News & Media
"The Contours of Actual Malice" or "Rand Paul Learns About Tabloid Journalism"
by Jason Fischer If you’re not a liberal by eighteen, you’ve got no heart; if you’re not a conservative by thirty, you’ve got no brains — as the saying goes.
Gay Marriage on Hold – 9th Cir. Issues Stay
It looks like the 9th Circuit may toss out the Prop. 8 appeal for lack of standing after all. Issued today: Docket Text: Filed order (EDWARD LEAVY, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS
Boycott Target – Flashmob Protest
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The virtue of telling a client to piss off
Popehat is a blog that I think was born in the same litter of puppies as the Satyricon. We love them. Reason #1 — constant Dr. Who references. Reason #2
Applause for Mayor Bloomberg
I have nothing to add: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXm_fUDfJZQ] Transcript of his speech: “We’ve come here to Governors Island to stand where the earliest settlers first set foot in New Amsterdam, and where
Illinois appellate court unmasks anonymous commenters
By J. DeVoy The Illinois Appellate Court’s 3d District recently overturned the LaSalle County circuit court’s decision to preserve online anonymity for two commenters. In the comments section of an
Morality Police Deface Public Art in Springfield, MA
Censorship — its not just for rednecks I often rant about the censorship minded former confederacy — but I must admit that my home state of Massachusetts has its share
Checkmate
It looks like the uneducated peckerwoods supporters of Proposition 8 are seriously considering throwing in the towel. They fear that they will lose 5-4 at the Supreme Court. That and
Waxing Virgins
By Tatiana von Tauber Very young girls these days are turning into women right before our eyes. Just last week CNN reported how today’s girls are beginning puberty as early
Libel Tourism Law Passes!
Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) represents the people of Memphis, TN. His district also includes Graceland. That can’t be a coincidence, because he is the Congressional King of Free Speech legislation.
iPhone users have more sex
By J. DeVoy Saith OKCupid. Photo: OKCupid Note to readers: Do not conflate causation with correlation.
Vince McMahon's (World Wrestling Entertainment) wife for senate – Aww Yeahhh, Brotherrr
By J. DeVoy Linda McMahon, a Connecticut Republican, took the erudite Peter Schiff into the political steel cage tonight and, while two combatants enter, only one may emerge. Unfortunately (or
Anne Rice rinses off her Christianity
Anne Rice is possibly America’s most famous Catholic who doesn’t sit on the Supreme Court. Well, make that “was.” Anne Rice, like many people with functioning brains, has decided to
The First Amendment is a Beautiful Thing
Somewhere… sometime… somebody got it in their mind that christianity and sex were incompatible. Then, someone else got it in their head that christians couldn’t just shut their traps and
Beyond porn: Is black metal the final frontier of obscenity insanity?
As a genre, black metal tends to forego verses, choruses and traditional concepts of consonance and tonality to create an atmosphere of fear and terror. Predominantly originating in Scandinavia, it
Whyyyyyyyyyyy
By J. DeVoy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHIZ2Jl2vuQ&hl=en_US&fs=1] …And Epic Why Guy is born. Sometimes you’ve just gotta shop! As much as the American education system receives its due bashings, apparently the Canadian system needs
N.D. Cal. strikes down Proposition 8
By J. DeVoy Vaughn Walker, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, has ruled in a monster 136-page opinion that Proposition 8 violates
Rapidshare Cries about Intellectual Property Rights
Now this is sorta funny. Rapidshare whining about someone violating its intellectual property rights. See RapidShare AG , Christian Schmid v. N/A Maxim Tvortsov WIPO Case No. D2010-0696 (June 22,
Floatopia! The Unintended Consequences of a Nanny State
“The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.” – Leia Organa, Princess of Alderaan And the more you pass stupid laws for
"White Collar Trash"
JD Hull’s “What About Clients?” blog could kick Chuck Norris’ ass. Evidence: Read this little passage he writes about law professor Peter Friedman. This man can help you. He deferred
