New York Assemblyman Jim Tedisco has followed through on his promise to introduce legislation aimed at stopping the "Knockout Game," said to be a fad in which young hoodlums pick out victims at random and try to knock them out…
The actual trigger here was not the question that reporter Michael Scotto asked New York Rep. Michael Grimm after the State of the Union on Tuesday night. The question had to do with certain campaign-finance allegations that have been dogging…
In this edition: Zambian opposition leader arrested for calling president a “sweet potato,” other stupidity.
The California Supreme Court has held unanimously that Stephen Glass (they call him "Stephen Randall Glass" in the first sentence, so you know he's in trouble) cannot have a license to practice law in California. As you may recall, Glass worked…
Here's a good example of that proposition: Design patent D697,706 was, for some reason, issued last week to someone in Brooklyn. It claims only the ornamental design of the handle, not the umbrella part or the whole creepy assemblage. Ridiculous patents…
Thanks for your interest in buying The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance! What a wise decision you have made. The book will be available through Amazon.com as of March 7, but you can pre-order now. (I realize that is actually just ordering now with…
I was on the Huffington Post just now as part of a panel discussing topics including (1) the Virginia AG's decision not to enforce the state constitution's ban on gay marriage, (2) the Florida candidate who unironically suggested that President…
Thanks to everyone who's bought a copy of The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance since it was published about three weeks ago. It still hasn't technically "launched," because that doesn't happen (according to me) until it gets into wider distribution, which with any…
There are at least four ways you can get this book. First, you can walk into a Barnes & Noble, pick it up off the shelf, and exchange money for it. (It’s in the “Law” section.) That’s the easiest and…
He didn't use exactly those words, and the words weren't originally his. But he did retweet and explicitly agree with the following: This is getting a lot more attention than it otherwise might because the tweeter, Joshua Black, is currently…