A gay man in Michigan is suing publishers of Bibles because they published versions of the Bible that say homosexuality is a sin. Um. He alleges that the publication of Bibles characterizing homosexuality as sinful give him causes of action… Continue Reading
John Sidney McCain III, the presumptive Republican nominee for President in 2008, was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936, the son of two U.S. citizens. There is a way of interpreting case and statutory law to indicate that… Continue Reading
Oh, I’m all over this one. A Sevier County, Tennessee man is suing his church because he says the Holy Spirit knocked him over during a service, which resulted in him falling over and cracking his head open. He’s had… Continue Reading
You get a lot of “special” people who show up at the courthouse. Take this guy. He needed a place to park. The guy who could have parked in the spot next to him did not have that need. Never… Continue Reading
Normally, a discovery order in a lawsuit, even one between two big companies, would not be particularly newsworthy. But when a federal judge orders Google to turn over to Viacom every record of every video ever played on YouTube, including… Continue Reading
Driving ten miles an hour below the speed limit? That’s a perfectly good reason for a police officer to pull you over, at least in the Volunteer State. And then search your car for drugs. Which is what I suspect… Continue Reading
Northwestern University School of Law has three very good ideas here. The first is reducing law school to a two-year, rather than a three-year degree. Three years is too long and too expensive for what law school teaches (although I… Continue Reading
Suing OPEC for antitrust practices doesn’t strike me as such a good idea. Not that I have any great love of OPEC — it is a cartel, it deliberately engages in market manipualtion to raise the price of oil, it… Continue Reading
This time, it’s the Blackwater Worldwide corporation, asking for Shari’a law to be applied to a fatal airplaine crash that took place in Afghanistan. It’s actually a pretty routine sort of lex locus delecti argument, but some find it ironic… Continue Reading
A case I’ve been handling has given me a ton of stress recently. It’s not just that the court has made bad rulings, although that’s not helping. It’s not just that my client is disorganized, but that’s really not helping.… Continue Reading