Prisons
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Bad Ideas, Blogging, Education / Schools, Free Speech, Kids, Media and Journalism, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons
Non-Sequiturs: 04.03.07
* Those wacky middle-school art teachers. [Daily Southtown] * Not the lawsuit we’d expect from an office party gone wild. [CNN] * Metal will always be big in Scandinavia. It’s not like a German couple calling their kid “Knight Rider.” [Yahoo! News] * He’s free at last, the douche is free at last! In my […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Gay, Kids, Parties, Prisons, Sex, Sex Scandals
Is This What Will Finally Take Alberto Gonzales Down?
We tend to doubt it. The source for the underlying exposé, World Net Daily, is perhaps best known for a piece entitled Soy Is Making Kids Gay. But we pass this along for your consideration. Do with it as you will. Alberto Gonzales’ Gay-Teen-Sex Cover-Up Shocker! [Wonkette] Embattled AG now accused in teen sex scandal […] - Sponsored
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Celebrities, Crime, Fashion, HP, Kids, Lindsay Lohan, Non-Sequiturs, Patricia Dunn, Prisons, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 03.14.07
* “I even got out of community service, suckers!” [AP via HuffPo] * And somewhere, a torts professor is drafting his “false imprisonment” hypo for upcoming final exams. [Detroit Free Press] * This is the problem with straight fashion designers. (Serious Note: Sexual violence is one of the few things I NEVER make light of, […]
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Affirmative Action, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Deaths, Divorce Train Wrecks, Football, Murder, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Racism, Religion, Sports, Tobacco / Smoking, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 02.01.07
* His world may have collapsed, but his lung won’t. [MSN] * They probably weren’t staying together for the kids. [Judicial Reports (third item)] * Some African-American college students are, in fact, just African. Another way to summarize this “finding” is that “Not All [insert color here] People Are the Same” (or, as many a […] -
Crime, Morning Docket, Politics, Prisons, Rap, Violence, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 01.04.07
* KPMG is not a crook! [Wall Street Journal via WSJ Law Blog] * Another shakeup in the Administration: high-ranking government official resigns from his position, takes other high-ranking government position. [New York Times; CNN] * How’s this for a prisoner escape… [AP] * Disney World is so over. Jose Padilla is going to Busch […]
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Airplanes / Aviation, Drinking, Drugs, Food, Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Parties, Police, Prisons, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 12.23.06
* Would it be a violation of civil liberties if a tracking device were inserted in these videos? [MSNBC] * The most atrocious example of uncivil campus behavior to me? Loud coitus. We can hear you, even when it doesn’t take place in the library. [Balkinization] * In her defense, this fraudster probably spared another […] -
Crime, Drugs, Prisons, Pro Se Litigants, Reader Polls, Tort Reform
ATL Poll Results: The Baking Soda Lawsuit
We recently asked for your views on Ward v. Arm & Hammer, the civil action brought by a pro se prisoner against a leading baking soda manufacturer. If you don’t remember what the case was about, here’s the caption: The District Court didn’t think highly of the case. And neither did you: One additional interesting […] -
ACLU, Books, Celebrities, Crime, Defamation, Feminism, Food, Gender, Immigration, Jack Abramoff, Law Professors, Movies, Native Americans, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Pro Se Litigants, Weddings
Non-Sequiturs: 12.19.06
* All may not be genetically sound with Suri babies of holoprosencephaly sufferers. (But does genetic perfection really exist?) And once again, wordplay gets us out of the woods of potential litigation by a crazy actor midget. [Overlawyered] * Jack Abramoff has been hitting the books in the prison law library and will represent himself […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Drugs, Prisons, Pro Se Litigants, Ted Frank, Tort Reform
Ward v. Arm & Hammer: The Opinion
As one of you has noted, our favorite pro se lawsuit, filed back in 2003, has already been decided. Interested in seeing how the case was resolved? Check out the published opinion: Ward v. Arm & Hammer, 341 F.Supp.2d 499 (2004). Ted Frank has the link, plus commentary. Click here to satisfy your curiosity. Because […] -
Crime, Drugs, Prisons, Pro Se Litigants, Reader Polls
Ward v. Arm & Hammer: What Do You Think?
Remember this great lawsuit, which we wrote about last week? In case you don’t, here’s a quick recap: Summary: Pro se litigant George Allen Ward is suing Arm & Hammer and its corporate parent, Church & Dwight, for $425 million. His theory of liability: failure to warn. The company failed to warn him that if […] -
Cars, Celebrities, Death Penalty, Environment / Environmental Law, Gay Marriage, Morning Docket, Music, New Jersey, Politics, Porn Names, Prisons, Sentencing Law, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 12.18.06
* Solitary confinement, cruel and unusual? Cruel, perhaps, but not that unusual. [St. Petersburg Times via How Appealing] * Florida and California decide to take a little break on the whole lethal injection thing. [CNN] * New Jersey Legislature does what New Jersey’s Supreme Court told them to. [FindLaw] * Mariah Carey is concerned that […]
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9th Circuit, Crime, Drugs, Law Professors, Plaintiffs Firms, Prisons, Pro Se Litigants
The Fine Line Separating Pro Se Litigants, Plaintiffs' Lawyers, and Law Professors
Remember the Best Notice of Appeal Ever? We’ve finally found a filing that tops it. Pro se litigants, plaintiffs’ lawyers, and law professors all share the ability to “think outside the box.” They come up with novel and creative theories of liability — ones that courts have never entertained before. Some are crazy. Some are […] -
Celebrities, Football, Holidays and Seasons, Jews, Morning Docket, Prisons, Religion, Sentencing Law, WSJ Law Blog
Morning Docket: 12.11.06
* Congrats to Troy Smith on winning the Heisman. As always, there’s a legal connection, which this time involves Ohio State, the Heisman, Archie Griffin, and Woody Hayes. [WSJ Law Blog] * All Christmas trees have been removed from the Seattle airport, after a rabbi threatened to sue unless an eight-foot menorah was put up. […]
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John Paul Stevens, Milberg Weiss, Morning Docket, Prisons, Shopping, Supreme Court, Tobacco / Smoking
Morning Docket: 11.28.06
* Happy Anniversary, Justice Stevens. [Associated Press via How Appealing] * Our low low prices on handmade office furniture are cruel and unusual! [MSNBC] * The Court lights one up for Big Tobacco. [Law.com] * Milberg Weiss’s judgment day: January 2008. [New York Times]
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Bonuses, Dick Grasso, Fashion, Martin Lipton, Money, Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs, NYSE, Pets, Prisons
Non-Sequiturs: 11.14.06
* In the 7th grade, we abided by the “one best friend” law, so we could totally pledge our loyalty to just one dog who also definitely wouldn’t steal our boyfriend. [New York Times] * German Chancellor Angela Merkel admits to an incident of youthful “corruption,” but would you have rather she bartered sexual favors […]