Mel Gibson

Arlen Specter

Morning Docket: 03.10.11

* Mel Gibson has reached a plea agreement in a battery case involving his ex-girlfriend. #losing #BeaverBlood [Associated Press] * Meanwhile, Lilo isn’t accepting her plea deal. No ma’am. Not for all the Texas booger sugar in the world. Well, maybe for all the Texas booger sugar. But that wasn’t really offered. [New York Post] […]

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.12.10

* Today the Supreme Court denied the Log Cabin Republicans’ request to dissolve the Ninth Circuit’s stay pending appeal in the “don’t ask, don’t tell” case. Here’s Chris Geidner’s very interesting take on what happened and why it matters. [Metro Weekly] * In other SCOTUS news, via Tony Mauro, the Court will hand down its […]

Celebrities

Fame Brief: Mel Gibson’s Celebrity Goodwill Hunted

In this week’s installment of “What the Hell is Wrong with Mel Gibson?“, our tragic hero took a break from allegedly beating the sh*t out of ex-girlfriend Oksana Glengarryglenrossgrivioa (and following up with typo-ridden text apologies) to hash out his divorce settlement with soon-to-be ex-wife Robyn. The settlement is on track to be the largest divorce payout […]

Bar Exams

Non-Sequiturs: 07.16.10

* Studying for the bar? Here are the top 10 people you want to kill. [Legally Noted] * Are the Mel Gibson tapes admissible in court? Here is one lawyer’s opinion. [Blogonaut] * Goldman Sachs won’t take a tax deduction on its $550 million settlement with the SEC. [TaxProf Blog] * Holy Hotties, Batman! West […]