“Your honor, if it may please the court…”
from October 29, 2008 It was a dark and stormy night. But I slept through it so it isn’t really relevant to the story. I don’t know why Snoopy starts every story that way. It was, however, a dark and...
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September 26, 2010 A Quinn Martin Production Act One: A Matter of Law I am in no way an expert on business matters or the workings of foundations and donations, but something struck me wrong this week....
View ArticleBird Brains in the News
January 14, 2011 I’d like to know if they put the parrot on the witness stand. Poor bird, they can’t even offer Polly a cracker for fear that the defense would consider the testimony coerced. But you...
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July 20, 2011 NOTE: Make no mistake. I am not sympathetic AT ALL to the criminals I am about to talk about or the crimes they commit. Lock them all up and throw away the key, preferably into a deep...
View ArticleCops and Strippers.
August 8, 2011 I originally slated this for a slot with The Imponderables but read the article and I think you’ll see why I changed my mind. Before we go any further, I need to get something out of the...
View ArticleImponderable #26: Nice, France
November 18, 2011 Also known as the Peggy Bundy Act. Is it a wise legal precedent to require sex in a relationship? “But your honor, it wasn’t rape, I had to have sex with her. It’s the law!” And by...
View ArticleI Was The Life Of The Party Of The First Part
October 24, 2014 I’ve rarely demonstrated any respect for the legal profession. And really, what have they done to earn my respect? Let’s take today as an example. I had to give a deposition in a...
View ArticleThe Illogical People’s Court
September 11, 2015 Mercy me, but I watch The People’s Court on TV every day. I record it on my TiVo and watch it late at night. Recently, there was a case that befuddled my sleepless brain. It had...
View ArticleI Am The Scofflaw Man
October 26, 2017 I got a letter from the DMV the other day. Apparently I owed some money for an unpaid parking ticket. OK, it happens. I don’t usually get parking tickets and I pay them when I do but I...
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