One oddity of the current legal situation remains that the U.S. government needs some kind of court-approved warrant to intentionally eavesdrop on the telephone or e-mail of a U.S. citizen suspected of involvement with al Qaeda, like Anwar al-Awlaki. However,…
"I have never heard of someone beating someone with a prosthetic leg," said Kristy Harnish, a resident of Baker, Florida, after being asked by a reporter whether she had ever heard of that. That means she either doesn't read this…
Or, at least, to which they were entitled in 1968, according to this page from a Playboy Club Bunny Manual of that era, posted at Retronaut: Also notable, although not relevant to taxation: As always, please consult a licensed professional…
This is by no means the first time a car thief has been defeated by a lack of the necessary skills, but I thought this was very nicely put. The main legal issue in the case (PDF) was whether the…
Of course there isn’t.
Yesterday I pointed out that there was lots of stupidity all around in connection with the fake bomb threat in Philadelphia, but as several readers have just pointed out to me, it turns out I probably underestimated the stupidity level….
Oh, Wells Fargo. And here I had decided that you were the least evil member of the banking family. You might still be—which is not saying much—but this is pretty bad. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage fired Richard Eggers in July,…
Hey, you know what'd be a hilarious prank? Calling the airport to claim (falsely) that a specific traveler is trying to get liquid explosives past the TSA and onto a plane. If the plane has already left, they'll probably turn…
The ABA Journal is putting together its list of the "top 100 legal blogs" for 2012, and while there are lots of great blogs that haven't made or won't make that list, as I've said before, all else being equal…
If I could draw I might do all of my work this way.