News & Media
Breaking news(?) Babies intentionally cockblock
Babies cry to make sure their moms aren’t getting any. Yep… little tiny cockblockers. (source) Couldn’t we just assure them that we’re using birth control?
Judge Admonishes Expert Witness – Expert Witness Sues Blogger Who Reported On It
By Marc J. Randazza When a New York Supreme Court Judge told Dr. Michael Katz, the medical expert for the defense in a personal injury case, that he was lying about the medical examination he conducted, Dr. Katz knew the judge was wrong. So, of course, Dr. Katz responded as any aggrieved professional would – he filed a lawsuit. Because
Bloggers are protected as "Media" – Comins v. VanVoorhis (Chapter 2)
It’s an all-too-common scenario: A blogger criticizes someone online, and then gets sued for his statements. But two things make this case unique: First, the plaintiff sued because of the blogger’s characterizations of him shooting two dogs at close range; second, the defendant blogger was in Florida – and thus protected by Fla. Stat. § 770.01. (I am proud
Law Enforcement Priorities
I’ve been involved in the debate over whether we should criminalize “revenge porn.” As much as I despise the practice, I don’t agree with new criminal laws to punish it. In fact, I just spent some time on a panel at Stanford Law School, in the company of three people I greatly admire — one of whom (Attorney Erica Johnstone
Natural Selection in Action!
Once more, with feeling…. I will NOT listen to clergy members (at least if they tell me to let a hyena eat my balls)
I wish I was a good enough person to have thought of this
Great “protest” at Fred Phelps’ funeral. (here)
Revenge Porn Scumbags Spanked With $385,000 Judgment
Founders of the revenge porn site You Got Posted, Eric Chanson and Kevin Bollaert, have been ordered to pay an Ohio woman $385,000, including $75,000 in punitive damages, for distributing child pornography – photos of her when she was underage. (judgment) The plaintiff, represented by Randazza Legal Group, sued You Got Posted’s operators after finding several sexually explicit images of
Was Saint Patrick Really Italian?
Irish is, without a doubt, the dominant immigrant culture in Massachusetts. Growing up there, in a town where Sicilians were the plurality, St. Patrick’s Day was always a little underwhelming. Instead, we celebrated St. Joseph’s day on March 19. Of course, every St. Joseph’s Day, someone would bring up the old story that St. Patrick’s day should be “our” day
No…. Section 230 does not prohibit you from being responsible
There are three kinds of people who talk about Section 230: 1) Those who know the law and speak the truth, 2) Those who know the law, but lie, 3) Those who don’t know the law, and still spew stupidity. I’m not going to try and separate the 2s from the 3s. I just want to spread the truth. But,
Happy 50th Birthday, New York Times v. Sullivan
By Reed Lee, Esq. Today rings in the 50th anniversary of the SCOTUS decision in New York Times v. Sullivan. In my view, this was the single most important free speech case the United States Supreme Court has ever decided. Alexander Mieklejohn described the Sullivan decision as “an occasion for dancing in the streets.” I would like to suggest its
Cross at WTC, yea or nay?
Amy Alkon (who I fucking adore) thinks that its a bit too petty to try and gank the cross from the WTC memorial. (here) I disagree, but whatever.
If a Judge Wants Prosecutors to Follow the Law, He Must Be Biased
Gideon, at the Connecticut Law Tribune gives us a peek into the souls of the prosecutor corps. (here)
An Open Letter to Journalists
Dear Members of the Media, I sincerely appreciate all of your hard work in bringing us the news of the day. In this day and age, there is a lot of burgeoning information and it is cumbersome to sift through all of it to provide summaries to the masses. However, there is one thing you do not do that is
Happy National Teacher's Day
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Even if you win, you just screwed yourself
Rachel Canning and her parents’ problems seem like pretty typical (albeit on the upper end of things) 18 year old acting-out-behavior. Suspensions. Drinking. A lousy boyfriend. Parental ultimatum of “break up with your boyfriend, or you’re financially cut off.” So, she moves out, moves in with a friend, and the friend’s parents pay for an attorney to sue her parents
A very good critique of my position
Ethics Alarms has a very thought provoking critique of my “comfort women” post. I may disagree, but I think it is definitely worth reading and considering when pondering this issue.
Accused of a crime? There go your assets.
I had some serious misgivings about Kagan due to her view that New York Times v. Sullivan should be reined in. (source) Of course, her views on that are at least debatable. She just prefers some of the logic in Canada’s Hill v. Church of Scientology, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130. But in Kaley v. United States, she just
BOOM! Down goes Texas
I felt a great disturbance in the Douchebag Force, as if millions of lowlife bigot assholes suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I think something wonderful has happened. (Gay marriage ban in Texas struck down — fuck you, Rick Perry) See DeLeon v. Perry.
Update – Comfort Women Video
Yesterday’s post, Mayer Brown, shame on you. (日本、ストライサンド効果へようこそ), might come into better focus (if you need it) if you watch this video. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-UwU1-RVWs] These are the women that the lawsuit referred to like this: During World War II and the decade leading up to it, an unknown number of women from Japan, Korea, China, and a number of nations in
