Adam Liptak of the New York Times writes today (March 7) about restaurants filing libel lawsuits against food critics. The lawsuits are not uncommon, although, as Liptak writes, they are virtually never successful. The most recent example is a new…
And is doing surprisingly well.
In September, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Cleveland Indians fan, Jeffrey Swiecicki, who had been ejected from a game and later convicted of resisting arrest after he loudly referred to…
While the Ninth Circuit is often labeled as a "liberal" court that will accept virtually any civil-rights claim, don’t tell that to Ron Tutor, who is still unable to land his private jet at the airport in Hailey, Idaho. In…
Here’s a follow-up to the story from a couple of weeks ago about McHenry, Illinois, trying to ban costumed advertising mascots. The Ninth Circuit actually ruled this week that a Washington city’s similar attempt to ban "portable signs" violated the…
The latest proof that our traditional civil liberties are under siege came in mid-August, when the city council of McHenry, Illinois, passed an ordinance that bans the use of outdoor costumed business mascots. The councilmembers have apparently classified the mascots…
Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit last week alleging that police broke the law when they entered a man's Manhattan apartment without a warrant. The judge ruled that the situation, which involved "a…
What’s the memo line on your checks really for? Robert Militzer put his to good use earlier this month when he wrote a check to pay the Berkley County (Michigan) District Court a $10 parking fine. Militzer admits that during…
The State Bar of Nevada has dared to challenge Glen Lerner, a Vegas lawyer who advertises himself as "The Heavy Hitter" in his television ads. Apparently, they told him to stop using the phrase, saying it was misleading to consumers…
A study commissioned by the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, a new institution that claims to be dedicated to helping visitors understand the First Amendment but is clearly a Communist front organization, has found that Americans know more about the Simpsons…