Return to Blogging
Having survived the perils of Alaska, including several protracted battles with what has now become seafood, I am back and trying to get caught up on the stories from the past week. This would be easier if I hadn’t returned…
June 2007
Vacation
Having finally contracted carpal tunnel syndrome from writing endless legal documents and posts for this blog, in addition to all the browsing and mousing activity that entails, my doctor is insisting that I take a one-week vacation from the keyboard. …
Judge No Longer Barred From Courtroom, Still Being Sued by Staff
Over the last few months a drama of enormous and comical proportions has been playing out in a local court in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Halverson, a 49-year-old district judge, is at the center of the controversy and is now under…
UPDATE: The Mega-Pants Trial Continues
The pants trial is being covered today by Marc Fisher, a Washington Post columnist and blogger. You can follow his coverage at the link below. Fisher’s first Day Two post describes the cross-examination of Judge Pearson, which began with The…
Live-Blogging From the Pants Trial
Not me, unfortunately, but at least someone is doing it. Emil Steiner of the Washington Post is live at the trial of Pearson v. Custom Cleaners, which did in fact go to trial this morning and may or may not…
Trial of Judge’s Lost-Pants Claim Set to Begin
According to the website of the firm representing Custom Cleaners, the trial of Judge Roy Pearson’s $54-million-dollar lost-pants claims is set to begin today or tomorrow in District of Columbia Superior Court. Apparently Judge Judith Bartnoff is presiding over another…
UPDATE: Rooster Killer Gets Probation
As I reported last year, Humberto Rodriguez was arrested in Manhattan and charged with animal cruelty for biting the head off his pet rooster, even though Rodriguez explained that he was only retaliating for the rooster’s unprovoked attack on his…
Fight Breaks Out in Alabama Legislature
Those readers who complained a while back when I made fun of a massive brawl that broke out in Taiwan’s legislature (yes, a couple of people complained about that) may be pleased to learn that a fight broke out last…
Racist Dog Rejects Job Applicant
According to a Belgian newspaper, a local businessman rejected a Nigerian job applicant on the grounds that his dog was racist and would probably bite the man. The applicant was not even allowed to enter the business where he had…
Readers Overwhelmingly Support Morrison Pardon
In the interest of moving on to polls dealing with other critical world issues, I’m going to declare victory for the pro-pardon forces on the question whether Jim Morrison should be granted a posthumous pardon for his indecent-exposure conviction back…