An Intentionally Funny Lawyer Ad
Via Above the Law, here's Austin attorney Pete Reid's new ad, which is pretty great. According to the ad, at least, he's good at lots of things besides jury trials: I'd hire him, even if he didn't really save…
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SWAT Team Called to Deal With 90-Year-Old Woman
No one was harmed in this incident, no shots were fired, and the officers did not use force, at least not more than necessary to take a 90-year-old woman into custody. Nor is anyone going to press charges, according to…
Monkey Impersonators Hired to Deal With Parliament’s “Big Monkey Menace”
The monkeys are small, but the menace is big.
Well, Somebody Doesn’t Know What “Homophones” Are
It's either Clarke Woodger, who reportedly fired an employee for blogging about them, or people for whom English is a second language. It is plausible to think many in the latter group might not know what "homophones" are, but to…
CIA Admits It Spied on Senate Investigation of CIA
Dianne Feinstein, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), Mar. 11, 2014: [I have] grave concerns that the CIA's search [of Senate computers] … may have undermined the constitutional framework essential to effective congressional oversight of intelligence activities…
Judge Skeptical of Joe Francis’s Explanation
My guess would be that the headline above would apply to pretty much any explanation Joe Francis has ever given a judge, and probably to any explanation he's ever given, period. In this case it applies to the explanation he…
Brain Scientist Waves Gun Around at Airport
Look, I think airport-security concerns are way overblown, I generally support the right to bear arms, and I'm also a big fan of brain scientists. But that does not mean I think it's okay for a brain scientist to wave…
Seattle Still Looking for Skull Donors
They donated three skulls to Goodwill, to be more specific.
Police Wait Patiently for Man in Pond to Surrender
You can flee into a pond, but then what?
Hey, I’m Appearing on FOX
I will appear for a few minutes tonight (Thursday) on the John Stossel show to talk about some ridiculous laws. The show was taped last week and is on tonight at 9 pm Eastern (and various other times depending on…