Attorney Loses Round One in Battle for First Amendment Right to Wear Hats
Prediction: He will also lose round two.
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Man Who Attempted Suicide Sues Hospital That Saved Him
If someone injures you while saving your life, can you sue them? Well, of course you can sue them, since you’re not dead, but can you win? I guess so. Earlier this month, Michael Dexter was paid 90,000 pounds as…
Panic, Heroism Reportedly on Display During California Bar Exam
A source who was taking the California Bar Exam on July 29, when the session was presented in Sensurround, reports scenes of both abject fear and valiant heroism among the attorneys-to-be at the Ontario test site, arguably closest to the…
If There Is An Earthquake While You Are Taking the Bar Exam, Do You Get Extra Time?
If you think the answer to that might be yes, you are probably going to fail anyway. Some of those enjoying Day One of the California bar exam, which is otherwise a walk in the park, were rudely interrupted today…
Gallery of Bad Disguises, #4: The Thong Bandits
Before too long there will be enough material of this kind to create a separate category or gallery of Bad Disguises. Previous candidates would include the Duct Tape Bandit and the Tree That Robbed a Bank, and to those we…
Q: Does a Criminal Defendant Forfeit His Right to Counsel by Punching Said Counsel in the Face?
A: Yes. Or, as one report put it, "[t]he Minnesota Court of Appeals . . . [has ruled] that a defendant gives up his right to a court-appointed lawyer when he beats up the one he has." In State of…
Court of Appeal Upholds Right to Private Drunkenness
A man’s woodshed is his castle’s outbuilding. Or something like that.
Plaintiff Who Visited “Pissed Off Pete’s” Alleges Beating by Pete [Updated]
[Lowering the] Bar Exam Question One: if you go to a bar called "Pissed Off Pete's" and then get beaten up by Pete himself, do you have a claim? This is not a hypothetical question. Here's the case report: Patricia…
What Not to Use as a Disguise, #3: Drywall Compound
I think we have enough failed-disguise posts now to consider starting a new category, or at least a sub-category of The Criminal Mind. This does not quite rise to the level of What Not to Use as a Disguise #1…
“Duct Tape Bandit” Apprehended Immediately
Possibly inspired by (but far less successful than) last month's "Tree Bandit," who also employed duct tape but only to attach his foliage, a Kentucky man tried to rob a liquor store last Friday after first wrapping his entire head…