Yesterday at Loretta Lynch’s AG nomination hearing, she answered a question from Sen. Jeff Sessions this way: “Senator, I believe the right and the obligation to work is one that is shared by everyone in this country, regardless of how … Continue reading →
Prior to today I hadn’t followed the rumors about the death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, but recent developments in the case are very alarming: first reported as a suicide, it appears it was far more likely to have been … Continue reading →
I don’t like this development: France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and those glorifying terrorism… Authorities said 54 people had been arrested for hate speech and defending terrorism since terror attacks killed 20 … Continue reading →
There are an awful lot of French citizens who sympathize with the Muslim terrorist cause, and many of them are known to authorities, like the three terrorists in the Charlie Hebdo and kosher market killings. Some pundits are offering the … Continue reading →
…for George Zimmerman.
Continue reading →All three perpetrators in the recent terror attacks in France—the two Kouachi brothers at Charlie Hebdo, Coulibaly at the kosher market—were known to French authorities. And not just known, but well known to be jihadis who supported the Islamic terrorist … Continue reading →
…that this article doesn’t refer to the man who tried to run down cops with his car as “unarmed.”
Continue reading →I don’t usually agree with The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin, but this is a fairly good article: When local district attorneys investigate local police officers, there is an inherent conflict of interest. In virtually all usual circumstances, police and prosecutors … Continue reading →
This article appeared at HuffPo in 2008. It was written by Jackie Fuchs, a woman who went to law school with Obama, and is one of those pieces that are enriched by hindsight. The following excerpt from the portrait of … Continue reading →
Some of the recent furor over some of the incidents in which black people have died at the hands of police is understandable. The death of Eric Garner was a situation in which it is not a stretch to say … Continue reading →
That’s my headline, and I’m sticking to it until there’s any credible evidence to the contrary. So far, the facts seem to go like this: In Berkeley, Missouri (not too far from Ferguson), a call comes in at 11:15 PM … Continue reading →
Adelaide Laurie is the widow of police officer Rocco Laurie, assassinated in a 1972 ambush along with partner Gregory Foster (I wrote about the incident here). As far as I can tell she has never remarried, although she and her … Continue reading →