“Bulletproof” Attorney Jailed After “Obscene Gesture” in Court
The simultaneous eye-rolling did not help.
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Charges Filed After Parents Argue Over Baby’s Gang Affiliation
The Denver Post reported today that the father of a 4-year-old boy pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on Tuesday, after a heated argument with his ex-girlfriend during which he knocked displays over in the store where she works. The two…
UPDATE: Transcript of Witchcraft Resolution Hearings Posted
In which the “burn the witch” scene from Monty Python is actually discussed.
UPDATE: Fired Butt Artist Settles Wrongful-Termination Lawsuit
I have just learned that, last month, the parties reached a settlement in Stan Murmer’s wrongful-termination lawsuit against his former employer. As you may recall from prior reports on his firing and on the denial of the school district’s motion…
Arguments Commence in New Zealand Spear-Assault Trial
“You’ve got an arrow sticking out of your head, bro.”
Man Faces Five Years for Hedgehog Assault
In the second animal-assault story from New Zealand in two weeks, police in the North Island town of Whakatane said that William Singalargh, 27, had been arrested for assaulting a boy with a hedgehog. Many details about the assault remain…
Revenge of The Prop Guy
Battle will be joined tomorrow in a British case in which a rebel prop designer will challenge George Lucas, emperor of the Star Wars universe, as to who owns the rights to the stormtrooper costumes used in the films. Andrew…
Youth Rights Under Siege in Midwest
In addition to the continuing War on Low Pants, about which I will report again in the near future, other recent legislative developments in the Midwest are threatening the rights of young people. In Arkansas, the right of toddlers to…
Witches Screwed Again in Connecticut
In other civil-rights news, Connecticut’s General Assembly failed again this year to pass a resolution that would have cleared the names of those prosecuted for witchcraft there during the 17th century. This marks the 361st year in a row that…
Poll: What’s the Scariest Part of the Torture Memo?
There has been a lot of buzz over the last couple of days about the newly released memo written in 2003 to provide legal arguments in support of using torture aggressive interrogation techniques. And there is probably more to come. …