The Continuing Argle-Bargle
In last week's opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court again broke new ground and has taken an action that will be debated for years to come. It finally used the word "huh?" in an opinion. This of…
June 2015
The Argle-Bargle Over This Jiggery-Pokery Is Pure Applesauce
As you likely know by now, the Supreme Court has voted 6-3 to reject a challenge to the Affordable Care Act a.k.a. Obamacare, over a strong dissent by Justice Scalia. The opinion in King v. Burwell involves important issues of…
Spider-Man Clings to Wall of Supreme Court
On Monday, the Supreme Court held in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment that a patent holder can't charge royalties for using an invention after the patent term expires. More accurately, it established that rule in a 1964 case, and held Monday…
Jury Clears Mascot in Hot-Dog-Flinging Case
ALERT: a second jury has found the Kansas City Royals and their mascot Sluggerrr not liable for Sluggerrr hitting a fan in the eye with a hot dog. As you may recall (and if not, by all means see below),…
Good Reason to Kill #56: Disagreed About the Value of a College Education
We don't know whether the victim in this case was arguing for or against the value of higher education, but I will go ahead and speculate that it was the former. Not that I think more education makes people less…
U.S. Government: Lasers are Evil
I ask for one thing: a shark with a frickin’ laser beam attached to its head. But no.
Frozen Guru Update II
Spoiler alert: still frozen.
Legislator Admits Voting While Under Influence of Facebook
No California Republican has voted in favor of a state budget proposal in years, so it was a little startling when one did on Monday. He may have been the most startled of all, because he wasn’t really paying attention,…
Naked Rambler Loses Another Appeal
A little misleading, because while he was in fact naked, he was appearing by video (from the waist up).
California Town Calls for Ban on Space Weapons
You can’t be too careful.