Archives for the 'lawyers' Category
It’s All Over …
Published on 22 Jul 2009 at 8:40 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under academia, cops, law & order, lawyers, racism.
… except for the recriminations.
Harvard Prof Henry Louis Gates Jr’s lawyer, Walter Prince, and the Cambridge cops negotiate a “just resolution,” in which the cops and the DA drop the disorderly conduct charge, and both sides agree it was a “regrettable” incident.
Later in the day, Gates and his other lawyer, Harvard Law Prof Charles Ogletree, apparently working from [...]
Because We Have Nothing Better To Keep Obsessing About
Published on 24 Apr 2009 at 8:27 am.
3 Comments.
Filed under America, al qaeda, lawyers.
And because all the other photos, along with the prosecutions, international condemnation and and political recriminations weren’t enough, the DoD will release 44 more photos depicting possible abuse of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan in response to a 2004 ACLU lawsuit. FOX.
That’s fine. It’s a free country, with a government that is compelled to respond to citizens’ petitions.
What [...]
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(F-Bomb) Free Or Die!
Published on 24 Feb 2009 at 11:06 pm.
6 Comments.
Filed under free speech, lawyers.
It’s still America. If some (F-bombing) (expletive) of a personal injury lawyer starts minding your business while you’re removing Democratic political signs that someone posted in your yard on Election Day in New Hampshire, you’re still free to call him an (F-bombing) (expletive). Portsmouth Herald:
Godawful Pong
Published on 20 Dec 2008 at 8:27 am.
1 Comment.
Filed under food, lawyers.
“Similar to that of vomit or rotten meat” prompts landlord nuns to file Seinfeldian lawsuit. It’s the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart Inc. vs. the Lims re food stink. NY Daily News:
From Baghdad To Beantown
Published on 17 Dec 2008 at 8:50 pm.
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Filed under Boston, Saddam, lawyers.
Look who’s in town. Ramsey Clark, former U.S. attorney general and champion of persecuted public servants everywhere, is fronting for Boston City Councilor/Hungarian porn enthusiast Chuck Turner. Boston Herald:
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Do As We Gay
Published on 20 Nov 2008 at 9:00 am.
5 Comments.
Filed under lawyers, moronocy.
OK, I’m confused now. Malkin: Gay man’s lawsuit forces Christian matchup website to offer same-sex dating services.
Math Problem
Published on 20 Aug 2008 at 10:06 am.
No Comments.
Filed under Boston, lawyers, media.
You might need to use all your fingers to add this one up. Here we go. How is it possible that the Boston Globe, when it wrote this glowing Aug. 13 profile of Crockefeller lawyer Stephen Hrones, “Lone Defender“ …
A week after he began defending one of the most vilified criminal suspects in the country, Stephen B. [...]
“ROE” Reviews
Published on 19 Feb 2008 at 11:36 pm.
7 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, lawyers, media, military.
Jimbo likes it. PBS convinced the Blackfive stalwart the 3/1 Marines were innocent at Haditha. That may be preaching to the choir, but Jimbo’s astonished considering who was in the pulpit. My thoughts on that here. Jawa, similarly astounded, weighs in with a conviction: Murtha, jackass. Awaiting further reports, particularly interested in what the anti-war faction [...]
Keep Them There Now!
Published on 31 Dec 2007 at 9:19 am.
10 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, crime, lawyers, military.
Anti-war lawyer accused of keying Iraq-bound vet’s car, legally manuevering to get out of a felony vandalism charge … by delaying til the vet’s deployed! Sounds like an anti-war lawyer who better hope they don’t rush the troops home. Blackfive.
Stunned
Published on 29 Dec 2007 at 7:16 am.
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Filed under culture, lawyers.
Trekkie claims Christies sold him bogus Trekabilia.
Nifong Gonged for 9K
Published on 26 Aug 2007 at 3:41 pm.
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Filed under lawyers.
Duke rape case prosecutor Mike Nifong has to cough up $8897.71 to pay for his own disbarment. The Smoking Gun has the bill. It also has the previous letter from Nifong informing the North Carolina State Bar Association that, well, his dog ate his law license.
Non-Crime Gets Bogus Sentence
Published on 6 Jun 2007 at 1:13 am.
24 Comments.
Filed under law & order, lawyers, pols.
Libby gets 2 1/2 years and $250,000 fine. Kristol is worked up that Bush said its “terrible” but is holding off on the pardon. Doesn’t sound like he’s closed the door, nor has Libby heard the doors slam.
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Bad Airplane
Published on 2 Jun 2007 at 12:31 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under GWOT, lawyers.
Now, what was that I was saying about hanging lawyers? Let’s start with these ones.*
* Yeah yeah yeah, for the record, I love lawyers, too. Some of my best friends are lawyers, and I don’t believe all of them should be hanged. However, when we start hanging them, we should start with these ones. That’s if me [...]
Have You Been Injured?
Published on 1 Jun 2007 at 12:51 am.
26 Comments.
Filed under human organs, lawyers.
Bainbridge addresses the question we all want to know the answer to: Can the ambulance chaser be held liable for knowingly exposing hundreds of people to a deadly disease?
Let the punishment fit the crime. Hang him by his lungs.
UPDATE: Diane Sawyer ventures into quarantine. The ambulance chanser’s CDC TB-expert microbiologist apparently didn’t consider an active [...]
