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“Sadly, the Internet is the predator’s venue of choice today.”

Walter Olson — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:13:34 +0000

No real prizes for guessing who wrote that.

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“Poster for Anti-Infringement Campaign Was Copied, Designer Admits”

Walter Olson — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:33:32 +0000

Looks like the winner of a Taiwanese competition for a poster on the theme “Protect Copyright” will have to give back the medal and prize money [Lowering the Bar]

Tags: copyright, do as we say

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Do as we say dept.

Walter Olson — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:15:36 +0000

“Delaware Alcohol Enforcement Chief Resigns After DUI Arrest” [CBS Philly]

Tags: Delaware, do as we say

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UK: Not with my daughter you don’t!

Walter Olson — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:30:39 +0000

British attorney Nick Freeman “is notorious for using legal loopholes to successfully defend celebrity clients accused of motoring offenses. But Mr. Loophole, as he is nicknamed, last week refused to use his expertise to get his daughter off a speeding charge…. ‘Sophie had to understand the consequences of breaking the law,’ [he said].” [Patrick Kingsley, Guardian]

Tags: do as we say, personal responsibility, traffic laws, United Kingdom

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Do as we say dept.: EPA and lead

Walter Olson — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:00:59 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency — currently rolling out new regulations expected to substantially boost the cost of home renovation projects and drive many smaller, less formal repair providers from the market, all in the name of lead reduction — turns out to have lead exposures at its own headquarters exceeding the relevant federal standards in one case by 92,500 percent [Daily Caller] Can it fine itself?

Tags: do as we say, Environmental Protection Agency, lead paint

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Dept. of Irony

Walter Olson — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:00:04 +0000

A judge finds that Wisconsin’s anti-bias agency, the Equal Rights Division, discriminated against a longtime employee [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

Tags: do as we say, Wisconsin

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“Disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer to lecture at ethics center”

Walter Olson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:51:04 +0000

Life imitates The Onion: the madam in the Client Nine scandal is questioning the propriety of the invitation from Prof. Lawrence Lessig’s Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard. [NY Daily News] Spitzer, for those who’ve already forgotten, curried political favor with anti-libertarian feminist and legal services groups by helping lead a crusade to lengthen sentences for “johns”, then deftly dodged the harsh penalties that his own law has inflicted on many offenders less well connected than himself. Lately, by way of rehabilitating his image, he’s taken to the columns of publications like Slate to lecture the rest of us about things like respect for the rule of law. More: Above the Law, Greenfield (& welcome Chequer-Board readers).

Tags: do as we say, Eliot Spitzer, ethics, Harvard

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Alexandria, Va. police chief touts sobriety checkpoint program

Walter Olson — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:56:03 +0000

And of course you can guess the sequel. Update: he quits.

Tags: alcohol, do as we say, police

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March 23 roundup

Walter Olson — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:13:51 +0000

Probate court in Connecticut: bad enough when they hold you improperly in conservatorship, but worse when they bill you for the favor [Hartford Courant]
Does “Patent Troll” in World of Warcraft count as a character type or a monster type? [Broken Toys]
102-year-old Italian woman wins decade-long legal dispute, but is told appeal could take 10 years more [Telegraph]
“This Cartoon Could Be Illegal, If Two Iowa Legislators Have Their Way” [Eugene Volokh]
David Giacalone, nonpareil commentator on attorneys’ fee ethics (and haiku), has decided to end his blog f/k/a. He signs off with a four-part series on lawyer billing and fairness to consumers/clients: parts one, two, three, four, plus a final “Understanding and Reducing Attorney Fees“. He’s keeping the site as archives, though, and let’s hope that as such it goes on shedding its light for as long as there are lawyers and vulnerable clients. More: Scott Greenfield.
Even they can’t manage to comply? Politically active union SEIU faces unfair labor practice charges from its own employees [WaPo]
Judge in Austin awards $3 million from couple’s estate to their divorce lawyers [Austin American-Statesman]
“Keywords With Highest Cost Per Click”, lawyers and financial services dominate [SpyFu]

Tags: attorneys' fees, chasing clients, Connecticut, divorce, do as we say, ethics, free speech, Iowa, Italy, on other blogs, patent trolls, Texas, wills and trusts

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March 1 roundup

Walter Olson — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Somehow not shocked to hear this: “ABA Pushes for 1,000-Lawyer Legal Corps” [ABA Journal]
Appeals court will consider whether Roommates.com violated fair housing law by asking subscribers about sexual orientation [Heller, OnPoint News]
World gone mad: Bank of America has given ACORN nearly $3 million since 2005 [Capital Research Center] Group hasn’t given up its old lawbreaking ways [Michelle Malkin]
Gloria Allred representing injured passenger who rode with Morgan Freeman [AP, PopSquire, Janet Charlton]
If even they can’t comply you know it’s bad: Federal Labor Relations Authority found to have committed unfair labor practice [Workplace Prof]
Poor England, perhaps it’s time to retire its reputation as a place of civil liberties [Ken @ Popehat] Related: we’ve cleared you of child abuse, but it’s too late to get your children back, beastly sorry about that [Neatorama]
When the judge writes well, even a slip and fall verdict can make for agreeable reading [Turkewitz]
“Ebay Founder Tweets About An Unusual Lawsuit” [NY Times "Bits", Pierre Omidyar]

Tags: ACORN, child abuse, do as we say, eBay, fair housing, Gloria Allred, United Kingdom

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