Yeshiva University

Are trees like people, that they can run away from an advancing army, and take refuge in the town? Of course not, they are innocent bystanders. Therefore, don't involve them in your conflicts, and don't cut them down.

Up next, a Christian nonreligious school doesn't want to acknowledge BLSA because those students bear the curse of Ham.

* Whose Flight Is It, Anyway?: Lawsuit aims to enforce minimum seat sizes among airlines. Looking at you Spirit and Frontier. [Reuters]

* Remember Independent state legislative theory? That’s still a thing, and it looms darker than before. Like fair elections? Pay attention.  [Common Dreams]

* The DOJ subpoenaed over 30 people related to Trump’s mucking about. Somebody is gonna fold, and Twitter will be ablaze. [CNN]

* Reporting sexual assault is hard enough as is without the risk of a kit being used against you. [The Guardian]

* Sotomayor has temporarily weighted in on the nuanced question of if Yeshiva University has a religious right to discriminate against their student’s affiliations. This is a good primer. [Vox]

That’s one way to bypass those pesky “WWJD” objections.