Mindy Kaling gave the commencement speech at Harvard Law. It's really good. The BBC says three men convicted of stealing some bread trays from a bakery will serve at least three years each for the crime. That probably seems like a heavy…
Um, awkward: "'I've heard of him,' said Sen. Dianne Feinstein…. 'I'm not going to make any comment now.' Asked if she was leaning one way or another, Feinstein, visibly irritated, leaned in and put her hand on this reporter's cheek [link goes…
Haven't posted much this past week because I have been getting some presentations ready. Today's was on a super-exciting litigation topic; on Tuesday I will be talking about my book in Kansas City; and then next Friday it's legal ethics…
Faced with drug-possession charges, said the prosecutor in this case, the defendant claimed that police had planted the drugs in his car. Well, that's certainly possible. He continued, "Of the drugs stuck to his testicles, [defendant] denied any knowledge." Well, that certainly isn't….
California has a new law that makes it illegal for any food employee to touch ready-to-eat food with bare hands. That means gloves, which sounds okay in general but there's no exemption for people like bartenders and sushi chefs, who I…
Do you have a right to read the laws that govern you, or is that a privilege you should have to pay for? PublicResource.org thinks it's a right, and has been publishing digital versions of various laws and codes not…
Got behind on posts this week because on Thursday I gave a presentation in Santa Monica on legal-ethics issues that arise in connection with electronic discovery. (Okay, I was there as moderator/jokester and the panelists were the ones with knowledge,…
Category: Things Left Behind at Crime Scene That Guarantee Conviction. Current Leader: Guy Who Left Behind a Copy of His Birth Certificate and a Letter From His Mom. Hard to see anyone beating that but I wouldn't rule anything out….
The guy who convinced his 16-year-old nephew to walk around dressed like a terrorist, complete with grenade launcher (see "GOOD IDEA: Test Police Response Time by Walking Around With an RPG" (Sept. 28, 2012), has been convicted of endangerment and…
When attorneys get carried away at a press conference: "I have a client who is not only not guilty, he is truly 100% innocent," said the attorney for the man initially charged with sending ricin to federal officials. She was…