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If aliens are watching us, and trying to decide whether our planet should remain where it is, or be destroyed to make way for an intergalactic bypass, I hope they see this story — because they might just move the bypass if they do. Maybe. As long as we can keep them from finding out about the Palins.

Las Vegas lawyer, Barry Levinson, after getting sentenced to jail. “I embarrassed Las Vegas. I let everybody down,” he said. “I accept responsibility for what happened. It’s my fault. I made the mistakes. I’m paying for it.” (source) Not excusing his conduct, but from a public relations standpoint, that’s how you handle it.

Yet another fatal attack on a blogger. This one, Evany José Metzker. Metzker was known for his in-depth investigations of political corruption in Brazil and also for his blog titled ‘Coruja do Vale’ (The Owl of the Valley). He was found late Monday in the poverty-stricken town of Padre Paraíso located in the northeast state of Minas Gerais. Various local media outlets report that Metzker was stripped half naked, decapitated, with his hands tied behind his back. His body had clear signs of torture, and his head, located almost 330 feet away from his body, had been scalped. Metzker was missing for several days and colleagues state that he was in the Minas Gerais region investigating child prostitution and drug

Today, the Ninth Circuit issued its long anticipated en banc opinion regarding the matter of Garcia v. Google, affirming the district court’s denial of summary judgment and solidifying longstanding principles of copyright history and law. The facts of this one are ugly and bizarre. After the Benghazi attacks that took place on September 11th, 2012, where Islamic militants killed several members of the U.S. Government, the press and the American public were in search of answers. After all, this was a possible terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11, just weeks before an upcoming Presidential election. If there was ever a dog to wag… Somehow, someway, the media reported that rather than an organized terrorist attack, this act of violence

Seymour Hersh rips the ass out of Isaac Chotiner. (source)

From this press release. Hi-Tech Pharmaceutical Sues Self Professed Weight Loss Expert – Harvard Professor Pieter A. Cohen for $50 Million in Compensatory Damages and $150 Million in Punitive Damages for Libel and Slander NORCROSS, Ga., April 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc, ( “Hi-Tech”) filed a suit against four researchers who published a defamatory article in a journal known as “Drug Testing and Analysis” an article entitled, “An amphetamine isomer whose efficacy and safety in humans has never been studied, B-methylphenylethylamine (BMPEA), is found in multiple dietary supplements.” Jared Wheat, President of Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, stated, “Defendants Cohen, Bloszies, Yee, and Gerona have published and/or uttered multiple false and malicious statements about the safety of dietary supplements containing Acacia

This month’s Nevada Lawyer features an article on the legal status of filming porn in The Silver State. (source) Written by yours truly.

I’m so glad that I can finally talk about this! There is federal legislation pending that would enact a nationwide Anti-SLAPP law! I had the privilege of having some input into its content. The final version is pretty damn good. HERE IT IS!

There is a huge dust storm out here right now. It blew sand right in my eye. In unrelated news, this guy’s dad died when he was 16. He just got a birthday card from his dad for his 30th birthday. (source) Fucking dust storms.

As of May 22, 2015, this position has been filled. BUT, we are always willing to hear from new talent. If you think you can cut it, send us a resume. Randazza Legal Group is looking for an associate attorney with 1-5 years of experience, but others will be considered. We are growing, again. The successful candidate must be enthusiastic about practicing in the areas of First Amendment Law and international intellectual property law (but we do some other stuff too). I greatly prefer that the candidate be admitted to the bar, somewhere already, but the successful applicant must be ready, willing, and able to take the Nevada bar. Candidates must be in Las Vegas or willing to relocate to

Bangladeshi blogger Ananta Bijoy Das was murdered today. Do not let him die in vain. My CNN Column explains.

The complaint is here (source) Since I am counsel for the defendant on this case, for now, I will limit my comments and just point you toward other journalism on the case: TechDirt: Faith Healer Adam Miller Sues Over Critical YouTube Video, Guaranteeing It Tons Of Attention (source) Wonkette: Atheist Lady Sued For Calling Fraud Faith Healer A Fraud Read more at http://wonkette.com/585027/atheist-lady-sued-for-calling-fraud-faith-healer-a-fraud#eWsJ00tsRFoQChbS.99 (source) Daily Dot: Faith healer suing atheist vlogger after being called a ‘swindler’ (source) Salon: Atheist trans blogger exposes “snake-oil salesman” faith healer and gets slammed with lawsuit (source) RawStory: Faith healer sues atheist video blogger for using science to expose him on YouTube as a ‘swindler’ (source) Overlawyered: Faith healer sues over critical YouTube video (source)

“Promise me you’ll protect me from the Americans” – Omar Khadr, captured at 15 years old and sent into “detention” at Guantanamo Bay for 13 years of confinement and torture. (source) In World War II, soldiers begged to be captured by the Americans. Look at what Bush turned us into. At least Obama closed Guantanamo Bay, like he promised he would during his campaign. I was very proud that day, as we began to regain our honor. (covers microphone) Oh, wait, lets break for a commercial….

Well, I can’t really tell what Ben Carson said, because the Associated Press seems to hire its “writers” from the reject pile at Thomas Coolely School of Law. But… the AP reports: Carson said Sunday “we need to discuss” the court’s long-held power to review laws passed by Congress. That authority was established in the 1803 landmark case Marbury v. Madison. (source) Yeah, I mean, fuck having three branches of government. Of course, given the statist slant from the current court, its not as if it has been too much of a check on anything, but lets at least keep up the façade, please?

More Roca Labs hilarity. It gets funnier. Full file here.

It isn’t very often that I take to this blog to praise the police. Well, when a cop does something that shows that he really does want to “protect and serve,” then I’m gonna give it up to the guy. Gloucester, Massachusetts said “fuck this shit” to the drug war. Police Chief Leonard Campanello declared that the Gloucester Police would no longer arrest addicts who seek treatment. (source) At a citywide forum Saturday, Campanello announced major changes in how police in this small Essex County city will handle the opioid and drug epidemic gripping Massachusetts and the rest of the country. “We are poised to make revolutionary changes in the way we treat this disease,” he told residents at the

Killing someone you disagree with is not “wide open and robust debate.” See We don’t shoot people for bigoted views, at CNN.