“We’re Not Dead,” Say Texas Voters Informed They Were Dead
Well, they marked a ballot in the wrong column, at least, which is pretty much the same thing in Texas.
September 2012
Don’t Ride Drunk in Kentucky
Guess I will create a new category for this topic, once I decide on a way to categorize it. "Things Not to Drive Drunk" doesn't seem right; you shouldn't drive anything drunk, or at least anything that goes faster than…
CHICAGO: Candidate Indicted for Bribery Is Leading by 40 Points
The seat representing the 10th House District in the Illinois General Assembly seems to be a pretty safe one for the Democrats. I infer this from the fact that a recent poll showed that the current Democratic candidate for that…
Other Judge Dissents Partly Because Defense Lawyer “Drank a Quart of Vodka Every Night”
It seemed worth a second post on Holsey v. Warden (first one here) to mention the dissent's view that the Georgia Supreme Court was wrong to hold that the defendant was not prejudiced by ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. She…
Judge Concurs to Say Majority Opinion Is Too Damn Long
Although he concurred in the result of the decision last Thursday in Holsey v. Warden, Judge J.L. Edmondson of the 11th Circuit wrote separately to say he did not join in the opinion itself only because, at 104 pages, it…
“I Regret That I Have But One Nose to Give,” Says Lawyer Who Was Punched in It
Well-known activist defense attorney and self-described big mouth Ron Kuby said he was walking home from his law office in New York's Chelsea neighborhood last week when he noticed that the female member of a young couple ahead of him…
Yaskout Yaskout Col. Sanders
That the world is chock full of dumbasses of every creed is proven not only by the few who made the ridiculous and offensive Innocence of Muhammad video but also by the many who seem to blame every single American and/or Christian…
Who Stole the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve? And How?
This aggression will not stand.
DOJ: Opponent’s Use of 12-Point Font “Prejudices the United States”
A heated battle recently took place in D.C. between the federal government and South Carolina in a voting-rights case that may have important implications for the upcoming election. Of course I'm referring to lawyers' bickering over font size. Not that it…
Joe Francis Only Human “Startled” by $40 Million Verdict Against Him
"Today, I am incredibly disappointed the jury grossly misinterpreted the facts presented in the courtroom," said the roughly human-shaped piece of slime mold frequently referred to as Joe Francis, after said jury tacked on another $20 million in punitive damages…