News & Media
Bob Guccione belated RIP
by Charles Platt I’m slightly stunned to learn that Bob Guccione died ten days ago. Why would I care? Because he was an idiot-savant of the sexual revolution who also launched Omni magazine, a bastard mix of science fiction and science. It spawned a slew of imitators, including Discover, which I think is the sole survivor. I used to write
Because who cares if it's your kid?
By J. DeVoy Troubling news from Britain, America’s canary in the coalmine and a target of immense reverence from college students who lived there – in a nice part of town, with other Americans – while studying abroad. From a Spectator article arguing for the complete end of DNA paternity testing: At a stroke, the one thing that women had
About that four-year-old sued for negligence…
By J. DeVoy “What I want, what I want, is just your children.” – Marilyn Manson; New York’s personal injury bar Much has been made of the New York Supreme Court’s recent decision to allow a negligence suit to proceed against four-year-old Juliet “Juliette” Breitman. Unlike most outlets, we have the court’s non-final disposition for you to read. As a
Anonymity takes center stage at TED
By J. DeVoy Chistopher “m00t” Poole, founder of the site that shall not be named, discusses the value added by Anonymous internet use. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_1UEAGCo30&fs=1&hl=en_US]
Limewire Shutdown Over Copyright Issues
by Jason Fischer Limewire joins the list of infamous internet services deemed to be overwhelmingly used for copyright infringement (source). Napster, Mp3.com, and Grokster rumored to be throwing a welcome bash for the new fish.
An evening with Chief Justice John Roberts
By J. DeVoy On Tuesday, October 19, John Roberts visited his home in Buffalo, New York, and gave an uncommonly intimate talk at Canisius College. Rather than a lecture with a specific topic, Roberts sat down with Canisius alumnus and trustee (and Harvard Law grad) Joseph Hassett to discuss pre-selected questions by students and alumni. In an unusual act of
Larry Flynt offers Carl Paladino a jerb
By J. DeVoy I’ve previously discussed Carl Paladino and his infamous e-mails. Hustler’s Larry Flynt recently reviewed them as well and decided to weigh in: “Mr. Paladino has proven throughout his career that he knows how to monetize his interests and his pension for pornography should be no different,” Flynt said in a release, according to Politico . He went on
O'Dear O'Dumb O'Donnell
By Tatiana von Tauber My oh my. It just doesn’t get any better than this recording of Christine O’Donnell showing what anti-Tea Partiers have been cringing about all along. While at first it’s funny O’Donnell doesn’t know much about the separation of church and state or the First Amendment, on the deeper side we know just how scary this can be. This
So You Want to Go to Law School?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMvARy0lBLE] H/T Kara Marie
ABA Rearranges Chairs on the Deck
The ABA has hired its first “Chief Marketing Officer.” (source). The ABA has been bleeding 2,000 and 4,000 members per year since 2008, when membership stood at 408,000. ABA membership isn’t growing at the same rate as the profession, said former ABA President Carolyn Lamm,>> a partner in the Washington office of White & Case. The association doesn’t even represent
"Some chicks marry chicks. Get over it."
by Tatiana von Tauber Nothing like the F word being appropriately used: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1amIrR-VMAI&feature=player_profilepage]
Neighbors taking Halloween too seriously
By J. DeVoy Via In Mala Fide: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVWVTc6dGaw&fs=1&hl=en_US] This happened in Trenton, but I was expecting rural Wisconsin or New York.
Miners reunited with wives and mistresses – simultaneously
By J. DeVoy The Chilean miners slowly being liberated from the underground cavern where they were stuck for more than 70 days are being reunited with their families and loved ones, only to discover that those classifications are not necessarily coextensive. For the freed miners, not only are their wives showing up to celebrate their freedom — their mistresses are
Man denies crack in his ass is his
But, the weed, well that was his. Gotta love Flori-duh. Hat Tip to Supe for story and headline.
Sleazeball Alert – Judge Talmadge Littlejohn
Talmadge Littlejohn, a Mississippi Chancery Court Judge, held attorney Danny Lampley in contempt of court and sent him to jail because Lampley declined to recite the Pledge of Allegiance when ordered. (source) The judge’s order says: BE IT REMEMBERED, this date, the Court having ordered all present in the courtroom to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegience, and having
Christine O'Donnell: "I'm not a witch!"
By J. DeVoy She could have made this ad two seconds long. In fact, it would have been better if she had. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJyPsmEask&fs=1&hl=en_US] Other things that could have been better if stopped short: Avatar – which I have not seen – but would have been a great film if it ended after the military killed the aliens’ ridiculous home-tree.
Wisconsin, Diploma Privilege FTW
The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state’s “diploma privilege” granted to graduates of the University of Wisconsin and Marquette law schools. (source) For those of you not in the know, if you graduate from UW or Marquette, you don’t need to take the Wisconsin Bar exam: Just pass character and fitness after avoiding the very bottom of your class
Special Delivery
by Marc J. Randazza The Gloucester Daily Times has a funny story for us: A woman claims that she left her cell phone on her mailbox. A mailman was later caught with the cell phone. In the few minutes that the mailman had the phone, he had time to drop his pants, take pictures of his penis, and then send
Thank W.F. Price
By J. DeVoy Programming note: I’ve recently become a contributor for the men’s rights publication The Spearhead. While The Legal Satyricon will remain my primary focus, a few times a month I’ll be gracing them with some of my more, uh, “unique” social commentary. In contrast, my rants here will be more focused on legal matters like the scourge of
