Week 7 Protests

Round 1:Q10
Lesley of 5 of What? and Tony of Sam's Spades protested "Dubai" for "United Arab Emirates" for 2pts.
Dubai is one of the seven emirates that comprise the country, and the name of a city in that emirate. Protest DENIED.
Round 3:Q10
Hal of the Cellar Rats protested "New Yorker" (instead of "New Republic") for 1pt.
When the scandal took place Stephen Glass was working for the New Republic as their feature writer. Can't find any reference to him ever working for The New Yorker. Protest DENIED.
Round 8:Q2
Carolyn of Unnatural Axxe protested "So it is" for ipso facto (By that very fact) for 2pts.
We think "So It Is" borders on being close enough. Protest GRANTED.
Round 8:Q6
Francesca of the Cellar Rats protested "state of mind" for "guilty mind" (mens rea for 1pt.
There are lots of states of mind; we were looking for one that implied guilt. Guilt was necessary in the definition. Protest DENIED.