“Probably an Accident,” Say Police About Death of Spy Found Inside Locked Bag
Well, I guess that wraps it up then.
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An Important Solar Update
Toby McCasker of Vice.com somehow got an interview with Angeles Duran, who as I'm sure you remember is la mujer española que es la propietaria del sol. See "The Woman Who Owns the Sun Is Using Her Powers for Good," Vice.com (October 2013); see also "Sunshine No…
If They Violate Your Privacy in the Woods, Do You Make a Sound?
Not if you don't know about it, according to Rep. Mike Rogers, who, incredibly, is the chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Mike Masnick writes at techdirt about an amazing exchange between Rogers and Prof. Stephen Vladeck, a law professor at…
UPDATE: Hiccup Girl Convicted of Murder
Jennifer Mee originally became semi-famous in 2007 when she had hiccups that lasted for months and sometimes hit a frequency of 50 hiccups per minute. (They eventually stopped by themselves.) She became more semi-famous three years later when she was…
Lousy War-on-Terror Arguments Used to Justify Preemptive Strike Against Neighbors
Well, this has just leapt into contention for Argument of the Year: "I think legally that term has sort of been evolving especially given changes of our government’s definition of 'imminent,'" attorney Robert Berry, who is representing Woodward, told Florida…
Defendant Claims His Underwear Is 50 Years Old
Faced with evidence that he and his family lived in luxury on a politician's salary, Bo Xilai insisted in court that he is a simple man, according to reports yesterday. Bo, who was formerly head of the Communist Party in…
What? I Said “Trust NASA.” What Did You Think I Said?
Surely this was just a typo: When this is actually what was going on: Based on documents provided by Edward Snowden, the Post reports that the NSA, to which the President seemed to be referring last week, has in fact "broken…
And This Is My Pet Unicorn, Mr. Carrot Pretty Lashes
Here's where this is going, in case you found this through an innocent unicorn-related search: [The defendant's] attorney … called the prosecution's case a stretch of the imagination. "Getting struck in the testicles is no way a reward or an…
Mayor Complains That City Didn’t Train Him Not to Harass Women
The law of the workplace is complex, said Bob Filner's attorney, and my client never received the proper training in how to navigate its treacherous waters. And that is why the City of San Diego, which employed him, should pay…
Michael Jackson’s Ghost Testifies His Death Was an Accident
It testified over objection, of course, but the objection was apparently overruled. As you may recall, Jackson died in 2009 from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol, given to him by Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter…