From London, an unsettling tale of zealous policing (Nicky Samengo-Turner, “The policeman found my penknife. ‘You’re going down, mate,’ he said”, Daily Telegraph, Nov. 28; “New Labour’s police state”, The Spectator, Nov. 27).
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
by Walter Olson on November 30, 2004
From London, an unsettling tale of zealous policing (Nicky Samengo-Turner, “The policeman found my penknife. ‘You’re going down, mate,’ he said”, Daily Telegraph, Nov. 28; “New Labour’s police state”, The Spectator, Nov. 27).
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Lame lawsuit compendium – and scary anti-terror legislation.
Turns out there’s no need for me to keep a compendium of ridiculous lawsuits. It’s already done excellentely at Overlawyered….
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