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Friday's Three Burning Legal Questions

By Bruce Carton

Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I'm a lawyer. I haven't recited the Pledge of Allegiance since elementary school and now the judge in a case I'm handling is demanding that we all stand up and say the Pledge in his courtroom? What can he do to me if I refuse? Answer: He could throw you in jail for contempt of court, for one thing. (The Volokh Conspiracy, You Can?t Force People to Say the Pledge of Allegiance) 2) Question: This prosecutor is breaking out one sarcastic comment after another to make my client look bad on the witness stand. Is there such a thing as a Motion for New Trial Due to Excess Sarcasm? Answer: Indeed there is. (Connecticut Law Tribune, Setting Limits on Sarcasm in the Courtroom) 3) Question: Quick tax question: Can I deduct amounts paid for "erotic materials, sexually related publications, male enhancement pills, and miscellaneous services performed by prostitutes?" Answer: Sorry, no. (Consumerist, Judges: Hookers & Porn Are Not Tax Deductions)

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on October 08, 2010 (boomark / email).