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Max Hardcore Convicted
Yesterday, Paul Little (a.k.a. Max Hardcore) was convicted on 10 counts of distributing obscene materials. (source) The short version: Consenting adults decided to make a movie. Consenting adults starred in
Mind your own business, please.
From the Seattle Times Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch.
Congratulations to Alexis Lambert, Florida's New Sunshine Law Attorney!
On Monday, June 2nd, Florida’s Attorney General announced the appointment of Alexis Lambert as the new Sunshine Law Attorney for the Office of the Attorney General. In Florida, every person
And the Auto Admit Drumbeat Continues
The latest installment in Teh AutoAdmit Lulz hit PACER yesterday. That’s how crappy it is, I didn’t even bother to blog on it the day it was posted. You will
Lesbian Humor
No, that isn’t an oxymoron. I’m not directing you to Feminist Law Profs (which is the humor equivalent of sucking on a dirty sock full of charcoal ashes), but to
A Witness to an Obscenity Trial Speaks
Honoring Our Nation’s Heroes—By Looking At Crap By Anonymous I’m spending Memorial Day wrestling with the First Amendment. The Constitution lays it out perfectly clearly: “Congress shall make no law
Domain History Blocking Comes to Domain Tools
More than once, Domain Tools’ domain history has proven quite useful to me in domain disputes. It is always nice to be able to show a panel that the respondent
Word/Trademark of the day – "PWNAGE"
For you old folks (over 18) who aren’t up on the latest lingo, the word for the day is Pwn, and its derivatives: Pwned, Pwnage. Urban Dictionary definition . Internet
Supreme Court: Solicitation of Child Porn Categorically Unprotected by First Amendment
In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court held today in United States v. Williams, (Source), that “offers to provide or requests to obtain child pornography are categorically excluded from the
Bashaway v. Cheney Bros.: Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal hands same-sex couples a small defeat
Last Thursday, the 1st DCA handed down an opinion denying members in committed, long-term, same-sex relationships the ability to bring claims for loss of consortium. (source) The plaintiff, Judith Bashaway,
A New Challenge to the Sanctity of Marriage in Florida…
CONGRATULATIONS: PROFESSOR RANDAZZA & MRS. PROFESSOR RANDAZZA FROM: First Amendment Squad / Blogsitters
A House Divided?
Some genius in south Flori-duh thinks the best way to solve the State’s fiscal callousness is to pass a idiotic nonbinding, ineffective resolution declaring it “in the best interests of
Hiatus
This is the hottest girl I’ve ever met, so I figured that I might as well marry her this Saturday. Therefore, I’ll be incommunicado for a few days. I have
California Gay Marriage Case
Today is a great day for civil rights! Calif. Supreme Court rules that it is unconstitutional to prohibit gay marriage. [I]n light of the conclusions we reach concerning the constitutional
Fair Use Friday (On Wednesday!)
With a baby on the way, I’m getting to re-discover all my old childhood joys. Naturally, the world will be a different place in 2008 than it was in 1969
I found out why there are so many songs about rainbows!
If this gives you woodyou might be a high schoolprincipal from the panhandle In Gillman v. Holmes County School District, a federal judge ruled today that a Florida panhandle school
Guest blogging – "Land of the Almost Free"
Rogier van Bakel is on vacation and has asked me to mind the store over at “Nobody’s Business.” See Land of the Almost Free.
The Robots (.txt) and the UDRP
Any web savvy lawyer knows the value of the Internet Wayback Machine. This website contains a historical directory of web pages, as they appeared on a given date in time.
Hillary needs to fire her speechwriter
I swear, I’m not making this up. Hillary Clinton likened herself to a teabag yesterday when asked why she refuses to drop out of the Democrats’ presidential nomination race. Quoting
Peremptory challenges to judges?
Windypundit makes a good case for this idea. See Striking Judges – Another Radical Idea for Criminal Justice Reform.
