Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal Commentary Blogs -> The Volokh Conspiracy

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Legal Commentary

: The Volokh Conspiracy

Sports, Religion, and the Law

By Eugene Volokh

ADVERTISEMENTS

From an order today in Becnel v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., No. 2005?4072 (La. Civ. Dist. Ct.):

This matter is presently set for a jury trial on Monday, February 1, 2010.

Considering the historic victory of the New Orleans Saints, the Court finds that the trial will not be able to proceed as originally scheduled. The Court takes judicial notice that Saintsmania permeates the City of New Orleans. Many prospective jurors for the Parish of Orleans, several attorneys involved in this litigation and Court personnel plan on traveling to the promise[d] land ? the Superbowl in Mami, Florida. The Court recognizes that this pilgrimage enhances the chances of the Who Dat Nation to acquire the long sought after Holy Grail ? the Vince Lombardi trophy.

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECEED that the jury trial scheduled for Monday, February 1, 2010 is continued to Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the parties are to appear in Division ?H? on February 1, 2010 for a settlement conference at 10 a.m. in lieu of trial.

Thanks to Bob Markle for the pointer.

Copyright © 2010
This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only.
The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. (Digital Fingerprint:
)

Full post as published by The Volokh Conspiracy on January 27, 2010 (boomark / email).

Lawsuits and Settlements

Walt Disney
alleging a Sikh American applied for a job with Disney but was told he did not have the "Disney look" - apparently referring to his beard and turban, which is required by his religion.

Ticket Scalper
GoTickets Inc. pays $7,500 settlement for selling over priced concert and sports tickets.

NCAA and Ticketmaster
alleging they have a monopoly on college sports events and charge non-refundable fees to enter a lottery for the rights to purchase tickets to the sporting events.

Related Searches