Criminal Law

"Overheard in NY": Special Internet Culture edition
It's been a while since I posted jewels from Overheard in New York. That's probably because I no longer live in New York and "Overheard in Charlottesville" is not really that funny...

Well, the question itself was so vague, who can blame the little girl
Wrong on All Counts Teacher: Who was the first African-American woman court justice? Girl: Judge Judy! --Leon M. Goldstein High School, Brooklyn Overheard by: Robert via Overheard in New York, Jul 5, 2008

Overheard @ the library: If I
Overheard @ the library: If I hadn’t called the police my house wouldn’ta been raided!

Overheard in open court today
"Um, do you people have some sort of form I use for that?"- paid lawyer who took a client from me (shortly after using the adult court term for the juvenile court disposition he was seeking)"She just blows every thing up and gets all dramastic...

Two Posts. One Day. Contain Yourselves.
Overheard in court today:Your honor I know we are behind in this case but we have a small problem. You see, one of the Defendant's isn't readily available...um...he's an astronaut. And in other news...

You found a use for it after all!
2L, yelling: I am going to beat you to death with my UCC!Overheard by LH

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California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
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Personal Injury
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Tomato Salmonella
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National Association of Realtors
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Missouri Attorney General's Office
$26,000 settlement reached in disability discrimination lawsuit, pending court approval.

Rutland School District
Double pay offered as part of class action wage dispute settlement, pending court approval.