O.J. Simpson

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* Texas law student/international small-arms dealer Cody Wilson got shot down (pun!) days after revealing a fully security-proof 3D printable gun. The State Department pointed out that Wilson seems to be violating all manner of international arms agreements, which was pretty obvious when he went on video boasting about how his weapons were being used in hotbeds of civil strife. [Foreign Policy: Passport] * The Juice may soon be loose! But probably not. O.J. Simpson has a hearing seeking a new trial in Vegas and blaming his former lawyer, Yale Galanter. Best part? Simpson claims Galanter approved the whole “armed, threatening confrontation” plan beforehand. Oops. [FOX News] * Michael Arrington, a lawyer and "one of the most powerful people on the Internet," is suing his ex-girlfriend for defamation. The complaint compiles some pretty salacious claims that she made via social media. [Valleywag] * Just when you thought being an unpaid intern couldn’t be sadder, Judge Baer makes it sadder. [Fashionista] * The “Thug’s Lawyer” got a reprieve when a judge tossed his indictment for conspiracy, obstruction of justice, theft, and perjury. [The Advocate] * The EEOC filed suit against a Miami company that required its employees to become Scientologists. In other news, someone actually thought they could get away with making all their employees join the Church of Scientology. [Lowering the Bar] * The history of the Madison Avenue IPOs alluded to in last week’s Mad Men. [DealBook]

What is the latest in terms of O.J. Simpson's legal woes? Plus a round-up of other athletes in legal hot water.

Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the day a little-known heroin addict called Russell Brand turned up for work dressed as Osama Bin Laden, and was promptly fired by his then-employer, MTV. After some ensuing years knocking around the lower echelons of British light entertainment, Brand got himself together and landed a role presenting the […]

Please note the headline says “new” evidence. It does not say “good” or “credible” or “definitive” evidence. That’s because the evidence doesn’t really fall into any of those categories. In fact, the headline could have read “F. Lee Bailey Evades Caretakers, Gets to Internet Before Somebody Stops Him.” But whatever, former Dream Team (and now […]

O.J. Simpson wants the Nevada Supreme Court to review his armed robbery conviction he picked up last year. That’s not surprising. What is surprising is that Simpson wants to be released from prison while the judges review his case. The Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports: [Simpson’s] lawyers will try to convince a trio of […]

O.J. Simpson is going to jail, finally: OJ Simpson, who walked away a free man after one of America’s most sensational murder trials, was today sentenced to 15 years in prison for a botched attempt to recover sports memorabilia. The sentence was handed down today by Judge Jackie Glass. The judge largely ignored Simpson’s pleas […]

* Bad news for the big three: the New York Times says Congress “is suffering from acute bailout fatigue.” [NYT] * There were 13 law firm mergers in the third quarter this year (not unusual). The largest number of combinations (5) were in the southeast. [The Birmingham News] * O.J. Simpson is finally going to […]

This news came in overnight. Via the AP (story filed at 2:33 AM Eastern time): O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found guilty Friday of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. Simpson, 61, could spend the […]

Just to give you fair warning, O.J. Simpson could get off again. The Juice is on trial for storming into the Palace Station hotel in Las Vegas and “liberating” some sports memorabilia at gunpoint. The prosecution would like to make the case about the largely inescapable facts that O.J. and his friends stole the goods […]

O.J. Simpson is set to stand trial, but this time the jury is all white (“So it’s all right,” says Chris Rock). But let’s dig beyond identity politics for a moment. Over at Deliberations they’ve posted a study that looks at jury issues based on jurisdiction, instead of ethnic origin. The study compares juries from […]

* Former congressman indicted in connection with group that allegedly funded terrorism. [Washington Post; CNN] * Randy Moss denies battery allegations. [SI.com] * SCOTUS upholds NY judicial selection. [New York Times] * OJ released on doubled bail. [AP; Reuters] * Delicious, buttery lawsuit pops up in Colorado. [MSNBC] * Big award round-up: Apollo Group must […]

* Pakistan sets parliamentary elections. [CNN] * What’s going on with the AMT? [ABA Journal] * State Department absolves Blackwater of certain shootings. [MSNBC] * Initial OJ hearing begins today. [MSNBC] * Reno businessman pleads guilty during murder trial. [CourtTV]

* O.J. freshly squeezed by a second co-defendant. [AP via Athens Banner-Herald] * Law professors get appointed to do everything. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Nevada holds off on an execution, waiting on SCOTUS. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Weiss pleads not guilty. [Jurist] * iPoison. [PC World]

Last night’s Colbert Report was a bonanza for law nerds. The featured guest was Jeffrey Toobin, who spoke about his new book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. Toobin and Colbert had a relaxed and easy rapport, and their conversation was highly entertaining — perhaps the best CR appearance since Neal […]

* GM workers take break from, um, not working. [New York Times] * Jena 6 charges thrown out because not filed in juvenile court. [CNN] * O.J. gets squeezed for alleged Vegas robbery. [AP via Athens Banner-Herald] * Mukasey it is. [New York Times]

I was just trying to get back my own stuff. From Fox 5 (Las Vegas): Authorities are still investigating whether a gun was used when O.J. Simpson and others entered a Las Vegas hotel room and, after a heated argument, walked off with sports memorabilia. The incident was reported to police during a 9-1-1 call […]

And he’s coming out on top, you know you’ve hit rock bottom. From TMZ.com: We now have quantifiable proof that it’s better to be O.J. Simpson than Paris Hilton. What is wrong with the world? You can now buy t-shirts that read “L.A. Court Scorecard: O.J. 1, Paris 0” from the Cafepress.com website. Some might […]