Official State Crap: Delaware
At least one of these doesn’t exist.
Articles by Kevin
Potential Juror’s Hardship Excuse: I Am Having a Heart Attack. Judge: It Can Wait
Did a judge in Queens actually ignore a potential juror's potential heart attack? It's hard to say. This is why I left quotation marks out of the title. According to the reports (New York Post, UPI, ABC7), Nyima Dorjee didn't actually say "I am…
“I Don’t Think We Accept These,” Says TSA Agent, Peering at D.C. License [Update]
Turns out they do, so that was good news for Ashley Brandt, who was therefore allowed to fly back from Phoenix to her home in the District of Columbia. Which, as some of you may know, is part of the…
That’s an Omnibus Act All Right
When I was researching South Carolina law for purposes of these posts about the video-rental case, I came across this act and thought, you know, the title of that thing could use a little editing: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE…
Price Gouging Blamed for Broken Tooth
From a recent Courthouse News report of new filings in Louisiana (thanks, Andy): USDC Eastern District of Louisiana New Orleans Charles Edward Lincoln III and all others similarly situated v. Bobby Danner, Mayor; Olivier House Hotel; 534 Dauphine Street LLC;…
Accused Videotape-Keeper Beats the Rap
Watching Monster-in-Law was punishment enough, frankly.
Pacifists Get Jail Term for Making Country Safer
Well, this is stupid. Recently I noted that on February 18, a hearing would be held to determine what punishment should be inflicted on three anti-nuclear activists, one of them an 84-year-old nun, who had the bad manners to break…
Updates on the Video-Rental Crime of the Century
Here are a couple of updates on the saga of Monster-In-Law-video-keeper Kayla Finley. See "Woman Arrested Nine Years After Failing to Return Rented Video," Lowering the Bar (Feb. 17, 2014). First, criminal-defense attorney David Liebow points out that even though South Carolina doesn't have a statute…
Customers Who Viewed The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance Also Viewed….
As I've mentioned, and as many of you noticed independently, for some time the only thing Amazon found in response to a search for "emergency sasquatch ordinance" was The Booty Call Kit ("The Emergency Kit For When Booty Happens!" which…
Woman Arrested Nine Years After Failing to Return Rented Video
Worst of all: the movie was “Monster in Law.”