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The truth is much, much stranger than fiction.

ABA Names Alberto Gonzales Lawyer of the Year: When Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
The American Bar Association bestowed Alberto Gonzales with one its biggest honors: it named him Lawyer of the Year for 2007. What was the rationale of America’s most-respected organization for lawyers? Gonzales was “[t]he most talked-about attorney this past year by a mile…[he] rose from being the grandson of illegal immigrants to the first Hispan­ic attorney [...

Another Contest: Law Is Stranger Than Fiction
My sister sent me this notice about a legal fiction writing contest sponsored by SEAK, a company that provides seminars and training for expert witnesses, lawyers and medical professionals...

A Novel IS Fiction
I?ve noticed that some people talk about ?fiction novels.? A novel IS fiction.

Not The Best Time To Be Calling 911 ...
So the Largo, Florida police respond to a call about a problem at a bar, and they find Dana Shelton. But there's no problem, and they tell Shelton to move along. Unless you are completely plastered, you realize this is a good thing...

RIP Sir Arthur C. Clarke
According to a story on CNN, Sir Arthur C. Clarke has just died in a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although he was never renowned as a stylist, Clarke was one of the big-idea-as-another-character giants of mid-twentieth-century fiction...

Chevy Chase Bank
lawsuit claims the bank is in violation of the Truth in Lending Act