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Erwin Chemerinsky: Nothing has prepared me for the antisemitism I see on college campuses now

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

I am a 70-year-old Jewish man, but never in my life have I seen or felt the antisemitism of the last few weeks.I have heard antisemitic things from time to time through my life. I remember as a child being called a “dirty Jew,” and my friends and I being called “Christ killers” as we walked to Hebrew school. I recall a college girlfriend’s parents telling her that she should not go out with me because “Jews are different.” I had an incident in a class I was teaching about the ethics of negotiations, where a student matter-of-factly said, “the other side will try to Jew you down,” without the slightest sense of how that was a slur.But none of this prepared me for the last few weeks. On Friday, someone in my school posted on Instagram a picture of me with the caption, “Erwin Chemerinsky has taken an indefinite sabbatical from Berkeley Law to join the I.D.F.” Two weeks ago, at a town hall, a student told me that what wou...

Margaret Tarkington: Crooked lawyers were crucial to Trump’s Jan. 6 plot. We clearly need to reform the profession

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

Over the last two weeks, Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, three lawyers central to Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, pleaded guilty in the Georgia racketeering case against the former president and 18 co-defendants. All admitted significantly lesser crimes than charged and escaped prison time.Prosecutors may be more interested in Trump himself, but the lenient plea deals fail to comport with the culpability of these and other lawyers in Trump’s plot against the election. Eight attorneys were indicted in the Georgia case, and the federal indictment of Trump in the Jan. 6 plot includes five attorneys as unindicted co-conspirators, unnamed but identifiable as Powell, Chesebro, Rudolph W. Giuliani, John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark.Lawyers weren’t just involved in Trump’s plot; they devised and enabled it. Lawyers developed the strategies, manufactured a faux constitutional crisis and manipulated legal requirements in the effort t...

Glens Falls Bagels closed until further notice

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Glens Falls Bagels is closed as of Tuesday, and will remain so until further notice. The Saratoga Avenue bagel shop announced the closure on Facebook on Tuesday morning. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "We will be closed until further notice. Relaunch date and grand opening to come. I will post any and all updated. Thank you all, South Glens Falls," wrote owner Kerry Smith.Glens Falls Bagels opened in South Glens Falls over the summer, at the plaza at 131 Saratoga Ave. The shop first opened on South Street in Glens Falls, at the current home of the recently-opened Golden Monkey Cocktail Lounge. Everything happening in Lake George in November Since opening in South Glens Falls, Glens Falls Bagels has hosted two community dinners for South Glens Falls Central School District, and has had bagels served at SUNY Adirondack. Smith previously owned and operated a restaurant and inn on Glen Lake.

Everything happening in Lake George in November

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Okay - everyone take a breath. The ghosts and ghouls of Halloween are off the streets. Now, it's time for a quieter month around the Lake George area, as the community gets ready to celebrate Thanksgiving. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Quiet doesn't mean silent, though. Adirondack Brewery is hosting a chance to get rid of your post-Halloween Jack-o-lantern. The Adirondack Stampede Rodeo is bucking its way to town, and there are ways to get involved with your community for the Thanksgiving season. Here's everything happening around Lake George in November.Monthlong and recurring eventsOpen Mic ThursdaysEvery Thursday, 7-9 p.m.Open mic night at The Trap In Fort AnnThe Trap, 5 Buttermilk Falls Road, Fort Ann2-drink minimumAdirondack Thunder hockeyHome games on Friday, Nov. 10; Sunday, Nov. 12; Wednesday, Nov. 22; Friday, Nov. 24; Saturday, Nov. 25; Wednesday, Nov. 29Adirondack Thunder hockey season g...

Family of Illinois trooper shot in Springfield shares update on recovery

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) - The family of Dakotah Chapman-Green, the Illinois State Trooper who was shot multiple times in Springfield one week ago, has shared an update on his recovery.Chapman-Green's mother, Kris, said that her son is going through occupational therapy and physical therapy. He is also able to hold conversations while staying awake.Chapman-Green was shot in both legs while performing a traffic stop on Toronto Road in Springfield Tuesday night. He was also beaten with the gun, suffering a brain bleed and skull fracture.His mother said an ophthalmologist checked Chapman-Green's eye and said his vision should make a full recovery, since there is no ocular damage. Urbana Police recover drugs, stolen pistol during traffic stop "He has a long road, but he will endure!" Kris wrote in a Facebook post. "He is strong willed, healthy and young! This will not get him down, it will make him stronger."Courtesy of Kris Chapman-GreenCourtesy of Kris Chapman-Green37-year-old Crist...

Hearing delayed as former Ill. state trooper Matt Mitchell seeks to regain driver’s license

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

MT. VERNON, Ill. – A former Illinois state trooper who killed two Collinsville sisters due to reckless driving in November 2007 is still trying to regain his driving privileges some 16 years after the fatal collision.An Illinois State Police cruiser struck Jessica and Kelli Uhl head-on as they were traveling back from a family photo shoot on Interstate 64 near Highway 158 on Nov. 23, 2007. The girls died at the scene. Jessica was 18; Kelli was 13. Two other people were injured in the crash.Matt Mitchell, the trooper behind the wheel of the cruiser, was driving 126 miles per hour, talking to his girlfriend on a cellphone, and typing on the patrol car's computer when he lost control of the vehicle and crossed the median into oncoming traffic. Prosecutors wonder about other victims after deathbed scam In April 2010, Mitchell reached an agreement with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to reckless homicide. He was sentenced to 30 months' probation and agreed to have his license suspended....

USPS considers moving some mail operations from mid-Missouri to St. Louis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The United States Postal Service will consider moving some mail operations from mid-Missouri to St. Louis as part of a long-term plan for modernization. USPS is currently conducting a mail processing facility review of processing operations at its Columbia Processing and Distribution Center. Leaders are considering a change that would modernize the facility as a local processing center. Prosecutors wonder about other victims after deathbed scam According to a news release from USPS, "The Columbia LPC will be a critical node in connecting mail to the state and region. Additionally, the business case supports transferring some mail processing operations to the St Louis [Processing and Distribution Center]." USPS did not further elaborate on what this would mean for St. Louis operations, but the news release notes the change is being considered to help the agency "modernize the nation’s aging and outmoded postal network and achieve the organization’s goal of 95% on-...

Broncos make no moves at trade deadline, will come out of bye week looking to make a second-half run

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

The Broncos answered the phone, like they said they would.The NFL’s trade deadline came and went Tuesday, however, with no actual action.Denver fielded interest on several players, including wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, sources told The Denver Post, but ultimately general manager George Paton, head coach Sean Payton and company decided to move forward with a group that’s won two straight games to get to 3-5.That follows with what Payton told reporters when he said the Broncos were not “openly or even remotely shopping anybody.”“Have people called? Sure the have,” he added. “… It’s just a matter of what those other teams deem is important and it’s hard to predict that.”The rest of the league didn’t view prying any of the Broncos’ potential trade candidates like Jeudy, fellow receiver Courtland Sutton, linebacker Josey Jewell or anybody else important enough to meet Denver’s asking price.Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | Broncos Mailbag: Can Sean Payton and Denver turn their ...

Multiple people detained in Montebello as police investigate possible shooting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

Heavily armed police officers responded to a neighborhood in Montebello Tuesday afternoon after a shooting took place that apparently involved an officer.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to KTLA that a shooting occurred in the city and deputies were assisting the Montebello Police Department with the response.Video from Sky5 showed more than a dozen officers in a residential neighborhood, with roads blocked to traffic and an armored vehicle at the scene. Several officers could be seen in a courtyard of an apartment or condominium complex, believed to be near the intersection of Via Altamira and Via San Delarro, standing outside the door to a home that was connected to the investigation. Officers appeared to be talking to someone inside the home and eventually entered with guns drawn.A person is detained in the back of a Montebello Police Department squad car following reports of a shooting on Oct. 31, 2023. (KTLA)Two people were seen detained by authorities in t...

Experts share Halloween safety tips for parents, motorists and trick-or-treaters

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:39:21 GMT

Safety is always a top priority for parents heading into Halloween – a holiday that can be all tricks and no treats for some.“Halloween is one of the most dangerous nights of the year for child pedestrians. Excited trick-or-treaters often forget about safety, so motorists and parents must be even more alert,” a news release from AAA said. These California cities named as the ‘safest’ for trick-or-treating, study says Experts with the organization shared tips on how parents, pedestrians and motorists can stay safe as they celebrate the spooky holiday.For Parents and GuardiansParents should ensure contact information, such as their child’s name, home address and the parents’ cellphone numbers, is always with their child.Establish a trick-or-treat route for your childrenInform your kids which houses they can approach while trick-or-treating and which places they should avoidMake sure your child has a flashlight with batteries before they go trick-or-treating. Parents should also info...