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2010 U.S. News rankings leaked?

Apr 13th, 2010 by J DeVoy posted in The Legal Satyricon

By J. DeVoy
Via Above The Law, it appears that someone released the 2010 US News Law School rankings before their street date.  To be very clear, this may be a hoax, and we make no representations as to the accuracy of the rankings being proffered by anonymous internet posters.  This always happens, though, so it [...]

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“Only verifiable statements of fact can be libelous.”

Apr 13th, 2010 by marcorandazza posted in The Legal Satyricon

“Only verifiable statements of fact can be libelous.” So sayeth New York Supreme Court Justice Alice Schlesinger in rejecting a defamation claim brought by Sandals resort against an anonymous critic. (source)
Too bad that so many other judges are too stupid to understand this basic legal principle.
Filed under: defamation, SLAPP [...]

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Towing company sues student for starting Facebook page

Apr 13th, 2010 by marcorandazza posted in The Legal Satyricon

A Kalamazoo, Michigan towing company is suing a Western Michigan University student for starting a Facebook Page against the company. The complaint is here. The quality of the work is exactly what you would expect from a lawyer who would file a claim like this.
Go figure. The towing company, T&J [...]

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Reason 1313 that Flori-duh needs an anti-SLAPP law – the tale of emiller1313

Apr 13th, 2010 by marcorandazza posted in The Legal Satyricon

Michael Steadman bought a time clock from eBay seller emiller1313 for $44. He says that the ad for the clock said that it was in good working condition, but that when it arrived, it was not as the seller represented it.
“it was not what it was supposed to be. It sounded [...]

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Will the healthcare bill cover sewing someone’s jaw shut?

Apr 12th, 2010 by marcorandazza posted in The Legal Satyricon

Quote of the day:
‘If you’re trying to be bitchy, you’re doing a good job.”
Said by Barney Frank’s boyfriend to a pair of bitchy opthalmologists on a flight from LA to Boston when Frank wouldn’t talk to their drunk stupid asses. (source)
I don’t even understand what the healthcare bill did. Sorry [...]

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Slap happy at Ball State University

Apr 12th, 2010 by J DeVoy posted in The Legal Satyricon

By J. DeVoy
An unknown assailant is tormenting the women at Ball State University by slapping two of them on the bottom.  As suddenly as the attack began, the assailant would pedal away into the darkness, “no doubt while twirling his mustache and cackling maniacally.”
The fallout has been predictable, closely following the arc of PCU’s plot.
Of [...]

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Drunk Driving: A Victimless Crime

Apr 12th, 2010 by arizonaplatt posted in The Legal Satyricon

by Charles Platt
I wonder if anyone else agrees that drunk driving is a victimless crime. A conviction merely affirms that a person was more likely than average to hit someone or something. Well, all kinds of people are more likely to do that, such as the elderly, or people who simply don’t have an aptitude [...]

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Arrest the Pope

Apr 11th, 2010 by marcorandazza posted in The Legal Satyricon

This sounds like a great idea: Arresting the Pope. Too bad it won’t happen. But, if it did, imagine the poetic justice of him getting raped in the joint… and then the guards could cover it up so that the prison doesn’t get a bad reputation.
H/T: Mike McCoy
Filed under: church [...]

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What Apple Should Have Launched Instead of the iPad (Or why Apple should beg for help from Kyocera)

Apr 11th, 2010 by marcorandazza posted in The Legal Satyricon

Okay, fine, the iPad is neat. I’m not even going to bash it here. But, if Apple really wanted a killer device, it would have launched my idea — the iPhone power keyboard.
Lets face it, the two worst things about the iPhone are a) its “virtual keyboard” and b) its shitty [...]

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Cuckoldry in nature

Apr 9th, 2010 by J DeVoy posted in The Legal Satyricon

By J. DeVoy

Filed under: misc

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Online “dating” catches on among newlyweds

Apr 8th, 2010 by J DeVoy posted in The Legal Satyricon

By J. DeVoy
Via Roissy (I don’t care what he’s calling himself these days), Ashley Madison – the online dating service specializing in matching married men and married women – has had a membership explosion in the Toronto area.
Sexually frustrated and a little lonely, the 25-year-old started Googling “sex club” and “swingers club” before stumbling upon [...]

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Explaining the college admissions gender gap

Apr 8th, 2010 by J DeVoy posted in The Legal Satyricon

By J. DeVoy
Noted at Overlawyered, the University of Florida’s freshman class has 3 females for every 2 males.  Most men would like those odds, but then again most men are listless betas shut out of the “dating scene” (i.e. casual sex market), and cannot fathom using this gender ratio to access the top-shelf stuff.  When [...]

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Applause for Spirit Airlines for charging for carry on bags

Apr 7th, 2010 by marcorandazza posted in The Legal Satyricon

Spirit Airlines is taking a lot of heat for its latest move — charging for carry on bags. I will not add to that heat. In fact, I applaud them.
It is moronic to charge for checked bags while allowing passengers to bring on free carry on bags. Think about what [...]

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Wisconsin DA threatens charges over sex education

Apr 7th, 2010 by J DeVoy posted in The Legal Satyricon

By J. DeVoy
The District Attorney for Juneau County, Wisconsin, has threatened to bring charges against teachers who inform students of reproductive options other than abstinence.  Scott Southworth – whom you can contact here – wrote a letter to Juneau County’s teachers, warning them of the consequences for following a law requiring them to discuss condoms [...]

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Apr 6th, 2010 by marcorandazza posted in The Legal Satyricon

Filed under: misc

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