http://www.uslaw.com/pop The Law meets Popular Culture Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:57:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hightlights: Executed in Los Angeles, CA on July 7, 2002. Stipulates that assets be placed in family trust and that his mother Katherine, or Diana Ross if his mother was unable or unwilling, be appointed guardian of his three children. Lists three executors: lawyer John Branca, music industry executive John McClain.and Barry Siege. Sole ... http://www.uslaw.com/pop/michael-jacksons-law-will-testament/?p=190 Victoria's Secret supermodel Stephanie Seymour should trade in her lingerie for a full set of body armor. She needs it to defend herself from soon-to-be ex-husband, billionaire Peter Brant. Seymour is suing the polo player for divorce in a bucolic Connecticut courthouse which is no stranger to high net worth ... http://www.uslaw.com/pop/stephanie-seymour-vs-peter-brant-supermodel-vs-billionaire-divorce-starts-ugly/?p=186 Oprah Winfrey is trying to lay claim to the "aha moment".  After Mutual of Omaha proclaimed itself the "official sponsor of the aha moment" in a major marketing campaign, the talk show queen sent the insurance a company a request to "cease and desist" use of the phrase on the ... http://www.uslaw.com/pop/ophrahs-legal-manuveur-backfires-in-an-aha-moment/?p=185 President Obama shared some of the principles he will follow in selecting someone to replace Justice Souter: "I will seek someone who understands that justice isn't about some abstract legal theory or footnote in a case book.  It is also about how our laws affect the daily realities of people's ... http://www.uslaw.com/pop/obama-inconsistent-in-describing-his-supreme-court-replacement-judge-of-law-or-of-hopes/?p=183 Written by Bush Administration Deputy and Assistant Attorney Generals John Yoo, Jay Bybee, and Steven Bradbury for the benefit of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) counsel, the four so-called "torture memos"released by Obama's Department of Justice outline water boarding and a number of other interrogation techniques that permitted to be applied ... http://www.uslaw.com/pop/bush-doj-cia-torture-memos-outline-dubious-application-of-us-law-to-interrogation-of-qaeda-operatives/?p=182 Concerned about the disenfranchising effects of the economic downturn, large numbers of returning combat veterans, election of first African American president, and a perception that gun control laws will soon be strengthened, Janet Napolitano's Department of Homeland Security issued a report alerting law enforcement agencies of potential threats posed by ... http://www.uslaw.com/pop/rightwing-extremism-current-economic-and-political-climate-fueling-resurgence-in-radicalization-and-recruitment/?p=181 It seems society can’t let go of the Nadia Suleman’s story and its desire to see the "Octomom" punished. With every move Suleman makes, including her latest "firing" of the free in-home child care services provided by a national charity, a question persists: Can she be charged with child abuse ... http://www.uslaw.com/pop/180/?p=180 A cigarette sponsorship would come none to soon.  Contrite pot smoking swimmer Michael Phelps was dropped by Kellogg's Corn Flakes boxes, lost his US Swimming sponsorship, and may be subject to arrest in South Carolina. (See more of Cathleen M. Rittereiser's comic depression era captions on USLaw.com's Bailout Report.) http://www.uslaw.com/pop/michael-phelps-gets-a-new-depression-endorsement-deal/?p=176 A list of 10,000 Clients of hedge fund schemer Bernie Madoff was recently released, revealing nearly 10,000 different account names, the following pop culture figures among them: Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks along with their Wunderkinder Foundation and their financial adviser Gerald Breslauer. Eric Roth, who wrote the ... http://www.uslaw.com/pop/searchable-madoff-client-list-database/?p=172 Golden boy Olympic swimming multi-gold medalist Micheal Phelps was photographed inhaling marijuana from a glass bong at a University Of South Carolina party in Columbia, South Caroline last November by England's News of the World. Although not considered performance enhancers, the International Olympic Committee added marijuana and other social ... http://www.uslaw.com/pop/michael-phelps-obama-smoke-pot-bong/?p=169