Miscellaneous

This'll Teach You to Stop Smoking

Posted on April 16, 2008
This is a crazy goddamn story: Nicholas White, a former production manager at Business Week, stepped out on a Friday night at 11:00 for a cigarette break. On his way back up to his office, he popped into an elevator,…

The Daily Memo - 4/16/08

Posted on April 16, 2008
The Third Circuit has lowered the MOVE fire verdict again (which stems from when my wonderful city of Philly bombed itself back in ‘85). (Law.com) Obama says if he becomes President he’ll immediately ask his AG to look into whether…

Fatherly love knows no limit

Posted on April 16, 2008
An Ohio man was recently in court over charges that he had been going around town cutting the catalytic converters off of cars. Thirty-year-old Brent Leisgang was apparently trying to teach his 12-year-old son a craft, so he let the…

With parents like these...

Posted on April 16, 2008
Holy hell. In Colorado, a 19-year-old man has been sentenced with 12 months of probation after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from his threat to kill his ex-girlfriend. Apparently, he showed up at the video store where she works…

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Maryland hates the tan people

Posted on April 16, 2008
The Maryland General Assembly is getting close to passing a bill which would prohibit minors from hitting the tanning salon without the consent of their parents. Those in favor of the bill say its to protect the youth from skin…

Well, How Many Troops Would You Like There to Be?

Posted on April 15, 2008

How to Spoil a Perfectly Good Bank Robbery?

Posted on April 15, 2008
Ask the robber for ID, of course: The Honolulu Police Department asked for the public’s help in Monday in tracking down a man who tried to rob a bank. A man walked up to a teller with a note demanding…

The Daily Memo - 4/15/08

Posted on April 15, 2008
Harry Potter and the Author on the Stand. (WSJ Law Blog) Uhm, yeah. Maybe Redneck Republican Representatives from the fine state of Kentucky should avoid referring to Obama as “boy.” Just a thought. (Ben Smith’s Blog via Daily Kos) Verizon…

Al Jolson would be so proud

Posted on April 15, 2008
William Bianchi is apparently some sort of British tycoon. And he was recently in court over a a DUI charge, with sentencing due to happen tomorrow. See, back in September, Bianchi was at a birthday/costume party for his goddaughter, where…

...Go together like a horse and carriage

Posted on April 15, 2008
We’ve done our fair amount of Hillary bashing around these parts, no bones about it. Dustin and I have never tried to argue that this site is fair and balanced, and I like to think that the fact that we…

...There's one for you, nineteen for me

Posted on April 15, 2008
Happy Tax Day, my American brethren! You may be grumbling as you hurry to finish those last Form Whatever-and-Whatnots, but not everyone hates Mr. I.R.S. In fact, Slate’s Mark Gimein loves him some Taxman. But if you’re not of a…

A man leaves his first wife driving north at 64 mph. How long does it take him to get to his second wife?

Posted on April 15, 2008
Mohammed Anwar was recently busted in Scotland for driving more than double over the Glasgow speeding limit. That qualified him to instantly have his driver’s license revoked. But in court, he presented an interesting argument for needing to keep his…

Where's Doug Llewelyn when you need him?

Posted on April 15, 2008
In India, The People’s Court works a little different than over here. Take the case of a middle-aged woman in Dhanbad. She used to regularly attend a Kali temple with her husband, despite the fact that other local women weren’t…

The US Electoral System Is Simple, Really

Posted on April 14, 2008

Newfound Respect!

Posted on April 14, 2008

Further Evidence That Most Lawyers are Douchebags

Posted on April 14, 2008
A Brooklyn civil-court judge — who probably deals with silly lawsuits all day and watches as juries give away millions to undeserving plaintiffs — has decided to join in on the fun. After he slipped and fell in his own…

Are We Living in a Post-Feminist World? Hardly.

Posted on April 14, 2008
I guess the sudden onset of blind, all-encompassing disdain I’ve developed for Hillary Clinton over the last few months has obscured something that I didn’t realize existed to the extent it still does. I’m used to seeing ugly misogyny in…

The Daily Memo - 4/14/08

Posted on April 14, 2008
Bret Michaels and the producers of “Rock of Love 2” have been sued for the damage done to the Encino, California house used for the show. (Reality Blurred) Here in LA, there are a ton of buildings with ads smacked…

Can't touch this

Posted on April 14, 2008
Barack has a little something to say about Clinton and McCain’s recent dig on him:…

Fucking Donkeyballs Bullshit!

Posted on April 14, 2008
With a hat tip to the Blawg Review anonymous editor, I learned about the Blog Cuss-O-Meter. Now, we didn’t score a big donut like The Legal Satyricon but, as you see, we got a paltry 6.3%. Only 6% of our…

Well, yeah, at least she's being honest

Posted on April 14, 2008
I’m going to try this tactic the next time I’m in court and the Judge asks me a question I don’t like….

Visual sexual aggression?

Posted on April 14, 2008
Ok, lookit. Even if you don’t believe in hell, you know there’s a special place in hell for kiddy piddlers. I’m right there with you. And yeah, I can’t say I’m a fan of nasty kiddy piddlers (or even just…

Pale Blue Dot

Posted on April 11, 2008
This has absolutely nothing to do with the law. But as a nerd and former science guy, I find it cool as shit. As someone who’s just interested in things, I find it interesting as hell. And as a human,…

WTF? Quote of the Day...

Posted on April 11, 2008
…Comes from President Bill Clinton, on Hillary’s BosniaGate: And, you know. I got tickled the other day. A lot of the way this whole campaign has been covered has amused me. But there was a lot of fulminating because Hillary,…

The Greatest Bachelor Party. Ever.

Posted on April 11, 2008
Authorities are investigating a bachelor party held for a sheriff’s deputy in Camden County, Maine in which the bachelor was: “Shot with an electroshock weapon, handcuffed, hog-tied with duct tape, oiled and feathered, and paraded through downtown Camden strapped…

The Daily Memo - 4/11/08

Posted on April 11, 2008
Uhm, wow. A British official put this on his blog: “To suggest that rape, when conducted without violence, is a serious crime is like suggesting force-feeding a woman chocolate cake is a heinous offense.” I mean. Jesus. (Londonist) Sorry, Lat,…

You're god damned right!

Posted on April 11, 2008
A Chicago judge has told the Windy City’s Rosscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles that it has to change its name. That’s because anyone who knows about good things knows that the one true Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘n Waffles…

To the Extreme ...

Posted on April 11, 2008
You hear that bass line, y’all. The one that sounds suspiciously like David Bowie’s “Under Pressure.” It’s getting louder. Louder. LOUDER! Dum dum dum da da dum dum! That’s Robert Van Winkle on the comeback trail. He’s huffing...

That's the biggest bunch of crap I've ever ... sorry, the article's picture distracted me.

Posted on April 11, 2008
Across the pond, a law firm has decided to ban women from wearing fishnet stockings at work because it’s distracting the male lawyers: A law firm’s decision to ban women wearing fishnets to work has left lawyers as neatly divided…

Brilliant burglar or billiantest burglar?

Posted on April 11, 2008
Cash Burch … how awesome is that name? … was recently busted for breaking into a truck in an attempt to steal it. He got caught because the Ford Explorer has a nifty little anti-theft device. Burch was having trouble…

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