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Ding Ding Ding! We Have a Winner!

Posted on March 25, 2008
…For the most blatant, punditry motherfuckering of the day, and it comes from Patrick Buchanan, racist dipshit and ass stain on America: America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people,…

Name that Constitutional Right!

Posted on March 25, 2008
Erie, Pennsylvania’s first ever female firefighter was recently fired from her job after it was revealed that she burned down her father’s house in an apparent suicide attempt. No charges were filed, however: Fire Chief Tony Pol wrote in Wolski’s…

See people, I told you!

Posted on March 25, 2008
A little over a year ago, I included Oprah on Pajiba’s First Annual (Sh)It List. Well now her Harpo Studios production company has been sued by a woman who claims that she was injured during a taping of Oprah’s show…

The Daily Memo - 3/25/08

Posted on March 25, 2008
Note to Philly cops — you’re supposed to drive the suspect away in the cop car. You’re not supposed to let them take off on their own. (6abc) Folks in Colorado are pushing for a Human Life Amendment to the…

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Can you hear me now?

Posted on March 25, 2008
A cab driver in Hamm, Germany, was in court for using his cell phone while driving. Like many states in the U.S., Germany has banned the use of cell phones while driving unless the driver is using a hands-free set….

He's back, ladies and gentlemen!

Posted on March 25, 2008
This isn’t as grand as some of his previous complaints, but Jonathan Lee Riches (still without the former copyright claim to his name) has filed a lawsuit against Eliot Spitzer and his wife Silda. The March 17 complaint, while short,…

Mispoke, Lied. Tomatoes. Tahmatoes. Let's Call the Whole Thing ...

Posted on March 25, 2008
For those of you not keeping tabs on the latest campaign gaffe by His Girl Jackass, it goes something like this: In a speech last week, Hillary Clinton suggested that in a 1996 goodwill tour to Bosnia, her plane landed…

Second Time's the Charm

Posted on March 25, 2008
Israel G. Grossman is a helluva guy. Seems that the attorney thought it would be a good idea to pass confidential financial information to his friends and family, information that got them about $1.5 million in profits. And well, yeah,…

Hillary Clinton Has the Freshest Ringtones

Posted on March 24, 2008

Fatty Fatty Boom Ba Latty!

Posted on March 24, 2008
I don’t know if they still do this or not, but a few years ago, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee pushed through legislation that required schools to grade a child’s weight on their report cards, thinking it might decrease the…

Those Pro-Lifers are Serious ...

Posted on March 24, 2008
So get this: An Idaho Strawberry farmer was so adamant about his pro-life beliefs that he changed his middle name to “Pro-Life” and ran as a Senate candidate back in 2006. However, because Idaho laws prohibit the use of slogans…

The Daily Memo - 3/24/08

Posted on March 24, 2008
A proposed Maryland bill says “stop pinching your neighbors wifi for free, you fucking leech.” (The Herald-Mail) Starbucks has to put $100 million back into California tip jars. (LAist) Boston’s Mintz Levin is being sued by a labor associate for…

Dude, I got like so drunk last night....

Posted on March 24, 2008
Well, at least it doesn’t say “penis” on his forehead: (From the bastion of all great mugshots, The Smoking Gun.)…

Great Moments in the World of Irony

Posted on March 24, 2008
Now, it takes a truly rare individual to pull some thing like this off. It seems one Krystal Evans of Crescent City, California, had submitted a urine sample for drug testing. It was only afterwards that she realized that the…

Co-Presidents?

Posted on March 24, 2008
Over at Slate, Akhil Reed Amar has an interesting piece where he lays out his theory for Obama and Hillary not just sharing a ticket, but sharing the presidency. Thanks to the 25th Amendment, Amar breaks down how they could…

Talk about holiday spirit

Posted on March 24, 2008
I know, this is a bit late, but I just found out about it. It seems some savvy fellows in Marietta, Ohio figured copious amounts of alcohol wasn’t enough to get properly f—ked up for St. Patrick’s Day. Undercover agents…

I am your deeentiiiiist.....

Posted on March 23, 2008
A dentist was found passed out in his office with a gas mask pumping nitrous oxide over his face. A Long Island dentist was arrested yesterday after he was found by a patient unconscious and inhaling nitrous oxide, commonly known…

War is a Bitch...

Posted on March 21, 2008
…but at least it’s got a beat you can dance to! Happy Friday, y’all. Leave work now and go play some Call of Duty 4!…

Zombie Rapist

Posted on March 21, 2008
Attorneys in Colorado had an interesting case on their hands this week. The matter involved Ralph Ridenour, a 91-year-old man (!) who had been accused of sexual assault “after a nurse at the Palisade nursing home where he lived said…

Assface McBuggerstein

Posted on March 21, 2008
Bill O’ Asshat sent a camera crew out yesterday to attack Arianna Huffington for something painfully absurd: Comments left by deranged hate mongers (represent!) on The Huffington Post, including something about how one guy hopes that Tony Snow’s cancer comes…

The Daily Memo - 3/21/08

Posted on March 21, 2008
Great court transcript, or greatest court transcript? (Above the Law) Hahahahaha … suck it Scooter Libby. (FindLaw And yeah, Jack Thompson, you can suck it too. (Above the Law) But not you, New Hampshirites — you can’t suck it. But…

I have so many questions...

Posted on March 21, 2008
(Hat tip to the anonymous editor over at Blawg Review.)…

The best court opinion I've read since the last great one

Posted on March 21, 2008
I love judges that have fun writing their opinions. Judge Samuel B. Kent, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, is clearly one such judge: Before proceeding further, the Court notes that this case involves…

Attorney-client privilege ain't all it's cracked up to be

Posted on March 21, 2008
Well this is a really depressing story. Alton Long has been sitting in jail since 1982 for killing a McDonald’s security guard. He’s claimed innocence the whole time and now two lawyers have come forth to say that their former…

A video two-fer

Posted on March 20, 2008
With a hat tip to Above the Law comes GW’s “Real Men of Law School:” Public interest is totally for gays and hippies! (Note to the wife of a certain other QuizLaw contributor — reread that last line five time…

Self Explaining Mugshots ....

Posted on March 20, 2008
On the right, Justin Beebe, arrested for crimes against humanity. On the left, Justin’s father, Floyd, arrested for crimes against the English language….

I'm F*cking a Mousetrap!

Posted on March 20, 2008
Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Corolla successfully challenged a lawsuit filed by Perry Caravello against the comedians after they argued that they were not property served. Kimmel was served when Caravello had a court summons delivered to his receptionist at the…

The Daily Memo - 3/20/08

Posted on March 20, 2008
Of course, in South Philly, even those who speak English don’t necessarily speak “English.” (Yahoo!) It’s raining weed … hallelujah … it’s raining weed! (Wicked Local) I once worked with a guy who stabbed another dude with a pool cue…

I think he likes President Bush

Posted on March 20, 2008
Over at The Huffington Post, Steve Young (who I’ve never heard of before and, a little sadly, isn’t the Hall of Fame quarterback) has some kind words to send Bush’s way in an article called: “Is This President F*cking Crazy?!…

I think he wants Fox News to answer the question

Posted on March 20, 2008

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