Former Judge Ordered to Send Out Pictures of Herself Wearing Handcuffs
Together with an apology.
May 2013
Judge Orders Prenda Law Group Beamed Out Into Space
For full coverage of the Prenda Law debacle, let me refer you to Popehat, where Ken has been following it closely for a while now and has written many excellent posts on the saga (with help from, among others, Cathy Gellis). As a…
Guess What the Air Force’s Chief of Sexual Assault Prevention Was Just Arrested For (UPDATED)
Shoplifting! No, I'm just kidding. It was sexual assault. Ironically, according to the website of the U.S. Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program—a program that was led until today by the alleged assailant, who now seems to have…
TIP: If You’re Standing in Front of a Car, You Are In a Poor Negotiating Position
Don’t try this at home, or anywhere.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,368,227: Method of Swinging on a Swing [Updated]
I know what you're thinking, but this inventor is not just talking about the usual method of swinging on a swing, which he himself notes has been "known for generations." It would be stupid to try to patent that. This…
Does Size Matter? (Or, In Memory of Miss Wiggles)
That's one way the court described the question before it in this case (click for the full opinion): More specifically, the plaintiffs sought an injunction against the enforcement of a San Antonio ordinance that required their dancers to wear more…
Hairy-Visor Infringement Update!
A reader (Prof. Steve Kass) who was intrigued by yesterday's intellectual-property tale did a little research and uncovered some potentially relevant evidence. First, as you may recall, the plaintiff is seeking a declaratory judgment that it did not infringe on a…