Miscellaneous

"I'm a monster!"

Posted on March 10, 2008
No, Buster, turns out it’s Hillary that’s a monster. At least, that’s what Obama aide Samantha Power said last week. If you missed the story as it played out last Friday, here’s the deal. Power is a foreign policy aide…

Who knew the Matrix of Leadership gave you the grooves to move?

Posted on March 07, 2008
Remember that Evolution of Dance guy? Yeah, well he’s been one-upped!…

Hillary "Hypocrisy" Clinton

Posted on March 07, 2008
Hypocrisy is thy middle name. Compare: Despite pressure from Sen. Barack Obama, the Clinton campaign said Friday that it wouldn’t not release Sen. Hillary Clinton’s tax returns unless she secures the Democratic nomination. The news was greeted by harsh rejoinder…

Doogie Howser, Esq.

Posted on March 07, 2008
Goddamn kid geniuses, always making me feel inadequate. Brazil’s lawyers have been shocked to find that a boy aged eight has managed to pass the entrance exam to law school. The Bar Association said the achievement of Joao Victor Portellinha…

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The Daily Memo - 3/7/08

Posted on March 07, 2008
The best solution to a smoking ban in bars ever. (FindLaw) Oofta - 51 exhibitors at CeBit got a “how you doing” visit from the patent police at CeBIT. (Engadget) A class action lawsuit over Airborne has settled, and you…

Why's it gotta be our school that gets F'ed with?

Posted on March 07, 2008
Courtesy of Concurring Opinions, we’ve now learned the dirty, dirty truth behind the US News & World Report law school rankings. A leaked memo shows how the rankings are updated each year and sitting tied at twenty is good old…

The best explanations are often the simplest explanations

Posted on March 07, 2008
A 50-year-old guy in the town of Niceville, Florida took the city’s name a bit literally. So when he went to a local Waffle House, he decided to treat folks to a nice show by dropping trow in the middle…

Well that's bit on the nose

Posted on March 07, 2008
An Austrian lawyer, 49-year-old Markus Groh, recently took a trip to the Bahamas. Things wound up going a bit bad, and the poor guy died. How’d it happen, you ask? He was mauled by a shark….

Somebody Forgot to Take his Hemorrhoid Medication

Posted on March 07, 2008

War on Drugs Gets Desperate, Silly

Posted on March 06, 2008
I can’t think of a more ridiculous way to fight the war on drugs than to go after grocery stores, but Chicago has passed an ordinance banning the sale of tiny plastic bags (“self-sealing plastic bags under two inches in…

At the Car Wash -- Talkin' Bout the Car Wash, Girl

Posted on March 06, 2008
The latest in parenting trends has arrived, as two women have apparently figured out the quickest and best method to wash their baby! A search is under way for two women caught on car wash surveillance video restraining a screaming…

Doucheblog!

Posted on March 06, 2008
What kind of world do we live in when a high-school student can’t call her school administrators a “douchebag” without literally creating a federal case? Avery Doninger, 17, claims officials at Lewis S. Mills High School violated her free speech…

The Daily Memo - 3/6/08

Posted on March 06, 2008
I don’t know what’s more surprising to me, that Boner from “Growing Pains” was arrested for protesting, or that he’s the son of Walter Koenig (Checkov on “Star Trek”). (Pasadena Weekly) The Supremes are getting into bed with corporate America?…

Well it's better than one of those damn garden gnomes

Posted on March 06, 2008
In Indiana, Stephanie Pochron pleaded guilty to drunk driving after she got in an accident which seriously injured another driver. Pochron got six months in the clink for her crime, followed by three years of probation. But there’s a tiny…

Did I do that?

Posted on March 06, 2008
I suspect most folks are pretty embarrassed when they get busted for a DUI. Margot “Peggy” Cioffi, however, probably a bit more so than others. She was recently busted for some drunk driving with a blood alcohol level over four…

Aaaaaaahhhhhh...

Posted on March 06, 2008
“Hey, whasssat? Ooooooo, isha tree. Thank the goodness — this booze is running frew me like da’nile.” Yeah, turns out pissing on a tree isn’t such a great idea. Particularly when it’s four in the afternoon and you’re sloshed...

Pimping Pets

Posted on March 05, 2008
Anyone ever heard of a company called FlexPetz? It’s in the business of renting out dogs and cats to people who want the companionship in the short term; clients pay $300 plus $50 a month (as well as an additional…

Sometimes, the truth works best

Posted on March 05, 2008
From Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, with a tip o’ the hat to reader Three Elle:…

God Bless Vermont

Posted on March 05, 2008
Those crazy hippy pinko liberals really are more fun than a barrel full of sex toys: Voters in two Vermont towns approved measures Tuesday calling for the indictment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for what they consider…

The Daily Memo - 3/5/08

Posted on March 05, 2008
Why would a judge question a Motion in Limine seeking to prohibit “the defendant from touching, manipulating or marking on plaintiff’s demonstrative aids?” Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. (Above the Law) “Save a hip, sue a critic...

What's in a name?

Posted on March 05, 2008
Last month, I put the QuizLaw Challenge out into the world, looking for some citations to QuizLaw in law review articles or, even better, in a published judicial opinion. Well that still stands, but I can’t believe I didn’t think…

A very quick rant

Posted on March 05, 2008
Apparently, Florida state senator Ronda Storms doesn’t think people in her state are stupid enough. So she wants to make the next generation of Floridians stupider. How so? By allowing science teachers to “objectively” teach intelligent design...

Wednesday Morning Reality Check

Posted on March 05, 2008
Well, the Obamamomentum has dried up. Hillary woke up this morning, vibrant, fresh-faced, and shrill, after winning Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas last night. She’s already trying to make the election about the superdelegates, trying to force Florida and…

He's not just a pig, he's a greedy pig

Posted on March 05, 2008
Michigan police officer David Kanapsky figured out a way to get himself a nice fat pay check. Last year, he wrote a whopping 2,347 tickets for stop sign violations, turning those tickets into lots of court appearances and hefty overtime…

Simply the Best

Posted on March 04, 2008
Despite our vast, far-reaching blog empire, Seth and I have yet to start a sports blog, so if you’ll pardon the interruption into our hard-hitting legal analysis, I’d like to celebrate the retirement of Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre…

How Neighborly!

Posted on March 04, 2008
Apparently, looks don’t kill, so this woman used a gun instead. A woman is accused of borrowing a gun from a neighbor and then shooting and killing her husband Monday in their home south of Macclenny, according to the Baker…

... sigh

Posted on March 04, 2008
Moses Rogers Jr. was arrested for disorderly conduct. Fine. Dude was apparently wondering down the street in the wee hours of the night, when he passed by a cop car. Rogers decided it would be a good idea to yell…

The Daily Memo - 3/4/08

Posted on March 04, 2008
A Finnish software company wants to trademark “Pwnage” for use with video games? That’s fucking ridiculous. (Kotaku) But you know what’s not ridiculous? Moms fighting in a Chuck E. Cheese over one of their kids hogging a video game! (FindLaw)…

Stabby McKnife says, "hey kids - put me in your enemies!"

Posted on March 04, 2008
Twenty-year old Jennifer Stroth (who appears in mugshot gold right over there) was recently arrested in the Denver area for a charge of domestic violence. Seems that Ms. Stroth thought the best way to resolve an argument with her boyfriend…

No Fucking Wonder They Hate Us in Iraq

Posted on March 04, 2008
Brave men and women? I know that most of the folks fighting in Iraq are, but these fuckers (mother mother mother fuckers) are giving the rest of them a bad name. Words fail me. Really, honestly fail me. (Not Safe…

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