Assorted Stupidity #115
In this edition: a Canadian snow-globe fight; mystery pooper identified in New Jersey; Dallas loses its 82nd case in a row against the same litigant; and the Uttarakhand High Court holds that loudspeakers can’t be loud.
2018
Majority Rejects “Mullet Doctrine” in Fourth Amendment Case
Not to be confused with the Rule in Cyrus’s Case.
Company Says Customer Breached Her Contract by Dying
And unfortunately this particular breach “is not capable of remedy,” as the letter pointed out.
Second Circuit: Lewd “Grinch” Parody Doesn’t Infringe
Not “lewd” in the sense you may be thinking. “Profane” is probably better.
Barely Corrupt City Manager Doesn’t Resign
He allegedly sought to use his official position to obtain a free miniature Bundt cake, not realizing what a miniature scandal it would become.
Hilariously Corrupt EPA Director Resigns
Scott Pruitt joins Rod Blagojevich and only a few others in this exclusive category.
In re: Sssotlohiefmjn v. Michigan State Police
Correcting an apparently long-standing error by . . . someone.
Brake v. Speed
Did this case involve a car accident? Of course it involved a car accident.
You Know Trial Went Poorly If the Judge Orders You Back to Law School
Turns out the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are not optional.
DEA Asks for Help Laundering Money
Well, not that kind of laundering. Probably.