TSA Finds It Correctly Punished Naked Protester
An expected development.
2014
Larry Craig Can’t Catch a Break
First the guy in the stall next to him turns out to be an undercover cop, then they won't let him withdraw his guilty plea, then he has to retire from the Senate, now they're all "you can't use campaign…
Legally Dead Man Sentenced to Be Actually Dead
After I reported on the case of Donald Miller, the Ohio man who failed to convince a judge he should not be considered legally dead ("'No, You're Still Deceased,' Judge Tells Dead Man" (Oct. 10, 2013)), several people wrote in to…
BREAKING: Officers Do Not Kill Suspect
Okay, it's not "breaking," but it does seem worth commenting on two recent cases in which officers did not open fire on a suspect. Of course most police-citizen interactions do not end in death, but lately it has at least started…
Property Dispute Resolved With Chainsaw
I guess “resolved” isn’t the right word here.
Polygamist Ninja Women Unprepared for Swordplay
The polygamists were dressed like ninjas, but not armed like ninjas.
The Screaming Itches
Today's Quiz: "The Screaming Itches" would be: (a) unwise to bring up on a first date (b) a good name for a band (c) a bad excuse for failing to appear in court (d) all of the above Of course…
Study Group “Confidentiality Agreement” Immediately Disclosed
Above the Law reports that someone, or multiple someones, sent it a copy of a confidentiality agreement that one member of a law-school study group apparently proposed to the others. Why does a study group need a confidentiality agreement? Well, it…
Suspension Likely for Lawyer Who Photoshopped Herself Into Celebrity Photos
Yes, it is goofy to show up for court dressed like Thomas Jefferson (see “I Am Incompetent, Lawyer Argues Unnecessarily” (Sept. 18)), but at least that guy didn’t pretend he was Jefferson or that he and TJ were actually pals. He also didn’t…
“I Am Incompetent!” Lawyer Argues Unnecessarily
Last Friday, Dennis Hawver argued to the Kansas Supreme Court that he should not be disbarred for his representation of Phillip Cheatham in a 2005 trial. As you may suspect, that trial that did not go well for the defense. Certainly,…