How Client-9 Was Caught
NPR had an interesting segment this morning (March 12) as to how Client-9, formerly known as Eliot Spitzer, was found out. As you might expect, our old friend the USA Patriot Act had a part to play, helping fulfill its…
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Elvis’s Pretrial Conference Goes Poorly
Tip: if appearing in court for a pretrial conference in your criminal case, it is best to present a respectful demeanor and stay relatively low-key. One should avoid, for example, showing up dressed as a late-model Elvis Presley, complete with…
Florida Election Too Close to Call Because Nobody Voted
Tired of feeling like your vote doesn’t count? Move to Prospect Bend, an unincorporated community in Broward County, Florida, near the town of Tamarac. There, every vote counts — or every vote would count, if they could get one. Tamarac…
New York Town Takes Serious Action Against Silly String
On March 3, the town board of Huntington, New York took decisive action to maintain public order by banning the sale of Silly String within 1,500 feet of a parade route. It joined several other U.S. communities in doing so….
Brazilian Boy Will Not Be Allowed to Enter Law School
Officials at Paulista University in Brazil said they had decided that Joao Victor Portelinha de Oliveira would not be allowed to start law school this year as he had planned. Although he successfully passed the entrance exams and a writing…
A Doughnut Drama in Three Acts
Act One.A small town in Oregon. Two men in "cowboy garb," Adam and Vincent, are eating doughnuts. Enter two sheriff’s deputies. DEPUTY ONE: A burglary has been reported.DEPUTY TWO: Yes, we must hurry to the scene of it.VINCENT: …
Deponent and Counsel Jointly Sanctioned $367 Per F-Bomb
And there were a lot of F-bombs.
Law School That Didn’t Exist Is Sued by Student Who Didn’t Take Classes
From today’s Santa Clara County (CA) new-case report: Katrina Petrini (in pro per) v. Doug Marcus aka Douglas Marcus; Chuck Marcus; Charles Marcus; Marcus Charles; National Law School Inc.; Does; No. 1-08-CV-107116 (filed 2/29/2008) Fraud lawsuit. The defendants charged the…
Japanese Bikini Model Uses Self as Exhibit
Serena Kozakura was convicted last year of property destruction, after a man accused her of kicking a hole in the door of his room so she could get inside. Since Kozakura is a well-known pin-up and bikini model in Japan,…
Police Say Shooting Designed to “Get Some Time Off Work”
Most of us have "called in sick" at one point or another, when we probably could have dragged ourselves into the office but had other priorities. But who among us has been as creative, determined, and stupid as Daniel Kuch,…