Lord of the Rings

* A lawyer who is raising money for the Oath Keepers apparently likes to cite to Lord of the Rings in legal briefs. Bet he hopes judges don’t say “you shall not pass” in response to motions to dismiss filed against him… [Daily Beast]

* A Pennsylvania lawyer faces up to decades in prison for identity theft and stealing from clients. [Daily Voice]

* California may soon have its first Filipino Attorney General. [NBC News]

* The family of a black New York teen, who was falsely accused of stealing a cell phone, has filed a lawsuit. [CBS News]

* Check out this article on why Supreme Court proceedings should not be televised. Since oral arguments may have been held from a bathroom during the pandemic, this is a strong position… [Washington Post]

Somewhere some graduate thesis on The Character And Motivations Of Gollum Née Sméagol is about to become actually useful.

Some people burn bridges with fire and death. Others just act exceedingly odd...