Behind Every New Sign Is Someone Stupid
Law Firm | Austin, TX, USA (I work in the mail room of a large corporate law firm filled with Harvard grad attorneys.) Attorney: “I’m needing to send a fax and this machine has a…
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Winners of Access Group Law Video Contest
The winners of the Access Group One Less Worry scholarship contest are out. All of the contestants were in law school, and entries were opened to the public to select the winner. Steven Luther was…
Thoughts at the Precipice of Law
My social orientation at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, begins in two days. Since I have not yet studied the law, or ever adequately “experienced†the law (been arrested, or cameoed on Law…
“Judge Made Me Rub Her Feet”
Suspended Nevada state judge Elizabeth Halverson is facing fourteen counts of judicial misconduct. The allegations against Halverson include: the mishandling of trials, falling asleep on the bench, and mistreating her employees. This week testimony was…
When black is just a dark shade of white
Who Let the Dog Out?
He escaped a death sentence. But now this little canine in India has been charged with disturbing the peace. Rajiv Ranjan, a local official, said, The court was compelled to issue a summons to the…
Pimp Claims Massage Parlour is a Church
A Tucson, Arizona pimp has been ordered to repay about $2 million as the proceeds of crime. The pimp, John A. LaVoie, 52, was found guilty of 22 counts of racketeering. LaVoie claimed he was…
“Transit Freak” Steals Bus… Then it Gets Weird
Miami-Dade Transit Commissioners are up in arms after the brazen theft of a city transit bus by 18-year-old James Harris. According to the Miami Herald, Harris befriended several transit employees, and managed to obtain a…
Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii No More
Lesbians of the world can rejoice – they will not have to change their names for now. But this young girl from New Plymouth, on the North Island of New Zealand will. Talula Does The…
Toronto is Canada’s Safest City?
Below is a rather ironic screenshot from the front page of the Toronto Star’s website just after the release of a report claiming that my beloved Toronto is the safest metropolitan area in Canada. Note…
Mediation Could be So Simple
A Trillion Dollar Case
Posted by Giovanni Diviacchi This guy had his truck repossessed by a large corporate bank. A corporate bank with over a trillion dollars in assets. Normally, the story would end there, but in this instance,…