BREAKING: Normans Amend English Legal System
Step one: stab several thousand people.
Legal History
Way Less Than You Need to Know About the Civil- and Common-Law Systems
But more than you probably need to know about raccoon law.
Garland Claims Longest-Wait Record from Brandeis
And his wait is by no means over.
Tales of Humpty Doo
WARNING: You may well want to stop reading after the phrase, “here comes knowledge.”
Good Reason to Kill #59: Objected to Bagpipes
Even in Scotland the pipes are occasionally unwanted.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
And other impressively named justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Gollum Experts to Testify, Says Court
What have they got in their pocketses, precious? We wants to know.
The Torch Has Been Passed
A thoroughly pissed-off Gen. George Washington to British Lt. General Thomas Gage (Aug. 19, 1775): I have taken Time, Sir, to make a strict Inquiry, and find it has not the least Foundation in Truth. Not only your Officers, and…
“Game of Thrones” Fan Demands Trial by Combat
So, this happened: This was once relatively common, but not in the last half-millennium and not on Staten Island, so it’s newsworthy at this point. The defendant, Richard Luthmann, made this demand in a reply brief he filed in Richmond…
Court Holds Wedding Ring Is Not a “Weapon”
Although such items can certainly be terrifying, a New Jersey court decided that throwing one at a corrections officer did not constitute “attempted assault with a weapon.”