In this case, the pro se litigant filed a suit that even Jack Thompson would find frivolous. Khan v. Unitarian Church, 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15562 (N.D. Cal. 1994). The court found plaintiff's complaints alleged wildly improbable facts and scenarios and sought relief to which he was not entitled. The...
You don't often see transfer of venue cases turning into something that you would actually want to read. The judge in this case must have had his morning espresso before drafting this opinion. See Smith v. Colonial Penn Ins. Co., 943 F. Supp. 782 (S.D. Tex. 1996) Defendant’s...
This is a pretty funny lawsuit. Family Guy used Carol Burnett's likeness (well, a cartoon depiction of her "Charwoman" character) in one of its episodes. The depiction shows Charwoman working as the janitor in an adult bookstore. She is shown mopping the floor next to a bin...
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To my Entertainment Law Students: Yes, www.randazza.com used to send you to the Entertainment Law class page. Since I am developing three new sites, I needed to use this as a referral page for all the classes. You can get to the Entertainment Law course by using http://entlaw.wordpress.com. ...
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Presentation slides Murphy v. Boston Herald Smith v. Stewart Toffoloni v. Hustler Veranda v. Giles ...
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According to Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973) in order for material to be deemed legally obscene, a court must determine the following: Whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest, Whether the work depicts/describes, in a...
Commentary on recent controversy in Connecticut. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffPQmOWepqY]...
