Seems like that headline is pretty self-explanatory, so let's get to it: Wainwright for the People is a forthcoming young-adult book by Joel Rothman and Stacey Ballis that's intended to teach basic civics lessons about the legal system. It's in the…
For those of you who are not entirely clear on how to wash your hands, here's a handy instructional video on the subject created by the county council of West Sussex in the UK. Some residents were upset when the…
I don't know how many times this has happened to me: Isle J_____ v. Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise, No. 56-2012-00416828 (Ventura County Superior Ct. May 4, 2012) Personal injury. While plaintiff was attending the Cajun Creole Music Festival, the tent next to plaintiff…
"Rex Velvet" describes himself as a "supervillain," but I'd probably be rooting for him if there were ever actually a showdown with Jones and his crew. Given the excellent production values, this is probably just a gag (and a…
Speaking of cryptozoology, Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources would like whoever put a sculpture of the Loch Ness Monster in the Chippewa River to come get it out of there. I guess this would be pseudocryptozoology. According to the report, the…
According to this post on the Cryptomundo website, Texas wildlife officials have opined that it would not be illegal to hunt and kill a Bigfoot and/or Sasquatch, should one be located (and shot) in that state. In response to an…
Obiwan Kenobi, who it seems ended up retiring to Roseville, California, was arrested on Saturday after an investigation pointed to him as the alleged culprit in a hit-and-run. Kenobi fled the scene, presumably leaving behind only an empty robe that officers…
The doctrine of qualified immunity makes you all pretty much unnecessary.
… and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? Is a stupid question, because of course it makes a sound, Einstein. That observer-dependent bullshit only works at the quantum level. Hello! It's a tree, not…
Law novelist and former prosecutor Allison Leotta went to the Washington Romance Writers retreat last weekend. I also considered going, not because I like that genre but because I figured I might well be the only male human there. Another…