Laura and Edmund Gerstein of Boca Raton (“Rat Mouth”), Florida, have made a formal claim of immunity under the 1949 Geneva Convention for a grapefruit tree in their backyard. The tree apparently has been targeted by the state for removal…
The L.A. Times reports that Robert Blake, the former star of "Baretta" who was accused of killing his wife, was very involved in his legal defense strategy, according to transcripts of conversations he had while in prison awaiting trial. In…
A West Virginia man is continuing his battle to be recognized as Jesus Christ, after a recent partial victory in the D.C. Court of Appeals. Although his Florida birth certificate bears his pre-Christian name, "Peter Robert Phillips Jr.," he does…
A bill that would ban “overtly sexually suggestive” cheerleading routines. You’ll know them when you see them, the sponsor says.
The Los Angeles Times reports that a judge fined a potential juror $1000 earlier this month for yawning during voir dire. The man, whose name was not revealed, also told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Veals “I’m sorry, but I’m really…
Rhonda Nichols, of Centreville, Illinois, sued Lowe’s Hardware after allegedly being “attacked and seriously injured” by a bird that flew into the back of her head while she was shopping at an area hardware store. According to the suit, the…
Previously I reported on the campaign of a candidate known only as “Pirate Captain” to be student body president at N.C. State University. As I predicted, he won. Pirate Captain, whose name is now revealed to be Will Piavis, won…
CNN reported today that a man in South Carolina is appealing his rape conviction on the grounds that the jurors found a previously unrevealed written confession in his pants while they were deliberating on their verdict. Note to self: ask…
I couldn’t really improve on that original headline. The New York Law Journal reported today that a federal judge has upheld a verdict dismissing a lawyer’s civil-rights lawsuit against the Scarsdale police department for using excessive force while arresting him…
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: Pack your camel costumes securely, people! The only thing worse than trying to get that thing packed in the first place is seeing a baggage handler running around wearing…