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Tag Archives: lawsuits
Wednesday Morning Miscellany: February 13, 2013
Is Veganism a Religion? In Ohio, a vegan hospital employee fired for refusing to take a mandated flu shot is suing on religious grounds (because the vaccination contains animal by-product), claiming that her veganism qualifies as a religious belief. Will 3-D Printers Make Gun Control Moot? Is Bidding On an … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Lawsuits, Lighter Side, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged attorneys, auctions, cell phones, divorce, guns, lawsuits, prisoners, religion, veganism, Weird World of Crime
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Editorial: Why Bill Maher is Taking Donald Trump’s Lawsuit Seriously
Now Bill Maher says he wants to see Donald Trumps’s long form birth certificate. That actually is a good comeback, referring as it does to Trump’s similar demand of Barack Obama, but it still doesn’t change my mind about this case (and I know, Trump, Maher and I are probably … Continue reading
Posted in Lawsuits, Lighter Side, Media-Articles, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged Bill Bickel, Bill Mahar, Donald Trump, Editorials, lawsuits, polls, Weird World of Crime
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”Hello. My Name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to Fly”: Tuesday Morning Miscellany, February 5, 2013
Possibly the Most Unusual Murder Weapon Ever: And probably the first time CJA has added an adult advisory for a story about attempted killing Trying to cure you friend’s hiccups by pretending the gun you’re firing at him is loaded with real bullets is all great fun until… Will the … Continue reading
Donald Trump Sues Bill Maher After Proving His Mother Did Not Have Sex With an Orangutan
February 4, 2013: After Bill Maher missed Trump’s noon deadline to pay up the $5 million, Trump filed the threatened lawsuit against him. As much as I dislike Donald Trump (though presumably not as much as Bill Maher does), if this does go to trial, I’ll be siding with The … Continue reading
Gay Guy, the Empire State Building Shootings, the Bad Road Defense, Raffling Off Assault Rifles, and the Science of Sex Abuse
Man Sues Georgia for Not Allowing Him to Have a Vanity License Plate Reading ”Gay Guy”. Okay, I understand the principle of the thing, really I do… but in the real world, when you have to park your car out in public every day unprotected from the thousands of people … Continue reading
”Superior Legal Mind” Suffers Another Legal Setback
Gregory Berry’s appeal of the dismissal of his appeal of the dismissal of his lawsuit against the law firm that fired him (I think I have that right; it’s getting complicated) was turned down today by a New York state appeals panel that pointed out, to nobody’s surprise but Berry’s, … Continue reading
Updates: James Holmes’s Insanity Defense (and Another Lawsuit), the Duke University Lacrosse Players Falsely Accused of Rape, Newtown Fraudster Indicted, and James Yeager Apologizes (kind of)
The widow of one of James Holmes’s (alleged) victims is suing Holmes’s former psychiatrist (New link, to replace Yahoo’s dead one) Why James Holmes’s Insanity Defense Might Actually Succeed: analysis from The Atlantic The three former Duke University lacrosse players who were accused of rape in 2006 will ask the … Continue reading
Weird World of Crime, January 10, 2013
It seems as if I write up this exact same story at least once a year (most recently, I believe this past July): In the January 2013 version, 19-year-old South Carolinian Austin Lee Westfall Presler (allegedly) broke into a convenience store at about 2:30am last Sunday morning, causing at least … Continue reading
Posted in Lawsuits, Lighter Side, Strange Lawsuits, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged alcohol, lawsuits, stupid criminals, Weird World of Crime
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Family of Student Survivor of Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Wants to Sue Connecticut
Not many details have been released so far, but the yet-unidentified family of a 6-year-old girl who survived last month’s shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School is seeking permission to sue the State of Connecticut for $100 million, claiming that their daughter (“Jane Doe”) was traumatized by the incident … Continue reading
Posted in Current Criminal Justice Headline News, Lawsuits, News, Polls
Tagged lawsuits, polls, Sandy Hook
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What Ever Became of Sydney Spies?
Not much, actually: the Durango (Colorado) High School girl who threatened to sue her school last year because they rejected her racy yearbook photos has pleaded not guilty to obstruction charges and could face up to a year in jail when she stands trial on January 24. This stems from … Continue reading
