News & Media
Hell Freezes Over — Glenn Beck Makes Sense!
This is going to be one bizarre day… I watched a segment from Glenn Beck and not only did it not make me want to puke, but I agreed with him. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vv-yzFL190]
The Bare Breasted Truth
By Tatiana von Tauber Envision spending a nice sunny Saturday downtown when suddenly a crowd of women come at you – topless! Do you gasp? Quickly grab your children and cover their eyes? Do you think, WTF, laugh or grab your camera? Portland, Maine had plenty of diversified reactions to just such an event. About two dozen women participated in a
Should the Academy Require Public Service Experience?
by Christopher Harbin A White House administrator recently spoke to a seminar that I’m in and floated by an interesting idea. Her idea was that universities should require candidates for the academy to have some public service experience in order to be considered. Personally, I think it’s a great idea — especially for law profs — who would most likely
Time to Rethink the Libel Process
by Charles Platt I don’t much care for libel laws. If someone seriously defames me, my classical recourse is to engage in a lengthy and expensive court battle which is a huge waste of resources. When a writer I know pursued such a battle, more than five years elapsed before he finally made it into court, and even with an
According to poll, Teabaggers are not poor white trash
Despite the fact that Teabaggers seem like an unwashed mass of poor white trash to me, it seems that the data conflicts with my anecdotal perspective.
Fireball lights up the midwest
By J. DeVoy I was wondering what the huge, bright streak across the sky was last night. The event lasted for several seconds and lit up the 10 pm sky as if it were dusk. Things returned to normal shortly thereafter, largely because none of this stuff happened. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr76hNngqts&hl=en_US&fs=1&] UPDATE: CNN has video of the event.
Tax day arrives!
By J. DeVoy Dear the top 10% of income earners: Thank you! Because of your toil as business owners, doctors, lawyers and financial service experts, you are able to subsidize the lifestyles and safety of people like me – somewhat literate, moderately intelligent lifetime students – by paying more than 70% of all Federal income taxes. My dirty secret
Alan Grayson wins a muzzle
By J. DeVoy Alan Grayson, the Democrat Congressman from central Florida, has been on a hot streak for bad PR. In December, Marc broke the story about Grayson’s poor reaction to constituent outcry over his childish antics. I truly admired Alan Grayson. I think that his policies are good for America. I think that his style is exactly what the liberals need.
There Goes the Neighborhood
In Eastwood (near Syracuse, NY), a church congregation is up in arms because a video store is opening next door and they intend to have adult videos available. (source) Roosevelt Baums, pastor of the church puts it more simply: It’s just not right. “Well, according to the membership, we wouldn’t like that in our community, especially because 4 percent of
If you're still Catholic….
You must be on crack. Hartford, Connecticut (CNN) — A bill in Connecticut’s legislature that would remove the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases has sparked a fervent response from the state’s Roman Catholic bishops, who released a letter to parishioners Saturday imploring them to oppose the measure. … The proposed change to the law would put “all
Dumbass Typosquatter of the Day
Some dumbass registered thousands of typosquatting domains. A handful of them were typosquatting on Microsoft’s trademarks, so Microsoft sued him for $2.4 million. Now the dumbass wants to just hand over the domain names and call it a day, and if Microsoft doesn’t like it, he’s not going to bother to answer the complaint. (source) Lemme know how that works
2010 U.S. News rankings leaked?
By J. DeVoy Via Above The Law, it appears that someone released the 2010 US News Law School rankings before their street date. To be very clear, this may be a hoax, and we make no representations as to the accuracy of the rankings being proffered by anonymous internet posters. This always happens, though, so it may be accurate. Check
"Only verifiable statements of fact can be libelous."
“Only verifiable statements of fact can be libelous.” So sayeth New York Supreme Court Justice Alice Schlesinger in rejecting a defamation claim brought by Sandals resort against an anonymous critic. (source) Too bad that so many other judges are too stupid to understand this basic legal principle.
Towing company sues student for starting Facebook page
A Kalamazoo, Michigan towing company is suing a Western Michigan University student for starting a Facebook Page against the company. The complaint is here. The quality of the work is exactly what you would expect from a lawyer who would file a claim like this. Go figure. The towing company, T&J Towing has an F grade with the Better Business
Reason 1313 that Flori-duh needs an anti-SLAPP law – the tale of emiller1313
Michael Steadman bought a time clock from eBay seller emiller1313 for $44. He says that the ad for the clock said that it was in good working condition, but that when it arrived, it was not as the seller represented it. “it was not what it was supposed to be. It sounded like a good working time clock. It came
Will the healthcare bill cover sewing someone's jaw shut?
Quote of the day: ‘If you’re trying to be bitchy, you’re doing a good job.” Said by Barney Frank’s boyfriend to a pair of bitchy opthalmologists on a flight from LA to Boston when Frank wouldn’t talk to their drunk stupid asses. (source) I don’t even understand what the healthcare bill did. Sorry to plead such ignorance, but I really
Slap happy at Ball State University
By J. DeVoy An unknown assailant is tormenting the women at Ball State University by slapping two of them on the bottom. As suddenly as the attack began, the assailant would pedal away into the darkness, “no doubt while twirling his mustache and cackling maniacally.” The fallout has been predictable, closely following the arc of PCU‘s plot. Of course, there