Let's all shed a tear, shall we, for Terry Nichols, who is not only serving a life sentence for conspiracy and manslaughter in the Oklahoma City bombing but is also subjected to a diet unconstitutionally low in fiber. That's what Nichols argued, at…
Although there seems little danger of confusion.
The jury in the trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has, after two weeks of deliberating, managed to agree on exactly one of the 24 counts alleged in the indictment. The jury apparently agreed that Blagojevich lied to federal…
(1) The brake is on the left, the gas is on the right. (2) There is no parking within the DMV building. I guess that might be three tips. Link: FAIL Blog Link: KREM.com (original report)
There are occasionally times when laughing out loud in court is okay, but they are all too rare. Importantly, the odds that it is okay to do this go way down if you are the only one laughing. A station…
According to the Advertising Standards Authority, the UK's advertising watchdog agency, it is not okay to use expletives in advertising even if asterisks or other symbols are used to replace some of the letters. The ASA ruled on August 11 that a…
A company that makes hair extensions is suing Paris Hilton for $35 million, alleging that she breached an agreement to wear and promote its product. Hilton was apparently paid $3.5 million to promote extensions made by Hairtech International Inc., but…
It's actually just called "Musical instrument support," but the inventor is indeed "Van Halen, Edward L.," of Los Angeles, California. The present invention relates in general to a stabilizing support for a musical instrument of the type having a body…
On Monday, a federal judge denied William Lerach's request to teach a law-school class to satisfy a community-service requirement, saying that he was not convinced that Lerach had been truthful when he expressed remorse at his sentencing hearing. According to the…
Clifton Taylor, as you may recall from this post in February, was not only The Suspect Who Tried to Eat the Interrogation Notes but also The Fleeing Bank Robber Who Ditched His Jacket Only to Realize Later He Had Left…