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ABA seeks a bailout – we should bail out the legal profession by disbanding the ABA
The American Bar Association thinks that the U.S. government should give law grads a bailout by letting them convert their private loans into government loans. (source) The American Bar Association
Rhode Island Governor Carcieri – You're a Dick
So much for me being a smug New Englander who thinks that the Northeast is intellectually superior to the peckerwood hellholes of the Confederacy. Hot on the heels of Maine
MEEP – M33P is teh L33T!
Today, I was at the Children’s museum in San Diego, and I scrawled MEEP on the chalkboard. You know why? Because it’s my goddamned right to do so, and because
Damn Dirty Apes! A Call to Arms!
Ladies and gentlemen, I have a few questions for you. I’m just asking… no, I’m not just asking, I’m RAISING THE ALARM!!!!! More terrifying than SARS, Bird Flu, and H1N1
I Believe . . . South Carolina Just Got Schooled On the First Amendment
By: Zac Papantoniou “Whatever else the Establishment Clause may mean (and we have held it to mean no official preference even for religion over nonreligion), . . . it certainly
Best. Wedding. Ever.
The St. Petersburg Times reports: TAMPA — Mary Wright, 74, was thrilled Sunday night to see her grandson marry his longtime sweetheart in a beautiful, white wedding at the waterfront
Ike Turner was just trying to teach Tina about critical race theory!
Lionel McIntyre, a black Columbia professor, got drunk and pissed off about “white privilege,” and at a white female colleague who didn’t seem to agree with him. So, what did
The USPTO Embraces the Blogosphere, Lobbies for First-to-File
Kappos: “Hey Ted, can you show me how these here tubes work?” The U.S. Government Agency that is responsible for validating which technologies are new and useful has discovered a
Hipcheck16 is no Turk 182 – but Anonymous Political Speech is Sacred
This one is a little disturbing. Political Race Gets Nasty During an election in Buffalo Grove, Ill., an online debate started about a candidate for Village Trustee, Lisa Stone. During
Glenn Beck's UDRP Complaint Gets The Smack Down
First Amendment juggernaut Marc Randazza is having a very good week. On Wednesday, Professor Donald Marvin Jones a/k/a the “Nutty Professor”voluntarily dismissed his invasion of privacy lawsuit against Randazza’s client Above the
Marc Randazza’s Arbitration Win Over Glenn Beck
Free Speech Wins Again. The Decision is available here: Glenn Beck v. Isaac Eiland Hall, WIPO Case No. D2009-1182 Other case documents available here: Complaint Request for Stipulation Response and
Asshat or Imbecile?
Lets say you make $94,000 a year in a great job as a clerk at the Massachusetts Court of Appeals. Lets then say that some kid emails you asking you
Sweet Home Trademark Infringement FAIL
The University of Alabama needs to fire its attorneys and fire its public relations department. Daniel Moore is a famous artist who has devoted his painting career to depicting scenes
The domain business is full of sleazes? O RLY?
I am shocked… SHOCKED to hear that in domain name auctions, “SnapNames admitted that one of its executives was shill bidding…” The article accurately states: Anyone who doesn’t know how
Wonderful Things
Science fact of the day: Blowjobs provide an evolutionary advantage. Boingboing. Quote of the day: “The First Amendment means nothing if we don’t protect reprehensible speech.” Jon Katz.
I shaved my balls for this?
Well, that was fast. This lawsuit got filed, and before I got to have any real fun with it… the Above the Law Lawsuit was dismissed. I got to write
Shame on Maine
Maine’s citizens have voted to repeal the civil rights of their neighbors. Shame on Maine. I wonder how this vote squares with the Maine Constitution. Article I in the Maine
Boulder Police Chief, Mark Beckner, You are the Asshat of the Week
Beckner is exactly the kind of petty little douche that becomes a cop because he got beat up too much as a kid. Rod Farva and Salvatore “dude” Rivieri come
Mattel finally learns how to "chill"
by Jason Fischer One of the chores inherent in the practice of law is that one has to read a lot of really REALLY dry court opinions. It’s always nice
