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Friday Follies 2.0

Announcements from the Consumer Product Safety Commission about product recalls aren’t new. But one for books? Oxmoor House is recalling 951,000 copies of nine home improvement books because of errors “that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock or fire hazard.” The books were sold at home […]

Friday Follies 1.25

The North Face makes good on threat to sue The South Butt.

“A man claims a judge chased him down a road, had him handcuffed and threatened to have him shot after he broke up with the judge’s daughter.” (Via.)

Here’s why people don’t feel bad for downloading music illegally.

Take your pick for year-end […]

Friday Follies 1.24

Among the issues on the North Dakota Supreme Court’s docket is whether breast implants are considered “marital assets” in a divorce. For what it’s worth, the trial judge said the claim was “absolutely nonsense.” (Via.)

And I wonder if male reporters are fighting over covering this trademark infringement trial. It tain’t often those types of […]

Friday Follies 1.23

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia: Constitution does not ban “stupid laws.”

Here’s another of those legal ethics matters that would seem to be a no-brainer. A “couch of restitution” is not an acceptable method of collecting fees for legal services.

ATL gives lawyers and legal wannabees a chance to evaluate a job offer to Sarah […]

Friday Follies 1.22

A day late but here’s the top 10 reasons to be thankful there were no lawyers on The Mayflower.

Fondling breasts is outrageous conduct in prostitution investigations.

Earlier this month, Taiwan’s highest court ruled that a law penalizing prostitutes and not their clients is unconstitutional because it violates equal rights guaranteed under the Taiwainese Constitution. […]