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You may recall I posted last month about how a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee amendment to legislation creating a federal “reporters privilege” appeared to require that a person work for the mainstream media, thereby excluding most bloggers. Now it appears the committee will do a near complete reversal. Sens. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.) and Arlen Specter […] I’m thinking a $16.5 million verdict isn’t unexpected when jurors ask for a 10-digit adding machine. Woman arrested for offering sex for World Series tickets gets 800 new Facebook “friends.” I wonder why. (Via.) Dumb legal marketing idea # 36,926: Lawyer-referral site tries to generate more business for immigration lawyers by offering a make-believe phony […] Do real private detectives read detective novels? Do police officers read crime fiction? I wonder because, as a practicing attorney, I don’t usually read novels dealing with lawyers. Even when written by attorneys, story-telling seems to require shortcuts. Perhaps unnoticed by the average reader, those shortcuts can leave me incredulous, even infuriated. Although David Schmahmann’s […] Ranging a bit far afield from the usual topics of this blog but dealing with a subject of professional interest, a couple recent items reinforced this country’s problem with immigration. It isn’t illegal immigrants — it’s the fact our immigration system is broken. Our immigration law labyrinth is not only a factor in illegal […] North Korea has amended its constitution. In inimitable North Korean style, the “contents of the revision have not been made public” by its government. “Miss California USA officials want Carrie Prejean to repay $5,200 they say she borrowed to have her breasts augmented last year.” But that may not top this: Defective Underwear Causes Penis […] |
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