Stella Q


Posts by Stella Q

  • Email Scandals

    Campaign Contributions and Listervs

    From one of our tipsters: Richard Rosenbaum, president of Greenburg Traurig, made the following group email faux pas. He used the company listserv to send two emails soliciting contributions for the McCain campaign, proving that law students aren’t the only bumbling souls who screw up listserv etiquette. From Rosenbaum’s first email: “As we have said […]
  • Barack Obama

    IRS is Investigating Obama Speech

    The IRS is investigating the denomination Trinity United Church of Christ for hosting Barack Obama as a speaker in front of 10,000 people in June of 2007. Non-profit organizations are generally not allowed to endorse candidates, although politicos can speak at such organizations. You can find the AP article here. More press and blog coverage […]
  • Cocaine / Crack, FDA

    Blow-by-Blow (Get it? Blow?)

    A candy company’s been under some scrutiny lately about their new drink mix, which they innocently named “Blow.” It comes in little clear packets and supposedly gives you lots and lots of energy. Athough it probably doesn’t work as well as that Adderall you have in your desk, it is likely much cheaper. In any […]
  • Announcements

    Thank You Ma'am

    My name is Sharon Eliza Nichols, and I’ll be co-blogging with David today. First, though, I thought I’d introduce myself. I’m a curious little blonde girl with poor impulse control. I’m also a 1L at the University of Alabama School of Law. It’s my sincere desire to contribute to the world of legal sensationalism, and […]
  • Angelina Jolie, Blogging, Defamation, Free Speech, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Racism, Romance and Dating, Roy Pearson, Television

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.15.07

    * Who is this really protecting? Do women really need someone to tell us we can’t date this guy? Judging by an unscientific sample of good women dating assholes, kind of. [Feministing] * Angelina’s lawyer self-deprecates; Angelina doesn’t disagree with his bone-headedness; even Jon Stewart is not immune to her charms. [Legal Profession Blog] * […]
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  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.07.07

    * Defense claimed that the dog was hardly a victim and that his barking translated roughly into “You looking at me?” [Rutland Herald] * So You Think You Can Pretend to be a Cop and not get sued? What would be really funny is filming Sharon Osbourne in the courtroom if her son Jack goes […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.06.07

    * Ethiopia is fast becoming the safety school of adopting families. As much red tape as you encounter, oh culturally aware saviors, it will not be as infuriating as this. [International Herald Tribune] * Ironic grades are cool, but now that the hipster is good and buried, this is the time for the academic to […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.25.07

    * Women’s unmentionables are pricey, but even the total value of 1,300 pairs of 100% cotton granny panties would amount to a felony. (Yeah, I hate the word “panty” too.) [ABC News (Denver)] * The bad news is that you’ll never eat your greens again. The good news is that he is STD-free. [Daily Herald] […]

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