“No, You’re Still Deceased,” Judge Tells Dead Man
And under Ohio law, he was going to have to stay that way.
Unnatural Law
Why the Devil Quit Bothering Pigs, According to Justice Scalia
From an interview with Justice Scalia, published Sunday in New York magazine: Q: You believe in heaven and hell?A: Oh, of course I do. Don't you believe in heaven and hell? No. Oh, my. Does that mean I'm not going?[Laughing.] Unfortunately…
How to Avoid Jury Duty, #11: Witchcraft, or Something
I just noticed this happened in 2003 but I’m going to add it to the list anyway. According to the Yorkshire Post, a woman was excused from jury service in a terrorism case as a result of strange behavior that…
“The Super Bowl of Fortuneteller Fraud Cases”
AKA “Operation Crystal Ball.”
Michael Jackson’s Ghost Testifies His Death Was an Accident
It testified over objection, of course, but the objection was apparently overruled. As you may recall, Jackson died in 2009 from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol, given to him by Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter…
More Fun With Jeremy Bentham
Present but not voting Of course, no reference to Jeremy Bentham would be complete without mentioning that his badly preserved corpse is still on display at University College, London. Bentham did not attend UCL but became affiliated with it in…
NOTE: Do Not Kill Yeti Except in Self-Defense
Apparently in response to a request from someone in Washington, in 1959 the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu (yes, Bob Seger spelled it incorrectly) sent back this brief summary of the Nepalese government's "REGULATIONS GOVERNING MOUNTAIN CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS IN NEPAL—RELATING TO YETI." Most…
Indiana Jones and the Bogus Lawsuit
This story’s at least as good as the one they made into a movie. And it doesn’t have Shia LeBoeuf in it.
Texas Settles With Previously Dead Voters
According to the Austin American-Statesman (via Courthouse News), the lawsuit filed by Texas voters who had been told they were "potentially deceased" has been settled. See "'We're Not Dead, Say Texas Voters Informed They Were Dead," Lowering the Bar (Sept….
The Casebook You’ve Always Wanted—Only Cases Involving Zombies
Here's a Kickstarter project that needs your help, at least if you would like to have a compendium of all federal cases that involve zombies (or at least contain the word "zombie" and derivatives thereof). From the Kickstarter page: ZOMBIE…