Legal Commentary

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (304)

Posted on January 21, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of The Telegraph (from Thursday, January 20; link good at time of posting):John Button, father of the Formula One driver [Jenson Button], told police that he feared his Ferrari 550 had been swiped from where he parked it in the town of Alassio, on the Italian Riviera...

A Round Tuit (53)

Posted on January 19, 2011
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

Collectively We Enjoy a Waking Dream

Posted on January 18, 2011
Gideon hosts, as he often has, a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day edition of Blawg Review this week at his A Public Defender blog. Gideon's written in past years of the lessons he's drawn from Dr. King's words and efforts and Blawg Review #294 is a worthy addition to his remarkable series of annual posts...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (303)... The Sequel!

Posted on January 14, 2011
This week's bonus joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of Reuters (from Thursday, January 13; link good at time of posting):Two would-be thieves called in their own crime to police in Germany after they could not escape from a broken-down elevator over the weekend, police said in a statement...

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TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (303)

Posted on January 14, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of The Telegraph (from Saturday, January 8; link good at time of posting):The North Korean government's official Twitter account appears to have been hacked, with the feed calling for an uprising to remove the leaders from power...

A Round Tuit (52)

Posted on January 12, 2011
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

Blawg Review #293 wasn't dedicated to me, but it might as well have been.

Posted on January 10, 2011
As a student of history with a keen interest in the Civil War period, Paul Kennedy's Blawg Review #293 is particularly appealing. On the anniversary of Dr. Samuel Mudd's death, Kennedy hosts the carnival of legal blogging and highlights posts concerning the injustices of the justice system, the death penalty, and the exercise of government authority...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (302)

Posted on January 07, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Legal In·sur·rec·tion blog (from Wednesday, January 5; link good at time of posting):[Previous TGIS]

A Round Tuit (51)

Posted on January 05, 2011
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

Blawg Review makes a riotous return for the new year!

Posted on January 03, 2011
After a first-ever holiday during the month of December, Blawg Review makes its 2011 debut in high style, as Charon QC hosts a UK-centric Blawg Review #292 at his namesake blog.This edition of the long-running Carnival of Legal Blogging is not only a tremendous reintroduction of Blawg Review after its holiday, but also a wonderfully informative, entertaining, and surreal introduction to Charon's writing itself (for those few of you who haven't read him regularly)...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (301)

Posted on December 31, 2010
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Associated Press (from Wednesday, December 29; link good at time of posting):A man has been hospitalized after police in South Carolina say he was hit by an SUV while playing a real-life version of the video game "Frogger...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (300)

Posted on December 24, 2010
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of CNN (from Tuesday, December 21; link good at time of posting):Detectives say 35-year-old Billy Burnham stole hundreds of dollars of jewelry and other valuables from a woman's apartment in Louisville...

Gone Fishing

Posted on December 22, 2010
A Round Tuit will return next week. Probably.Image: "Gone Fishing" (Norman Rockwell; 1930)

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (299)

Posted on December 17, 2010
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of TorrentFreak (via Techdirt) (from Monday, December 13; links good at time of posting):Unsurprisingly, [author Anne B.] Ragde isn?t a huge fan of eBook sharing. In order to thwart piracy, she refused to allow her latest novel to be released as an audiobook since the format is popular with file-sharers and also denied the publication of Russian and Chinese versions...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (298)

Posted on December 10, 2010
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Telegraph (from Tuesday, December 7; link good at time of posting):The BBC suffered a series of embarrassments after two senior presenters inadvertently swore on air and a third was hoaxed by a builder he mistook for an MP...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (297)

Posted on December 03, 2010
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of The Telegraph (from Thursday, December 2; link good at time of posting):Blundering police 'ate court evidence' after buying pizzas meant for torture suspectsPolice officers dined on pizzas at a crime scene before realising they had been ordered by a gang of torture suspects and should have been kept as evidence, a court heard...

A Round Tuit (50)

Posted on December 01, 2010
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (296)

Posted on November 26, 2010
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of Reuters (from Tuesday, November 23; link good at time of posting):A small but significant slip of the tongue had Canada's industry minister pleading for "more Canadian sex stories" on Monday, although he quickly insisted he was actually talking about success...

"Sua Sponte" must be Latin for "pretty darn good".

Posted on November 23, 2010
Headed into the weekend, Blawg Review was short one host; previous host Dave Gulbransen responded the anonymous Blawg Review Editor's bat signal and on short notice pulled together a very entertaining Blawg Review #291 at his Preaching to the Perverted blog...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (295)... The Sequel!

Posted on November 19, 2010
This week's bonus joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of The Sun (from Monday, November 15; link good at time of posting):TWO drunken yobs tried to start a fight with three strangers - who turned out to be the military's most decorated hard men...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (295)

Posted on November 19, 2010
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of Fox25/MyFoxBoston.com (from Sunday, November 14; link good at time of posting):Police say a New Hampshire woman charged with robbing a pharmacy wasn't hard to find: Her name was on the license plate of the getaway car...

A Round Tuit (49)

Posted on November 17, 2010
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

Blawg Review's In the Pink

Posted on November 15, 2010
While I love the literary Blawg Reviews, the occasion-themed Blawg Reviews, and the milestone Blawg Reviews, when it comes to themes there can be a fine line between inspired and oppressive (I know whereof I speak on the latter, having written a couple of oppressive examples myself)...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (294)

Posted on November 12, 2010
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Associated Press (from Wednesday, November 10; link good at time of posting):Police said a man charged with robbing someone outside a Pittsburgh-area Subway restaurant left a pretty detailed calling card: a job application he filled out just before the heist...

A Round Tuit (48)

Posted on November 10, 2010
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

Blawg Review doesn't shy from tackling Hedy subjects.

Posted on November 09, 2010
Stephen Albainy-Jenei hosts Blawg Review #289 at his Patent Baristas blog. The occasion is Inventor's Day (in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland anyhow); the subject is the beautiful and intelligent actress Hedy Lamarr, on whose birthday the occasion is held...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (293)

Posted on November 05, 2010
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Associated Press (from Saturday, October 30; link good at time of posting):Investigators knew a man accused of stealing $6,000 from a Florida Panhandle bank didn't stuff the cash in his wallet...

Blawg Review ably rounds-up the best legal blogging; now I just need someone to round-up all these Blawg Reviews.

Posted on November 03, 2010
While my online life may have paused for a week or so while I enjoyed a remarkably disconnected vacation, the legal blogosphere continued to chug merrily along and Blawg Review continued right along with it. Consequently, I found two-and-a-half Blawg Reviews or Blawg Review-like posts awaiting me upon my return...

Gone Fishing

Posted on October 27, 2010
A Round Tuit will return next week. Probably.Image: "Gone Fishing" (Norman Rockwell; 1930)

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (292)... The Sequel!

Posted on October 22, 2010
This week's bonus joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of The Hillsboro Argus (via my mother!) (from Tuesday, October 19; link good at time of posting):An erstwhile gold digger is in Washington County Jail after he was discovered trying to tunnel into the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals Oct...

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