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Hey! I Talked About Stuff on the Internet
When was the last time you saw somebody do that? This time I did it as part of a "Legalese It" segment on Huffington Post Live, hosted by Mike Sacks. Also talking were Jessica Mederson, who writes E-Discovery Matters and Elie Mystal of Above…
Okay, I Thought People Were Using “Affluenza” as a Joke
That is, like "the Twinkie Defense"—a label people were using, not something specifically argued. But "affluenza" does seem to have come out of the mouth of a person who was being serious at the time. Specifically, an expert witness who…
Interpreter Now Claiming Schizophrenia; Legal-Humor Bloggers Not Buying It
Not this one, anyway. Reporters were able to track down Thamsanqa Jantjie, the guy who appeared at first to be doing the sign-language interpretation for the Mandela memorial service but who turned out to be … not doing that. See "Sign-Language Interpreter…
Sign-Language Interpreter Actually Just “Waving His Arms Around Meaninglessly,” Experts Say
Mostly off-topic, but one of my favorite things ever to happen.
Assorted Stupidity #57 [Correction]
Do you have a right to read the laws that govern you, or is that a privilege you should have to pay for? PublicResource.org thinks it's a right, and has been publishing digital versions of various laws and codes not…
“She Said ‘This Is a Gun.’ I Said No, It’s a Prop for My Monkey.” [Updated]
When we last checked in with the TSA—or, at least, the last time I mentioned it—it had just been outwitted by a child. Again. See "TSA Embarrassed by Nine-Year-Old Boy" (Oct. 11, 2013). Possibly still smarting from that incident, the agency has now…
Prosthetic Arm Found in Second-Hand Shop
There’s more to the story than the headline, but not much more.
Good Reason to Kill #40: Denied Access to Family Cat
Not that it would matter, but the denial was not just out of spite—the cat was apparently in isolation for medical reasons: [The defendant] had just returned home from a Thanksgiving trip, and asked his parents to see the pet…
Is the Government Tampering With Witnesses in No-Fly Trial?
That’s what Judge William Alsup wants to know, according to this post by Mike Masnick at Techdirt (based on coverage by the identity project). The trial, going on right now in federal court in San Francisco, involves claims by a former…