1. Jurisprudence is the knowledge of things divine and human, the science of the just and the unjust. 2. Having laid down these general definitions, and our object being the exposition of the law …, we think that the most…
As I've mentioned before (probably more than once), I have been collecting examples of odd, dumb, and/or unnecessary laws for a while now, both for this blog and for a book project. I am happy to announce that the book…
Everybody currently working on a faucet design even remotely like this one can go ahead and stop: Seems mildly surprising that the inventor of D685062 hails from Independence, Missouri, rather than somewhere in Texas, but since I've been to Independence,…
In what is almost certainly the most important story you'll read today, I am reporting that Vanity Fair is reporting that CNN is reporting that the Monkey Formerly Known as Bieber's has finally escaped customs limbo in Germany and has been…
Category: Things Left Behind at Crime Scene That Guarantee Conviction. Current Leader: Guy Who Left Behind a Copy of His Birth Certificate and a Letter From His Mom. Hard to see anyone beating that but I wouldn't rule anything out….
A New Mexico man says he will get started on a writ of habeas corpus now that a judge has dismissed his latest request to set aside an open-container conviction. Gary Southern was convicted in 2008 of violating a law…
Hear Nebraska is a nonprofit group that says it "strives to make the state [Nebraska] a globally recognized cultural destination," and while that's probably more of a long-term goal there is some great stuff on its website right now. This…
A 33-year-old Gainesville man with previous felony convictions, who had a warrant out for his arrest, is back in jail after sheriff's deputies said he took four shots at his cousin Tuesday in revenge for not being invited to a…
First use of phrase "legalistic argle-bargle" since 1824's Gibbons v. Ogden In a footnote, Justice Kennedy overturns the outcome of last season's American Idol just to see if anybody is still paying attention Resolving an issue not raised below, Court rules unanimously that…
Beating Hawaii and Wisconsin to this important milestone.