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Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Irvine Law School Dean, Talks Gay Marriage with Jon Gruden?

As the U.S. Supreme Court holds a session on gay marriage for the second straight day, everyone is weighing in on the controversial issue, even those who regularly foist onto the public phony news.And at least one fake newsie has once again latched onto a local muse, Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of t ... More >>

Is John Eastman Hiding Homo-Haters?

Former presidential candidate Fred Karger wants the former Chapman University law professor to reveal who's donating money to his fight against gay marriage

'Unrelenting Relaxation' Is Just a Little Bit of History Repeating

STAGEStheatre's version is far more than an archival record of rape

Dana Rohrabacher Calls For National Unity Before Issuing Bitter, Conspiracy Screed

​Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has never been known for consistency, coherence or celebrating community--unless he's playing a banjo, wiping Frito crumbs from his plump jowl and screaming a song at a redneck convention in Garden Grove.But on Dec. 28, Rohrabacher posted this rare, happ ... More >>

Dream Team Assembled at UCI Law School Squeezes Boring Right Out of 2010-11 U.S. Supreme Court Term

​For the UC Irvine School of Law's first-ever Supreme Court Review Wednesday, the assembled panel was saddled with a reportedly "boring" 2010-2011 term. Fortunately, the legal all-stars who enlightened about 170 lunching students, lawyers and professors on campus (and an equal number watching the ... More >>

[UPDATED with NMA Video:] Supreme Court Overturns State Ban on Sales and Rentals of Violent Video Games to Kids

NMA.TV​UPDATE, JUNE 28, 2:50 P.M.: Next Media Animation, the largest full-service animation studio in Asia and subsidiary of Hong Kong's largest publicly listed print media company, is getting faster at turning around animated video on news stories around the world.Take Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ... More >>

Erwin Chemerinsky, UCI Law School Dean, Writes of Conservative War Against Constitution

​The Conservative Assault on the Constitution (Simon & Schuster, $27) argues that beginning with Richard Nixon and continuing through to George W. Bush, conservative presidents and their supporters have tried to change basic constitutional principles through their policies and appointments ... More >>

Orly Taitz Gets Her Lien On

​Orly Taitz. The woman with more paranoid theories than the Rainbow Conspiracy lady, but half the entertainment value. The queen of the birther's mission to prove that Obama is not an American citizen has been a rollercoaster ride of delusion. Fun for a bit, but nauseatingly painful after a point. ... More >>

Orly Taitz Wants to Verify Clarence Thomas's Signature

​Ever notice that the biggest conspiracy theorists are also the biggest skeptics? Laguna Niguel's birther leader Orly Taitz's application to the Supreme Court, seeking to nullify $20,000 in penalties levied upon her by a federal judge, was denied last week. Some people might have simply accepted s ... More >>

Supreme Court Doesn't Help Orly Taitz; 12-Year-Old Does

Christopher Victorio / OC Weekly​On July 8, Laguna Niguel's Dr. Orly Taitz filed an application with the Supreme Court of the United States in a (maybe) last-ditch attempt to avoid paying the $20,000 in fines levied on her by a federal judge last year. On Thursday, though, Justice Clarence Th ... More >>

Orly Taitz Appeals $20,000 Fine to Supreme Court

Trevor Keen / OC Weekly​It seems like ancient history now, but it was only in September that a federal judge in Georgia threatened to fine Laguna Niguel's Orly Taitz with $10,000 for filing a frivolous lawsuit--and then doubled the amount of the fine when Taitz continued to accuse him of treason.A ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Reign of Terror Becomes Arizona State Policy, Thanks to State Senator Russell Pearce and Governor Jan Brewer

John Eastman Outflanks Republicans In California AG Race

(photo by Chris Victorio / OC Weekly)John Eastman: "I ain't evolving!"​It looked as if someone had placed a lamp in the middle of the California Republican Assembly (CRA) state convention last Saturday, but it was actually a delegate wearing a straw hat with tea bags hanging from the brim. The sym ... More >>

John Yoo Stars in a Most Civilized Debate on Torture

Photo by Christopher VictorioAs John Yoo makes his case, John C. Eastman is hard at think.Two days after Barack Obama's chief of staff said the administration was not inclined to back prosecutions against Bush lawyers who signed off on torture, the president backed off that statement today, saying h ... More >>

Janet Napolitano's Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

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INDIEFEST/FAIF -- DAY 3

Bishop Brown Still Doesn't Get It

Pick up this newspaper this Thursday, when this reporter will have a more in-depth take on the Orange diocese's settling four more sex-abuse cases for about $7 million. In the meanwhile, allow your humble servant to rail about the latest foot-in-mouth case of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown. Today, Asso ... More >>

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Letters

Diary of a Mad County

What a Rush!

A Commie in the Limbaugh Club

Affirmative Action for Whites

The Court affirms racial preferences in universities, so long as they work for white people

Diary of a Mad County

Way Out There With Them!

Columnist Michelle Malkin finds home amongst local immigrant-bashers

Crash-Test Dummy

There Really is a Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy!

Reporter David Brock says Republican activists commissioned him to ruin Larry Agran

Reg Squawks as Box Blocks Cox!

Case study of a flip-flop-flip at The Orange County Register

Monstrosity of the Unnameable

Were all Derrieans now

The Year in Rebuke

Bedtime for Democracy

The voting booth has become the abattoir of the national will

The Insider

Brave Dinesh DSouza comes to country club, worries about diversity

They Live!

Nixon symps seize on Clinton sex romp as evidence that Dick was a good guy!