouse after trespassing
Readers will recall the curious case of prospective juror E7 that occurred this past Wednesday, Zimmerman Prosp. Juror E7: “no conclusions,” but posted on pro-Trayvon, anti-Zimmerman site containing...
View ArticleMideast Media Sampler – 06/14/2013 – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Merit...
1) Earning merit badges in terror Following recent revelations that Hamas plans to train thousands of children soldiers a number of media outlets are reporting that Palestinian Islamic Jihad is running...
View ArticleZimmerman Jury Selection — Day Five Wrap-Up
Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through seven candidates by the end of the day. As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much...
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