The Supreme Court today handed down the biggest legal win ever for a Playmate, reversing the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Marshall v. Marshall, which had cost Vickie Lynn Marshall, a.k.a. Anna Nicole Smith, several hundred million dollars. The previous biggest…
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia fired off a letter to the Boston Herald this week, complaining about a report in that paper that Scalia had made an "obscene gesture" toward reporters on Sunday. A Herald reporter caught Scalia after he…
Everything for Love, Inc. v. Tender Loving Things, Inc. The case involved patent and trademark issues related to a scalp-massage device called "The Tingler." Sadly, we will be hearing no more of this case. 74 U.S.L.W. 3351 (Feb. 21, 2006).
Using transcripts of Supreme Court oral arguments, in which the term "[laughter]" is inserted when laughter is noted during an argument, a law professor at Boston University has analyzed the relative funniness of the justices and concluded that Scalia is…
New Chief Justice John Roberts has apparently decided not to follow the legacy of his predecessor William Rehnquist—at least in robe style. Rehnquist wore a robe with four gold stripes on each arm to indicate his status as the chief….
CNN reports today that the U.S. Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of Anna Nicole Smith, stripper-turned-Playmate-turned-reality-TV-star who is seeking $474 million from the estate of her husband, who was 89 when she married him, and who is now unsurprisingly…
As some of you may have heard by now, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, effective upon the confirmation of her replacement, and boy do we all have a fun few months coming…