Federal Judiciary

Tim Robbins to Media: We Are at an Abyss
Actor Tim Robbins delivered a funny, profanity-laced diatribe against the media at the NAB Show yesterday. (Audio of Robbins extraordinary appearance is here.) Robbins began his smartly humorous blast by acknowledging how puzzled he was at being invited to speak...

The long and rocky road
Irvin Robbins, the co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain, died yesterday. Here’s how much time has passed since just about the time your blogger was born, in ice cream marketing years: When the Beatles were to arrive in the United States in 1964, a reporter called to ask whether Baskin-Robbins was going to commemorate [...

Robbins Library Notes
When a shift away from law is wanted, you might take a look at Robbins Library Notes, a blog by Jason Pannone, Librarian at Robbins Library, Department of Philosophy, Harvard University...

Hold Your Horses; Gaskill v. Robbins Not Yet Final
The landmark goodwill case in divorce business valuations, Gaskill v. Robbins, rendered February 19, 2009 is not yet final. A petition for rehearing is pending.

Eastern District Rocket Docket Decelerates in Marshall Division
An article by Mary Alice Robbins with the above title appeared in the August 18, 2008 Texas Lawyer with the subtitle, "Cases Filed Now May Not Get Trial Dates Until Late 2011 or Early 2012...

San Diego Consumers Ripped Off by Baskin Robbins; $491K in Fines Paid
Last week, the San Diego District Attorney and California Attorney General settled a consumer protection lawsuit against Baskin Robbins from the company's selling of hand-packed, pint sized containers of ice cream...

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.

Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.