I like to salute great opening sentences when it’s appropriate, and especially when I’m not sure I could do any better. So here’s this opening sentence, which began a story written on Tuesday by an unknown reporter at WFTV.com in…
Having survived the perils of Alaska, including several protracted battles with what has now become seafood, I am back and trying to get caught up on the stories from the past week. This would be easier if I hadn’t returned…
"Keep it simple" is a principle that lawyers tend to forget, sometimes permanently, but a case in Britain shows why you should never assume that a judge or anyone else is fully up to speed on your case. This case…
Dramatic rescue preserves Peepers from fleeing felon.
Sent this today to Governor Crist of Florida. I encourage you all to drop him a line as well. ——————————————- Dear Governor Crist: I’m an attorney in San Francisco who does a lot of writing on, let’s say, "unusual" legal…
People reach Lowering the Bar in many different ways. Sometimes the Internet address comes to them in a dream, inscribed in letters of gold on mighty tablets handed to them by a majestically robed spirit guide who looks a little…
Police in Malaysia have finally captured the "Midget Gang," a group of eight tiny bandits who had committed a string of burglaries over at least the past three months in the central Ampang district. According to the original report in…
Back in August, I reported on the dramatic story of the criminal harassment charges filed against a Pennsylvania teenager, accused of repeatedly meowing at his neighbor, 78-year-old Alexandra Carasia. Today, those charges were dismissed. The meowing allegedly began after the…
Recently I read that the governor of Mississippi had initiated a campaign to improve the state’s image, pointing out that Mississippi actually ranks higher than people believe in areas such as charitable giving and education. This won’t help. Kevin Pugh,…
Darren Lloyd Bean of San Diego has won his struggle to change his name legally to "Darren QX Bean!" The "QX" is pronounced "Lloyd." I know this because according to the court’s opinion, Bean (the change hasn’t taken effect yet)…