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Ohio Bank Robber Is a Helluva Nice Guy

Posted on May 04, 2010
Here's a heartwarming little story out of Columbus, Ohio. Yesterday, a gentleman (pictured) robbed a bank in that city. After showing a teller a gun in his waistband, he walked out of the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash. During his getaway, he came across a mother and daughter window shopping, and stopped to hand each of them a $100 bill...

Monday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on May 03, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I'm a senior judge in New South Wales, Australia. The defendant in this rape case says he couldn't have committed the crime because the alleged victim was wearing "skinny jeans...

U.Va. Football's Facebook Recruiting Violation Highlights Thicket of Social Media Rules

Posted on May 03, 2010
Just when University of Virginia head football coach Mike London thought he had those Internets figured out, along comes some crazy NCAA Facebook rule to further complicate things. The Daily Press reports that London was trying to send a message to Curtis Grant, a senior linebacker he was recruiting out of Richmond, Virginia...

Porn Stars Stake Out Moral High Ground Against Piracy

Posted on May 03, 2010
The people in the porn industry say they "work hard to entertain you and arouse you." Is it too much to ask for you to buy their products rather than watch pirated versions? Via the Copyrights and Campaigns blog I learned of a new "public service announcement" from Ron Jeremy and other porn stars that seeks to deliver this message...

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Bonds 73rd Home Run Ball Dispute Makes it to Law School (and Theaters)

Posted on May 03, 2010
Dave Fagundes of the PrawfsBlawg had an interesting post on Friday about a documentary called "Up for Grabs," which looks at the legal battle between two men over ownership of Barry Bonds' record-breaking 73rd home run baseball in 2001. A fan named Patrick Hayashi was triumphantly escorted out of the stands holding the ball...

How Do Law Professors Grade Exams?

Posted on April 30, 2010
It's that time of year where all of my friends in academia -- legal or otherwise -- see that light at the end of the tunnel. Classes are over and the only thing keeping them from three months of sitting on their asses and watching Oprah dedicating all of their days and nights to groundbreaking research in their respective fields of expertise is a stack of final exams that students expect to be evaluated, so they can either brag to all their friends or start considering alternative careers...

New Jersey Drunk Drivers Can Sue Bars for Serving Them Too Much

Posted on April 30, 2010
We've all seen what can happen when you mix New Jersey and alcohol. So Garden State residents (and visitors) should always be on heightened alert against too much imbibing. This is especially so if they plan on getting behind the wheel. But an appellate court has now ruled (...

Just 'Like' That, Legal Tweeters Can Grab Cash

Posted on April 30, 2010
When Bruce brought our Legal Blog Watch readers the news that law school graduate Rex Gradeless was getting paid to tweet ads for sponsors, Kevin O'Keefe was quick to comment, and didn't mince words: So you use software to get strippers, spamers, and God knows who else who doesn't know who the hell you are to follow you as a lawyer on Twitter so you can whore yourself for $174 a Tweet...

Sunshine Band Member Charged With 'Getting Down Tonight' With Underage Boys

Posted on April 30, 2010
Some people just shouldn't be allowed to put on their Boogie Shoes. Rick Finch, former bassist of 70s mainstay KC & the Sunshine Band, is going to court today -- in Licking County, Ohio (you can't make this stuff up) -- to face charges of sexual contact with a handful of teenage boys...

'MacLitigator' Uses iPad Successfully in Jury Trial

Posted on April 29, 2010
Who better to be the first reported lawyer to use an iPad to help win a jury trial than someone who calls himself MacLitigator? Via this post on iPhone J.D. I learned about the recent trial experience of Peter Summeril (pictured, sans iPad), a plaintiff's attorney in Utah who also writes the MacLitigator blog...

Thursday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on April 29, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: The ladies love me because I wrap a certain body part of mine with leaves from the "gatal-gatal" (itchy) tree, which causes it to swell up "like it has been stung by a bee...

60 Quick Bits of Wisdom From Brian Tannebaum

Posted on April 29, 2010
Miami criminal defense attorney Brian Tannebaum (who was one of the Three Angry Lawyers who joined me back in February in this video) has a great post today on his My Law License blog reflecting on 15 years in the practice of law. What has he learned over those 15 years? Brian offers up 60 pieces of hard-earned wisdom and advice in his post...

College Student Learns Consequences of Ignoring a Federal Judge, the Hard Way

Posted on April 29, 2010
You are a 19-year-old college freshman. You are instructed to appear in court to be on a panel of 60 potential jurors in a health care fraud case but, I mean, damn -- you don't have time for that nonsense! So when the date rolls around for jury selection you fail to post...

Texas Rep to Introduce Arizona-Style Immigration Legislation

Posted on April 28, 2010
Much has already been written about the controversial Arizona immigration law (PDF) that was signed by Governor Jan Brewer last Friday. The WSJ Law Blog reports this morning that constitutional challenges are already being prepared. Now, word that a Texas lawmaker is planning to push a similar bill in that state's next legislative session...

Another Reason to Be Nice to Your Secretary

Posted on April 28, 2010
Monday, the New Jersey Supreme Court heard argument in an attorney discipline case. At issue is whether David Gross should be disbarred for keeping a $50,000 "bonus" given by one of his clients that was super-pleased with his work. The state Disciplinary Review Board found that keeping the money, rather than turning it over to his then firm, Budd Larner, constituted "willful misappropriation" and recommended disbarment...

Slip and Fall Complaint Mad Libs

Posted on April 28, 2010
Though this post at the The Namby Pamby blog (via Overlawyered) is clearly tongue-in-cheek, those of us who've been around the block a few times have certainly seen our share of complaints that appear to have been drafted using this form. My favorite step: Step Six: It?s time to talk about a breach of dooty...

Feds to Argue Rwandan Witnesses Inherently Liars

Posted on April 28, 2010
Last year, 83-year-old Lazare Kobagaya was charged with immigration violations for allegedly failing to disclose in his immigration papers that he was a participant in the atrocities committed in Rwanda in 1994. I think we can all understand why he chose to roll the dice on that one...

Tuesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on April 27, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I really want an iPad but I don't have that kind of money. Roughly how many years until I can pick myself up a counterfeit iPad from China? Answer: Years? Ha!!! You can get one right now...

Bank Robber Invests in Success (Temporary Success, at Least)

Posted on April 27, 2010
In my Updated Legal Blog Watch Checklist for Bank Robbers, I emphasized that would-be robbers needed to "Invest in Success" when it came to their disguises. After all, I argued, "you are investing a lot of time and effort in this bank robbery. Spend the $5 at Target to get yourself a ski mask or something, and do this right...

Craigslist Crimewave: Rapes, Fake 'Orgy Requested' Ads and Robberies in News

Posted on April 27, 2010
Everywhere I look this morning I see reports of some crime being perpetrated or people being arrested for misconduct related to Craigslist. One very disturbing possible trend: fake posts inviting people to have sex with unsuspecting women. A recent example of this came earlier this month when police arrested a Connecticut man who, as part of a feud with a "soccer-mom" neighbor, targeted her with an explicit online posting (supposedly from her) that invited the Craigslist world to join her for an orgy...

The Greatest Tasering Video of All Time? You Decide

Posted on April 27, 2010
I do not claim to be an expert or connoisseur of Taser videos, but the Crime and Federalism blog has declared the video below to be perhaps the "Greatest Tasering Video of All Time." And based on my careful review this morning, I can't quarrel whatsoever with that assessment...

Soccer Schedules Copyrightable Says British Court

Posted on April 26, 2010
The British High Court ruled Friday that "fixtures" (a fancy British word for schedules) showing when and where soccer matches are being played can properly be subject to copyright. Meaning, of course, that if news outlets want to publish them, they'll have to pay up...

'Please Rob Me' -- Credit Card Edition

Posted on April 26, 2010
My colleague Bruce has alerted readers to the perils of tweeting your whereabouts, as made plain by Please Rob Me (which now has its own "Mission Accomplished" banner prominently displayed on its site). "Oversharing" is ubiquitous in the social networking/social media age...

Pot Dealer Gets Probation and a Firm Shove West

Posted on April 26, 2010
"And you can use all those little plastic bags to pack your things!" The way I envision it, that might have been the final line out of Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza's mouth, as she approved a plea deal whereby Brian Renaud would be sentenced to probation for his second marijuana-related felony in six years...

Friday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on April 23, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I'm a lawyer in Chicago. Are there any conferences coming up that will educate me on the proper etiquette concerning how much to flaunt my "tramp stamp" tattoo? Answer: You should check out the Chicago Bar Association's ?What Not to Wear? session...

From the Bad Ideas File: 'The Firm: Corporate Law in India'

Posted on April 23, 2010
For years, corporate lawyers have had to explain to their grandmothers and cousins that they "don't do the kind of law on L.A. Law." Shows like L.A. Law, The Practice, and so on, have always had the good sense to focus on litigators, and even then only on the 1% of litigation matters that would actually be of even remote interest to a normal person...

Apple Gives Man 'Lifetime Ban' on Purchasing iPads

Posted on April 23, 2010
I'm starting to realize that I have a weakness for stories where a corporation rolls out its ultimate "death penalty" punishment on a customer: "You can never come here [buy here] [eat here] again!!" First there was the "You have complained about our coffee once too often, you will never eat at Tim Horton's again" story in February...

Finally, Something Compelling Enough for Chinese Citizens to Scale 'Great Firewall'

Posted on April 23, 2010
China is well-known for its "Great Firewall of China" that since 2003 has prevented its citizens from accessing what it deems to be undesirable sites on the Internet. The Chinese people have tolerated this Great Firewall for seven years now, but a new temptation on the Internet seems to have been the "last straw" driving tens of thousands of people to find a way to get around this blockade...

Georgia Lawmakers Want to Protect You From 'They'

Posted on April 22, 2010
As a former resident of Georgia, I'm comforted to know that any taxes I paid into that state's government have long since been wasted. But current residents are footing the bill for legislators to engage in serious hearings on a bill to amend the state's battery statute to explicitly criminalize the nonconsensual implantation of a microchip in a person's body...

Federal Courthouses to Be Made Pegleg Accessible

Posted on April 22, 2010
Julian Ku at Opinio Juris picked up on a Washington Post story quoting the ubiquitous unnamed "federal law enforcement official" as saying that more alleged pirates will be brought to the U.S. to stand trial, in light of Kenya's refusal to accept any more piracy suspects...

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