ANOTHER PHILLY CASE FOR THE OBAMANS - AT 8:47 P.M. ET:  They certainly botched the first one.  You may remember that, earlier this year, the Obama Justice Department dropped a case against the Black Panthers, who'd been charged with improper activity at polling places during the 2008 election.  The dismissal created an uproar because the case had been considered airtight, and there were suggestions of racial favoritism.

The Obamans will have a second shot:

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A national Asian American advocacy organization says it plans to file a federal civil rights complaint against the Philadelphia School District after a series of attacks on Asian students at a high school.

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund said Friday that it would accuse the Philadelphia School District of violating the equal protection rights of the students.

Dozens of students have been boycotting classes at South Philadelphia High School. They say that the Dec. 3 assaults were racially motivated and that the school hasn't done enough to prevent the violence.

COMMENT:  The alleged assailants were African-American, so once again the administration has a walk-on-eggshells case.  We'll follow it and see how it's handled this time.

December 12, 2009