WH Files Brief with SCOTUS Supporting Homosexual Marriage
On Friday, the Obama administration filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to induce the Court to rule in favor of homosexual “marriage.”
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Jeff Sessions Leaves EPA Chief Unable to Justify Money Grab
At a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, Senator Jeff Sessions grilled EPA chief Gina McCarthy and left her unable to justify her money grab, showing that she could not explain whether climate change models were correct or not.
Patriots, Giants, Rays Endorse Gay Marriage in SC Amicus Brief
The New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Rays, and San Francisco Giants have joined nearly four hundred large companies in an amicus brief intended to convince the Supreme Court to strike down state bans on same-sex marriage.
UC Berkeley Scholars’ New Tome: ‘Reproductive Justice’
A new casebook released in November is attempting to define a new legal field to be taught at law schools: “reproductive justice.”
Rocky Chávez Declares Senate Run
On Thursday, state Assemblyman Rocky Chávez became the first notable Republican to declare his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barbara Boxer.
Over 300 GOP Members Ask SCOTUS to Support Same-Sex Marriage
Headed by former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman, over 300 members of the Republican Party who have served in politics filed an amicus brief on Thursday to sway the Supreme Court to support same-sex marriage. The Court is scheduled to consider four same-sex marriage cases on April 28 that could make it legal across the nation.
Archbishop Stands Firm Against Faculty Wanting Change
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, a staunch traditional Catholic, is under attack from faculty and staff at the four San Francisco archdiocese high schools, as eighty percent of faculty and staff have signed a petition rejecting the additions Cordileone has made to the school’s handbooks for the 2015-2016 school year.
L.A. Election Turnout Fell Below 10%
On Thursday, the Los Angeles Times bemoaned the low turnout in Tuesday’s election, but noted that despite the paucity of voters, voters approved L.A. charter amendments that intend to align future municipal campaigns with state and federal elections.
Pats Don’t Pick Up Vince Wilfork’s Option
The New England Patriots will not pick up the option of 11-year-veteran defensive tackle Vince Wilfork.
Cameraman Filming Skid Row Attacked
Following on the heels of last Sunday’s fatal shooting of a Skid Row man, on Wednesday, KTTV sent a crew to document what it was like to live there, only to have someone attack the cameraman while he was filming, according to Deadline.
Superbug Found at L.A.’s Elite Cedars-Sinai Hospital
Less than two weeks after the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center revealed that 179 patients might have been exposed to the “superbug”–the carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)–Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills admitted on Wednesday that four patients also contracted the same superbug, and 64 others may have been infected since last August, according to Reuters.
Senate Fails to Override Obama Veto on Keystone XL
The GOP, desirous of overriding Barack Obama’s veto of legislation approving the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, failed to do so on Wednesday, with the vote 62-37, five votes short of the two-thirds majority needed.
Ted Cruz Offers Alternative to Obamacare
As the Supreme Court takes up a case that would rule out subsidies for health insurance in roughly three dozen states, which would crush insurance markets in those states and cripple Obamacare, Senator Ted Cruz—along with Senator Marco Rubio—is offering his own health insurance proposal.
Cats Outnumber Humans 6 to 1 on Japanese Island
A Japanese island that imported cats to deal with an infestation of mice that overran fishermen’s boats is now overrun with cats.
Officers Targeted by Anonymous-Style “Doxxing” Attack
Two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers who may have been involved in the fatal shooting of a Skid Row man have been “doxxed.” The term refers to a technique, made infamous by the Anonymous hacking collective during the Occupy Wall Street protests, in which hackers post a target’s private information online.
Daniel Murphy on MLB ‘Inclusion Ambassador’: ‘I Disagree with His Lifestyle’
Major League Baseball’s Inclusion Ambassador Billy Bean traveled to the spring training facilities of the New York Mets, and statements by one of the team’s stars on Bean’s homosexuality raised questions whether MLB’s “inclusion” program pertains to Christians, too.
Nancy Pelosi Claims Prime Minister Netanyahu Made Her Cry
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi expressed disapproval of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress on Tuesday. In fact, she said she was “near tears.”
Jeremiah Wright Speaks at Fresno State
Rev. Jeremiah Wright spoke at Fresno State on Monday night, and in the mold of his protégé, Barack Obama, bent the truth for his audience.
De León Wants High Schools to Teach about Sexual Assault and Violence
California Senate President Kevin de León joined Women’s Caucus chair Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson to bring a new bill, SB 695, that would require high schools offering health classes to teach students about sexual assault and violence.
Ray Rice’s Settlement with Baltimore Ravens Revealed
The amount of the settlement former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice will be compensated after settling his wrongful termination grievance against the team has been divulged.
Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf to be Reprinted in Germany
Mein Kampf, Adolph Hitler’s demonically anti-Semitic book, will be reprinted in Germany and sold in German bookstores all over Europe — thanks to the expiration of the German copyright held by the state of Bavaria.
Dr. Wei-Hock Soon Challenges Climate Change Critics to Public Debate
On Monday, Dr. Willie Soon, the brilliant astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who has been smeared by media outlets including the Boston Globe, The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, Scientific American and Nature because he had the temerity to point out that human activities are not “a major cause of global warming,” struck back with a press release defending himself from the scurrilous charges aimed at him.
LAPD Shoots Homeless Man
On Sunday, an apparently homeless man was shot and killed by Los Angeles police as he resisted attempts to subdue him. LAPD spokesman Sgt. Barry Montgomery said around noon the police arrived in response to a robbery call on 911. Montgomery said that LAPD officers used a Taser, although it was unclear whether the man, whose street nickname was “Africa,” was struck by the Taser.
John Kerry Warns Netanyahu Not to Spill Details of Iran Deal
Secretary of State John Kerry, possibly concerned along with the Obama Administration that the nuclear deal they are making with Iran has some details they would rather keep secret, gave an implied warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will speak to Congress on Tuesday, that he better not spill any details of the deal in his speech.
L.A. Times Says Congress Should Hear Out Netanyahu
In a surprising editorial, the Los Angeles Times, usually in lockstep with Obama Administration policy, writes that whatever the circumstances were that preceded Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to Congress Tuesday, members of Congress should not boycott the speech, but listen to what Netanyahu has to say.
