Bear in Prison
Might be eight or ten of ’em in there, actually.
Articles by Kevin
Oregon Says Its Laws Are Copyrighted, Can’t Be Published
A battle has been going on for about three weeks now between the state of Oregon, which has laws, and some legal websites that have been publishing those laws. Oregon is insisting that they not do so. Justia.com, for example,…
Probation May Be Revoked for Sharing
A judge in Vinton County, Ohio, has been asked to revoke probation for Timothy Caudill and send him to prison for nine months. The offense: sharing a Little Debbie snack cake without permission. At the time of the infraction, Caudill…
Droopy-Pants Law Fails in Louisiana; Similar Measure Gutted in Florida
On April 22, a bill that would have ended the scourge of droopy pants throughout Louisiana failed in the state senate. This was lamented by the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Derrick Shepherd (D-New Orleans), who said the state should take a…
Everything’s Bigger in Texas — Including Bad Checks
Saying he was planning to start a record company, Charles Fuller tried to cash a large check at a bank in Fort Worth last week. Problems with this story included: One does not normally start record companies using cash; and…
Hand-Held Lie Detector Deployed: Now We’re Completely Safe
If you have been taking any comfort in the idea that our strategy in the War on Terror can’t get any worse, cut it out. MSNBC reported recently that the Pentagon has spent $2.5 million to date on a project…
New Video Questions Dupre’s Claim
Welcome back to the case that poses the following legal questions, among others: Is it possible to have less than zero credibility, and What happens if both parties to a lawsuit suffer from that handicap? I think the answer to…
Client 9’s Playmate Sues Over “Girls Gone Wild” Video
Ashley Alexandra Dupre, well into her 14th minute of fame due to her affiliation with Eliot Spitzer, has sued "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis for allegedly taking advantage of her youth and vulnerability by once filming her sans T-shirt….
UPDATE: “Duct Tape Bandit” Pleads Guilty
The improbably named "Kasey G. Kazee," better known to history as the "Duct Tape Bandit," pleaded guilty on April 29 to robbing a Kentucky liquor store. The robbery failed despite the fact that Kazee had carefully prepared for the robbery…
“The Secret”: Your Path to Happiness, Love, Litigation
Some of you may be familiar with "The Secret," an enormous bestseller that encourages people to follow the "law of attraction," which I thought was something that made people hang out near playgrounds but which turns out to be "an…