Celebrity Law

Michael Jackson’s Law Will & Testament

Posted on July 02, 2009
Hightlights: Executed in Los Angeles, CA on July 7, 2002. Stipulates that assets be placed in family trust and that his mother Katherine, or Diana Ross if his mother was unable or unwilling, be appointed guardian of his three children. Lists three executors: lawyer John Branca, music industry executive John McClain...

Stephanie Seymour vs. Peter Brant: Supermodel vs. Billionaire Divorce Starts Ugly

Posted on June 03, 2009
Victoria's Secret supermodel Stephanie Seymour should trade in her lingerie for a full set of body armor. She needs it to defend herself from soon-to-be ex-husband, billionaire Peter Brant. Seymour is suing the polo player for divorce in a bucolic Connecticut courthouse which is no stranger to high net worth ...

Ophrah’s Legal Maneuver Backfires in an Aha Moment

Posted on May 02, 2009
Oprah Winfrey is trying to lay claim to the "aha moment". After Mutual of Omaha proclaimed itself the "official sponsor of the aha moment" in a major marketing campaign, the talk show queen sent the insurance a company a request to "cease and desist" use of the phrase on the ...

Obama Inconsistent in Describing his Supreme Court Replacement: Judge of Law or of Hopes?

Posted on May 02, 2009
President Obama shared some of the principles he will follow in selecting someone to replace Justice Souter: "I will seek someone who understands that justice isn't about some abstract legal theory or footnote in a case book. It is also about how our laws affect the daily realities of people's ...

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Bush DOJ / CIA Torture Memos Outline Dubious Application of US Law to Interrogation of Qaeda Operatives

Posted on April 23, 2009
Written by Bush Administration Deputy and Assistant Attorney Generals John Yoo, Jay Bybee, and Steven Bradbury for the benefit of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) counsel, the four so-called “torture memos”released by Obama’s Department of Justice outline water boarding and a number of other interrogation techniques that permitted to be applied to government detainees suspected of [...

Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment

Posted on April 14, 2009
Concerned about the disenfranchising effects of the economic downturn, large numbers of returning combat veterans, election of first African American president, and a perception that gun control laws will soon be strengthened, Janet Napolitano’s Department of Homeland Security issued a report alerting law enforcement agencies of potential threats posed by “rightwing extremists”...

Octomom Above the Law? For Now

Posted on March 30, 2009
It seems society can?t let go of the Nadia Suleman?s story and its desire to see the ?Octomom? punished. With every move Suleman makes, including her latest ?firing? of the free in-home child care services provided by a national charity, a question persists: Can she be charged with child abuse or neglect and stripped of [...

Michael Phelps Gets a New Depression Endorsement Deal

Posted on March 30, 2009
A cigarette sponsorship would come none to soon.  Contrite pot smoking swimmer Michael Phelps was dropped by Kellogg’s Corn Flakes boxes, lost his US Swimming sponsorship, and may be subject to arrest in South Carolina. (See more of Cathleen M. Rittereiser’s comic depression era captions on USLaw...

Searchable Madoff Map and Client List Database

Posted on March 30, 2009
A list of 10,000 Clients of hedge fund schemer Bernie Madoff was recently released, revealing nearly 10,000 different account names, the following pop culture figures among them: Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks along with their Wunderkinder Foundation and their financial adviser Gerald Breslauer...

Will Michael Phelps Bong Hits Makes His Gold Medals Go Up In Some?

Posted on March 30, 2009
Golden boy Olympic swimming multi-gold medalist Micheal Phelps was photographed inhaling marijuana from a glass bong at a University Of South Carolina party in Columbia, South Caroline last November by England’s News of the World. Although not considered performance enhancers, the International Olympic Committee added marijuana and other social drugs to its list of [...

Illinois v. United States Senate: Sargeant-at-arms and Secretary of US Senate Disenfranchise the State of Illinois

Posted on March 30, 2009
Does the United States Senate have a lawful duty to seat unindicted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s appointed and Illinois Legislature designated United States Senator Roland Burris? Judge for yourself. The relevant law: United States Constitution Article I Section 3...

No Blair House for Obama Until After Electoral College Count

Posted on March 30, 2009
  An interesting speculation for those few who have been handicapping the chances the powers-that-be will figure out before the planned January 20th inaugural what a small minority of internet bloggers have already discovered– that widely presumed President-elect Barack Obama is not constitutionally eligible to serve as President of the United States...

Illinois Governor Arrested for Being a Politician

Posted on March 30, 2009
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges, is revealed to be going nothing more than seeking to exchange political favors for political favors in the 78 page federal indictment displayed below. While Blagojevich’s private deliberations were caught on tape by FBI wiretaps and bugs, none of the evidence revealed in the complaint proves [...

Barack Obama is Most Like Which Former US President?

Posted on March 30, 2009
  (A) Bill Clinton: Wife and staff have been nominated to key posts in new administration. (B) John F. Kennedy: Youthful, articulate Senator representing generational change. (C) Abraham Lincoln: Staffed cabinet with “Team of Rivals”...

OJ Simpson Sentenced to 9 to 33: Hear him cry for leniency

Posted on March 30, 2009
O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 6 to 15 years in prison for an armed robbery and kidnapping that took place last year in a Las Vegas hotel room. Before sentencing, Simpson made an emotional plea for leniency to Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass...

Paul Newman?s Will

Posted on March 30, 2009
Paul Newman’s will and codicil was made public last week, two months after his September death from cancer. Mr. Newman’s intellectual property rights were given to the Newman?s Own Foundation which has been the beneficiary of the profit from the salad dressing, popcorn and other food sold under the ?Newman?s Own? brand...