Fat People
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Elizabeth Halverson, Fat People, Jury Duty, State Judges
The Eyes of the Law: One Angry Woman
Twelve Angry Men, move over; now there’s someone meatier. A juicy judicial celebrity sighting, from the Las Vegas Sun: Suspended District Judge Elizabeth Halverson returned to the Regional Justice Center on Friday — for jury duty. While waiting for an assignment, Halverson, who can’t roll through the courthouse on her motorized scooter without attracting attention, […] -
Elizabeth Halverson, Fat People, Legal Ethics, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge Elizabeth Halverson 2008 Update
Judge Elizabeth Halverson has graced stomped through these pages many times before. But this is her first appearance of 2008. The LA Times recounts some Halverson highlights: Her former bailiff said he was forced to heat and serve her lunch, check the temperature of her ice water, brush lint from her robe, help her put […] - Sponsored
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Fat People, Food, Lawsuit of the Day, Police
Lawsuit of the Day: Move Over, Judge Halverson
Obesity isn’t just a problem for Biglaw lawyers who don’t get to the gym enough. From the New York Post: He weighs more than 500 pounds, but that wasn’t enough to tip the scales of justice for ex-cop Paul Soto. The rotund retiree lost his legal argument that it was a line-of-duty fall outside a […]
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Advertising, Death Penalty, Fat People, Kids, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.12.07
* Mandated calorie watching is struck down. [AP; New York Times] * Mortgage lenders’ ads may violate FCC FTC rules. [MSNBC] * Former Philippine prez gets 40-year prison sentence. [New York Times] * China agrees to prohibit lead paint in children’s toys… [AP via MSNBC] * Tennessee uses the chair for first time since 1960. […]
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Elizabeth Halverson, Fat People, Ridiculousness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting, Violence
Another Update on the Large (and Decidedly NOT In Charge) Judge Elizabeth Halverson
Since the last coverage of her on ATL, the Energizer-bunny-esque Judge Elizabeth Halverson has been ordered on the inactive list by the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline. Following an emotional plea by Halverson in a rare television interview, and a similar public plea by two sexy ex-Halverson staffers (a law clerk and a secretary), the […] -
7th Circuit, Fast Food, Fat People, Food, Frank Easterbrook, Richard Posner
The Seventh Circuit: The Fittest Court in the Country?
The rail-thin Judge Richard Posner (7th Cir.), who favors grapefruit for dessert, has this to say about fat people over at his blog: It makes sense, as the recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine finds, that friends’ fatness would have an influence distinct from that of the culture as a whole…. In […] -
Elizabeth Halverson, Fat People, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Another Update on the Large and (for the moment still) In Charge Judge Elizabeth Halverson
Jane Ann Morrison, columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, had a column yesterday that put quite a smackdown on two-time Judge of the Day Elizabeth Halverson (see her previous honors here and here). Along with some catty renditions of some of the facts we already knew (like the fact that Judge Halverson’s pre-judicial legal experience […] -
Elizabeth Halverson, Fat People, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting
Judge of the Day: Elizabeth Halverson (again)
It’s time for a quick update on Judge Elizabeth Halverson. As you may recall, Judge Halverson — a Nevada state court judge, with her chambers in Las Vegas — was recently named our Judge of the Day. She achieved this honor after being banned from the courthouse by the chief judge. Anyway, we’re pleased to […] - Sponsored
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Elizabeth Halverson, Fat People, Judge of the Day, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sexual Harassment, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting
Judges of the Day: Elizabeth Halverson and Fred Axley
State court judges are like bratty kids, or pets that aren’t housebroken. You can’t take them anywhere. Because they’ve probably already been banned from where you were planning to take them. Even if the place in question is the courthouse. Consider the Honorable Elizabeth Halverson (at right). From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The District Court […] -
Crime, Drugs, DUI / DWI, Fat People, Food, Morning Docket, Sports
Morning Docket: 05.11.07
* Michael Moore being investigated by DOT for possible violation of Cuba embargo while filming new movie “Sicko.” [MSNBC] * Purdue Pharma and former execs guilty of misleading consumers on OxyContin addiction risks. [MSNBC] * Lawsuit focuses on Planned Parenthood and duty to warn. [AP] * McNair arrested in DUI despite not driving. [SI.com] * […]
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Crime, Education / Schools, Fat People, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Parties, Racism, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 05.08.07
* It’s prom season, when schools discriminate against singles (and misguided girls hope that a “prom baby” will save them from the trials and tribulations of college). [Boston.com] * Decent folks (and despite all my hating, that’s most of us) have a visceral reaction to hate crimes — but out on the horizon also loom […] -
Animal Law, Books, Cars, Copyright, Crime, Fashion, Fat People, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.07
* The point of this fluff piece feature is that Ferraris are not always penis substitutes. [Legal Times] * Is there actually a rental market (Netbux?) for books-on-tape? [Patry Copyright Blog] * New York fashion week starts soon, and I will yet again be reminded that as a woman living in the cultural capital of […] -
2nd Circuit, Fashion, Fat People, Hotties, Plaintiffs Firms, Tort Reform
Be Grateful for Our Litigious American Ways
Some people, like the Overlawyered crew, can’t stop bitching about our ridiculously litigious society. They complain that here in the United States, people sue at the drop of a hat, for the most stupid or frivolous of reasons. But there may be an upside to our culture of litigation. From the AFP: The leading association […]
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Celebrities, Deaths, Fabulosity, Fat People, Kids, Money
Speaking of the Children...
We’re glad to see that kids today have their priorities straight: Children under 10 think being a celebrity is the “very best thing in the world” but do not think quite as much of God, a survey has revealed. The poll of just under 1,500 youngsters ranked “God” as their tenth favourite thing in the […] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Crime, Fashion, Fat People, Holidays and Seasons, Kids, Malpractice, Non-Sequiturs, Solo Practitioners, Tobacco / Smoking, Tort Reform
Non-Sequiturs: 12.06.06
* Pity the petty, Tommy Bahama-wearing victims of the defectively long and narrow armrests of Metro-North commuter trains. [New York Times] * Dr. Daniel goes to prison after lubing up the Beverly Hills ladies… in a bad way. [Los Angeles Times] * Small firms are great and all, but can they afford the luxury of […]