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Friday Follies 1.4

There go those activist judges again! “The prolonged honking of your car’s horn in front of your neighbor’s house in the wee hours of the morning isn’t a constitutionally protected First Amendment right.” (Via.)

It isn’t enough to want to ban it, a group in Milwaukee not only wants to publicly burn a library book […]

Friday Follies 1.3

What do you do if you’re called the most litigious person in history? Sue, of course.

Or if you’re among the most arrested, you tell the judge after your 152nd arrest (now 153), “I don’t need a lawyer. I’ve been in this court more than you have.” (Via.)

In the “we need a law for […]

Using technology to enhance Memorial Day

Here’s one of those wonderful places where technology can enhance tradition. In connection with Memorial Day weekend, Sean Askay, an innovative Google Earth developer, has launched Map the Fallen.

Using Google Earth 5.0, you can view a map of the United States that shows where each of the more than 5,700 American and Coalition […]

Friday Follies 1.2

Being a lawyer, I generally think truth might be a defense to one lawyer calling another one a jackass. But the “yo’ momma” retort does go over the line (as does a touch of battery.)

I think I take a bit of pride in scoring less than 50 percent in the Infamous Lawsuits Quiz. (Via.)

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Friday Follies 1.1

The “Gotta Blame Someone” Society: A Harris Poll conducted on March 31 and April 1 showed that two-thirds of the adults surveyed believe advertising agencies should bear some responsibility for the current economic crisis “because they caused people to buy things they couldn’t afford.”

I’m guessing the judge probably didn’t take too kindly to this […]