Articles by Kevin

Thief Unwisely Tries to Steal Law Student’s Laptop

A burglar learned the dangers of trying to come between a first-year law student and his case notes in an incident on November 6 at Arizona State University.  Alex Botsios told police he woke up to find that a man…


Batman Reportedly Planning to File Bat-Complaint

Variety Magazine reported last month that the mayor of Batman, a city in southeastern Turkey, is preparing a lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan, the director of the two most recent "Batman" movies.  The mayor alleges that the filmmakers…


Single-Equity-Partner Structure Poses Risk, Says Magazine

"Dreier Troubles Show Danger of Single-Equity-Partner Structure," says a headline on the ABA Journal's site today. One such danger: the single equity partner gets locked up for fraud. This was in connection with the arrest of Marc Dreier, of the…


“Chinese Democracy” Criticized by Chinese Government

After 17 years of working on it, Axl Rose is finally happy with the new Guns N' Roses album, "Chinese Democracy."  Surprisingly, the Chinese government is less pleased. Websites and searches related to the album were reportedly blocked throughout China…


Cardboard Criminals, or, Paper Perpetrators

On December 3, authorities in Reading, Pennsylvania, reported that a man disguised as a paper plate tried to rob a local gas station.  According to a report in the Morning Call, "[t]he caper began near Reading when a man wearing…





Jesus Told Me to Ram that Car, Says Driver

A driver who rammed another car at high speed outside San Antonio last week told police that Jesus had told him to do so because the other motorist was not "driving like a Christian." In my experience, He is usually…


Harvard Professor Opines on Scalia’s “Gollywaddles”

Last month, Jay Wexler spoke to noted language expert Steven Pinker and asked him where Justice Scalia might have come up with the term "gollywaddles," which Scalia used during oral argument this term in FCC v. Fox Television Stations.  Wexler…