Blog Voted “Most Fun,” Claims Lawyer
— PRESS RELEASE — Lowering the Bar Again Selected by ABA Journal as a Top 100 Blawg The editors of the ABA Journal have again chosen Lowering the Bar, written by Kevin Underhill of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, as one…
Articles by Kevin
Good Reason to Kill #20: Didn’t Know Beyonce and Jay-Z Are Married
Details are scarce, as is unfortunately common in these kinds of matters, but we do know the most important fact: "the fight began because the victim did not know that singer Beyoncé's husband is rapper Jay-Z." The fight also involved…
NOTE: Cops Unimpressed by Claim of High Google PageRank
“I am a lawyer. You can Google me.” These may both be 100% true statements (they were in this case), but they still aren’t likely to keep you from getting arrested. Also, the odds of that are reduced greatly if…
Guys, No Dealing Drugs at the Office—I’m Trying to Run a Ponzi Scheme Here
Lots of entertainment value in Scott Rothstein’s deposition transcript.
Feinstein Bill a Great Step Forward for the Illusion of Civil Rights
While most people were getting ready for New Year's, President Obama was happily signing the National Defense Authorization Act (as Jonathan Turley discusses here). As you may recall, the NDAA contains a hilarious provision that requires anyone accused of terrorism to be detained…
Honorable Mentions 2011
In an effort to clear out the stories I flagged but didn’t get around to writing up during 2011, here’s an end-of-last-year assortment that collects some of those, in no particular rank or order. I might or might not return…
Governor Praises Legislature for Mountain-Lion-Stuffing Bill
Here's the right way to use a "signing statement": To the Members of the California State Senate: I am signing SB 769, which allows for a dead mountain lion to be stuffed and displayed. This presumably important bill earned overwhelming support [from] both…
Muslim Police Break Up Christian Broomstick Fight in Bethlehem
Someone pushed his broom into disputed territory, apparently.
Auto Insurer Won’t Cover Injury Caused by Dead Driver
Many have pondered the question, "If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?" But few have pondered the equally stupid question: "If a car causes an injury but…
Amazon.com Now Thinks I Want to Buy a Snow-Cone Machine
Amazon's bots have concluded that based on recent research (see here, here and here), I may be interested in something from the Small Appliances Department, let's say possibly one or more of these snow-cone/ice-shaving machines: I guess that's fair, although (having…