Liars

Why isn't the truth at least the default position?

Unclear if he thought he was on mute...

* These kind of technicalities are why people hate lawyers: A judge is requiring Bindi Irwin submit proof that her father, Steve “The Crocodile Hunter” Irwin, is dead in order to collect her Dancing With The Stars money. Or, you know, he could look at the internet. [Gawker]

* Law professor gets ripped for “ridiculous” stance on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. [Techdirt]

* The 5 New York District Attorneys are seeking a raise, hoping to bring their salary up to a whooping $250,000. Which actually seems entirely reasonable. [New York Daily News]

* Good news for the Facebook obsessed — the Second Circuit has found “liking” something is a protected activity. [The Modern Workplace]

* Oh, the shame of going to Harvard Law. [Washington Post]

* Are legal tech startups lying to you? [Associate’s Mind]

* Exploring the disjunction between legal scholarship and legal practice. [TaxProf Blog]

A Georgetown Law graduate finds herself in very hot water....

At the end of January, we brought you a detailed report on a lawsuit filed by former prosecutor and Court TV analyst Matthew Couloute Jr., who alleged that his ex-girlfriends had taken to the internet to let loose about his alleged infidelities. His exes’ scathing words were found on LiarsCheatersRUs, a website created to “save […]

What happens when you're a lawyer and a scorned ex-girlfriend lets loose on the internet about your infidelities? That is apparently what happened in the case of Matthew Couloute Jr., a former prosecutor and Court TV analyst, after he allegedly cheated on two of his exes. He's suing both of them, and now he's speaking out about the situation on television. Check out Couloute's on-air coverage, and see pictures of the women in question, after the jump....