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A fair counterpoint on the Steubenville Case
Rogier Van Bakel, as usual, makes you think (whether you agree with him or not), in this post: All Rape is Created Equal, Or is It? Just like he made anyone with a brain re-examine their thoughts about sex offenders in this one.
January 4, 2013 – NOT the date that Marty McFly travels to in the DeLorean
Prior post was bullshit. A photo is making the rounds, claiming that today err…ummm yesterday is err… umm was the day that Marty McFly arrives at when he takes the DeLorean into the future. This is wrong. The real date is Oct. 21, 2015. Of course, what is REALLY funny about the original post is that I didn’t even realize
January 4, 2013
FYI: Today is the day that Marty McFly arrives at when he takes the DeLorean into the future. UPDATE: bullshit
Hello Officer, read my middle finger!!
By Andrew J. Contiguglia In a 14-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that the “ancient gesture of insult is not the basis for a reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation or impending criminal activity.” Read this: giving a cop the finger! This case all started when John Swartz flipped off an officer who was using a
Rest in Slack, Brother
In honor of Cliff Heller, who merged with the infinite on this day in 2006, the Legal Satyricon flag is lowered to half mast and there will be no posts today. If you happen to find yourself with a bottle of tequila nearby, I would like to invite you to take a shot (no salt) in his honor. If you
The Truth About John Lennon
NSFW, depending on your workplace: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss0XNOWvzlU&w=560&h=315] H/T: Roosh
You Have Got to be Kidding
Hunter Moore: Amateur Craig Brittain: Lightweight Looks like posting compromising photos of unsuspecting victims is not enough. Someone, who obviously once sat on a copy of the nutshell on copyright and online speech to sit at the grown-ups table, decided that merely posting photos was insufficient. This vile person decided it was all hunky-dory to simply solicit photographs of so-called
Chinese Star Of Hollywood Films Accused Of Trying To SLAPP Down American-Based Journalist
TechDirt reports that Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi sued U.S.-based Chinese dissident newspaper, Boxun, accusing them of defamation. Attorney Marc Randazza represents defendant Watson Meng, and recently filed a bond motion, discussed in the post: Mr. Meng was deposed three times. Mr. Meng produced reams of documents. The Plaintiff conducted three expert depositions. Throughout all of this, the Plaintiff has not
Greg Lukianoff: How Campus Censorship Breeds Incivility, An interview with Wendy Kaminer
I am both psyched and honored that Marc asked me to contribute to The Legal Satyricon. I am a First Amendment lawyer and president of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Marc and I know each other through the First Amendment Lawyers Association, a group of bad-ass attorneys that have devoted their careers to defending the rights that
Steubenville SLAPP suit dismissed
The Steubenville SLAPP suit has been dismissed. Although I was on the case, I really only played a minor supporting role. The real work in the case was done by Thomas Haren and Jeffrey Nye.
Proposed New Porn Rule: No porn with your kids
A few weeks ago, I declared that I have two rules for porn: Rule #1: The subjects must be adults Rule #2: The subjects must be consenting adults I am not sure if I should add this as a third rule: Proposed Rule #3: The subjects should not be in a pornographic film with their children, of age or not.
Snake hunting, anyone?
Joe Patrice, over at Above the Law, made me laugh out loud with this: “Florida, the national leader in providing reasons why America can’t have nice things…” But then he goes on to talk about how Flori-duh is sponsoring a great Burmese Python hunt, in the Everglades, with machetes and guns! There are even PRIZES! A $1,500 prize to whoever
Could we just have all judges watch "The Big Lebowski?"
The National Judicial College should require every judge that attends to watch The Big Lebowski. Further, every state should require a person to view it before they can assume the powers of a judge. It would result in a lot less unconstitutional orders from judges who seem to not know any better when it comes to issuing prior restraint orders.
Babies testing positive for marijuana? Not so fast…
Turns out there is an innocent explanation.
Dickens was a Communist?
A friend of mine posted this as his facebook update: I re-read A Christmas Carol not long ago and was surprised that such a piece of political hack work should have won such a place in so many people’s hearts. Of course there is a political message in much of Dickens, but this goes all the way into simplistic, caricatured
"Sir, please turn off your cell phone."
“Sir, please turn off your cell phone” might finally be a thing of the past. (source). You know why you should turn off your cell phone in flight? Because it sucks the battery life out of it as it looks for a tower for a couple of hours.
A Christmas miracle of interfaith unity, and how it proves that the Pope and the Prophet Abraham both suck
On Friday, Pope Benedict said “In some countries, the Catholic Church has already joined forces with Jews, Muslims and members of other religions….” Yes, the three great Abrhamic religions finally got back together for a common purpose! To what? To end hunger? To end prejudice? To end war, pestilence, or honey boo boo videos? No, to end gay marriage. (source)
Good Advice
Just in case you ponder the age-old question, “should I stick candied ham to grandpa’s face?” H/T: Rogier
Happy Christmas. Fuck You.
Denham Springs, Louisiana resident Sarah Childs was in a dispute with her neighbors. So she exercised her First Amendment rights and created a special holiday message just for them. The neighbors were not happy about this and complained. A lot. And Miss Sarah fought back. Source. I’ve composed this Christmas poem just for her. ‘Twas the month before Christmas and
