Specifically, a blacktip reef shark, which is one of two sharks that Christopher Gillette says will be living in the 1,000-gallon aquarium that was installed December 31 in his office in Bozeman, Montana. The aquarium, which is eight feet long,…
Not too many tax cases make the cut here, but this one seems important. On November 29, 2007, Mary Bach struck a blow for all Pennsylvania consumers when a judge agreed with her that, in that state, toilet paper is…
Stephen Colbert’s run for president ended earlier this month after Democrats in South Carolina refused to put him on the primary ballot. Now, a second disappointment: he will not be allowed to participate in a runoff for a seat on…
It was "a big mistake," said lawyer Michael Colich on Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court. He was talking about his client’s decision to pull the head off a duck that lived in an ornamental pond at the Embassy Suites…
Among the facts we learned from the GOP candidates’ debate in Michigan last week is that attorneys would have more power than ever if Mitt Romney is elected president. (And no, we don’t have enough already. What kind of a…
In its latest act in defense of the language, today the Plain English Campaign went on the offensive against government signs and other warnings that do no more than state the obvious. Saying that the statements are unnecessary and "assume…
Kendra Bull, a 20-year-old employee of a McDonald’s in Union City, Georgia, was arrested Friday and now faces criminal charges for allegedly putting too much salt on a police officer’s hamburger. After using the drive-through, Officer Wendell Adams returned to…
Still reeling from the recent tusk-installation scandal, American dentistry was rocked again this weekend by revelations that a dentist in Waterville, Maine, had been suspended from practice for six months because of wild office parties and "terrifying" safety violations. A…
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline issued an interim order today (July 25) suspending Judge Elizabeth Halverson pending a final determination in the disciplinary proceeding against her. The order means that after reviewing evidence and holding a hearing, the Commission…
Apparently no legislation was eaten this time.