Balloon Parents to Plead Guilty
They will apparently not be charged for their reality-TV-show appearances, unfortunately.
Crime and Punishment
Blagojevich Can Appear on “Celebrity Apprentice,” Says Judge
A federal judge has ruled that former Illinois governor and loony pseudo-celebrity Rod Blagojevich can indeed appear on "Celebrity Apprentice" in March. U.S. District Judge James Zagel decided on October 20 not to block Blagojevich from appearing on the show,…
Halloween Breathalyzer Costume Results in What I Believe to Be Irony
As we learned from Alanis Morrisette, irony is a tricky concept, so I have looked up the definition: irony, n. 1. A figure of speech in which the intended meaning is the opposite of that expressed by the words used;…
FAA Investigating Balloon-Boy Case; Balloon Dad Prepares for Apocalypse
Lawyer speculates Balloon Dad wanted to make a lot of money in a hurry because the world was about to end.
Beer-Drinking Woman’s Caning Can Proceed, Says Malaysian Court
Now that Ramadan is over, the case of Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno is back in the news. As you know, Ramadan is the Muslim holy month during which followers abstain during daylight hours from things like eating, drinking, smoking, and…
Police in South Carolina Town Not Allowed to Chase Suspects
There are many sad examples of innocent bystanders and police officers being injured as a result of high-speed chases, and so it is understandable that some cities might direct officers not to engage in those kinds of pursuits, on the grounds that…
Big Firm Rocked by Tab-Divider Scam
In what is believed to be the largest tab-divider scam yet perpetrated on a large American law firm, three men are accused of defrauding Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati out of $1 million by charging it for tab dividers that were never delivered. …
Malaysian Woman Sentenced to Caning for Drinking Beer
I have been meaning to post on this case for a while, and given yesterday's post on the story of Lubna Hussein, the Sudanese woman punished for wearing pants, now seems like a good time. In July, Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno,…
Sudan Fines Woman Who Dared To Wear Pants
The New York Times reports that a Sudanese woman has been fined the equivalent of $200 after a trial on Monday in which she was found guilty of wearing pants in public. She was, however, spared the 40 lashes she…
Iraqi Shoe-Thrower to Get Early Release
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi journalist imprisoned for hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said Saturday. Muntadhar al-Zeidi, you may recall, threw both…