Progress on the Police-Filming Front
Not much progress, but some.
Articles by Kevin
Good Reason to Kill #54: Was Eating All the Salsa
At least three people sent this to me with a message along the lines of "I saw this and immediately thought of you." I guess I shouldn't be pleased that I come to mind when people attack each other for…
Judge Criticizes “Behemoth Pleadings”
Here are some words & phrases that you really don't want a judge to apply to anything you file: sprawling behemoth surplusage larded with brims with masquerading as voluminous breathtaking madness chokes the docket intended to overwhelm labyrinthian prolixity of…
Prosecutor Declines to Prosecute Himself
He exercised his discretion not to self-prosecute.
Sufficiently Notorious Convicted Felon Identified?
Nope, it wasn’t Patty Hearst. Decent guess, though.
Texas Bill Would Make It Illegal for You to Film a Cop Beating You
So that you will not interfere with said cop while he is beating you.
The Most Interesting Carpool-Lane Ruse in the World
Interesting, but not successful: In this case the "extra passenger" is—in the unlikely event you don't recognize him—a cardboard cutout of The Most Interesting Man in the World, the spokesman for Dos Equis Beer. The driver was busted in the…
Minor Wordfoolery, Way Updated
I was pleased to see that far more respectable personage Prof. Eugene Volokh also noticed and commented yesterday on Justice Kagan’s use of “way” as an adverb in the Omnicare case. (I mentioned it at the end of this post.) It was…
Court: Obligation to Make Sense May Not Be Delegated to Client
Here's a more interesting decision by the Supreme Court, although maybe "decision" is the wrong word. The question is: if your client insists on filing something that is complete gibberish, do you have to agree, or do you have an…
Minor Wordfoolery in Today’s Supreme Court Opinion
Surely, not since “Holy $h*t, Man Walks on #&*ing Moon” has there been such a riveting headline, but hey, I noticed this and here it is. This is my three-thousand-three-hundred-and-fifty-first post, cut me some slack here. The Omnicare opinion released today…