Au contraire: Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level—legalize the drug everywhere, advocates suggest, and the black market will go away. But California’s experience suggests otherwise. The state’s pot market has struggled because illegal growers are undercutting the price of … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I just learned that Professor Jacobson of Legal Insurrection, who’s been following this story in-depth from the start, will be on Tucker Carlson’s show tonight at 8 PM ET to discuss the Oberlin judgment.] Oberlin says the Gibson award … Continue reading →
Wow. The jury really really really didn’t buy Oberlin’s “poor little me” argument: Daniel McGraw, our reporter in the courtroom, reports that in addition to the $11.2 million compensatory damages awarded last Friday, the jury awarded a total of $33 … Continue reading →
Oberlin’s insurer is highly unlikely to cover Oberlin’s liabilities against Gibson’s Bakery. It makes sense; why should an insurer be liable for the willful and knowing wrongdoing of the insured? Here’s a more technical statement of the situation, written by … Continue reading →
There’s been a great deal of discussion about Biden and his reversal on the Hyde Amendment. But I haven’t gone into it much, because I already find Biden such a loathsome character. Maybe “loathsome” isn’t the right word. But I … Continue reading →
If you read Legal Insurrection regularly, you’ve probably been following their in-depth coverage of the trial in which a long-time family-run business in the town of Oberlin, Ohio, sued the college. The verdict is now in, and the plaintiffs have … Continue reading →
It appears that the elusive Christopher Steele will be testifying: Former British spy Christopher Steele has agreed to meet in London with U.S. officials regarding the dossier, The Times of London is reporting. A source close to Steele told the … Continue reading →
RealClearInvestigations interviewed 10 targets of the Mueller probe who are now out of danger of prosecution (for now, anyway) and have decided to speak up: They include several people who became household names during the two-year probe – including George … Continue reading →
There are at least three elements involved in the case of Noa Pothoven, a 17-year-old girl in The Netherlands who was widely reported to have received state euthanization for severe depression and related suffering. The first is the girl’s illness … Continue reading →
First Dershowitz, and now Turley: The concerns over Mueller’s motivations was heightened by the justifications that he has offered for some of his decisions like not reaching a conclusion on the weight of the evidence on obstruction. Many of us … Continue reading →
Law professor Ilya Somin makes a very poor analogy between Trump’s Mexican tariffs and the Berlin Wall in this article entitled and subtitled, “Trump’s Plan to Force Mexico to Lock In its Own People: The President’s effort to coerce Mexico … Continue reading →
Bill Barr gave a long interview to Jan Crawford, and you can find a transcript here and the recording here. I haven’t read the entire thing nor have I listened to it, but Ace has taken the time and trouble … Continue reading →