UPDATE: Kentucky Lawyers Still Not Allowed to Fight Duels
A bill that would have removed the no-dueling pledge (partly to prevent “snickering” at it) has failed.
2010
Assorted Stupidity #10
“I miss having a dog,” said Michael Vick, who used to help drown the ones that weren’t good enough at killing other dogs. Uh, how about no? If you don’t like your firm’s dress code, be glad you don’t work…
Facebook Page
While I have never been too fond of Facebook (though I have come to terms with the Twitter), it has come to my attention that at least a few people do use it and so I have set up an…
Law and the Multiverse
Here's a great new blog you should check out: Law and the Multiverse, which considers legal scenarios involving superheroes and supervillains. My favorite so far is probably the post "RICO and the Legion of Doom," in which the authors conclude that…
“New-Car Fumes” May Have Contributed to Hit-and-Run, Expert Says
Mmmm, who doesn't love the smell of a new car? There's just nothing else like it. It may also be deadly. That's according to an accident-reconstruction expert working for the defense in a Colorado criminal case. The expert has reportedly…
A Festivus for the Rest of Us, or at Least for This Guy
Why hasn't this been tried before? Or has it? On December 10, the Orange County Register reported that "longtime county inmate" Malcolm King had successfully argued he was entitled to special meals because eating the salami served at his facility…
City Baffled by Hundreds of Mysterious Stop Signs
Six months of investigation yielded no clues, apparently.
Study: Lawyers Under Stress Are Critical, Cautious and Distant
According to a study reported in the ABA Journal, lawyers under stress are tense, overly critical, cautious and emotionally distant. In a related story, lawyers not under stress are tense, overly critical, cautious and emotionally distant. The data for the study…
PRACTICE TIP: “Making Strange Faces” at Jurors Is Frowned Upon by Judges
"I've been involved in the criminal justice system for 30 years," said Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley, "and I can't say that I've heard of a similar circumstance." The circumstance was an assistant prosecutor "making strange faces" at jurors, which ultimately resulted…
Morrison Pardoned
As I mentioned back in November, Florida's outgoing governor, Charlie Crist, had been talking more and more seriously about granting a posthumous pardon to Jim Morrison for allegedly exposing himself (or a part of himself) at a concert there in…