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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
Aqua Teen Hunger Farce
By J. DeVoy For almost a decade, I’ve been a fan of the cartoon show Aqua Teen Hunger Force (ATHF). I even convinced Marc to heavily quote the show in a recent USPTO filing. Beyond being pointlessly amusing, though, the show has offered some real-life intersection with the law. Most memorably, the residents of Boston thought that LED displays of
Guatemala has regrettable, sloppy hookup with United States
By J. DeVoy And all it got to show for it was Syphilis and Gonorrhea! No, this isn’t some tribute to Larry Flynt and Hustler’s famous ad about Jerry Falwell; we actually did this. Consistent with the CIA’s penchant for involuntary testing of chemicals – such as LSD on Americans and the French, and extreme plutocratic capitalism throughout Central America
Injustice and § 2257 problems abound in Duckburg
By J. DeVoy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmpAx8Z5z40&fs=1&hl=en_US] A-woo-oo!
Excellent question, Carl
By Tatiana von Tauber Often I’ve been told America is and was founded as a “Christian nation”. As a devoted human being to all the people and roles in my life I attend to, I don’t have the time to research everything I want or should know. Good this post in the Huffington Post came up to remind me of some facts
Suicide note rights and liabilities
By their very nature, suicide notes are controversial documents. Nobody likes to think or talk about them, despite accompanying many – probably most – of the suicides that occur in America. There were 34,598 reported suicide deaths in 2007 alone, making it the fourth leading cause of death for adults aged 18-65. So, where to begin? Who owns the note
Big pot joints big labor
By J. DeVoy Despite the decline of organized labor in the United States with sagging manufacturing, construction and transportation sectors – areas long associated with unionized workforces – the Teamsters union has made inroads with medical marijuana growers. (source.) The Teamsters added nearly 40 new members earlier this month by organizing the country’s first group of unionized marijuana growers. Such
Octomom offered $500k to do porn
By J. DeVoy Vivid Entertainment has offered Nadya Suleman, commonly known as Octomom, $500,000 for a single one-hour-long scene. Based on her recent bikini photos, Suleman has recovered nicely from her extreme pregnancy, and such an offer is not unrealistic. I think Vivid could have offered something in the $100-300k range, but what do I know? It’s probably not in
