Spanish government fines filmmaker for movie poster showing “reckless driving” [Lowering the Bar] Siri, distracted driving, and police discretion [Balko]
Parents taking care of their kids under Michigan program must pay $30/mo. to SEIU for representation [Joel Gehrke, Examiner]
Stretching the Fifth: Joe Francis bad deposition behavior [Legal Ethics Forum]
WaPo covers deep split on Consumer Product Safety Commission, left wants fifth seat filled ASAP;
“Threat to Student Due Process Rights Dropped from Draft of Violence Against Women Act” [FIRE, background; Cathy Young/Reason]
After $300K donation from Philadelphia trial lawyers, you may call him “Judge Wecht” [AP/WPVI]
Court reverses $43M Madison County verdict against Ford [AP/Alton Telegraph, some background]

2 Comments

Wecht was already a trial judge (a widely-respected one), now he’s an appellate judge. His opponent had no judicial experience and thus was arguably not even qualified for the position.
- November 21, 2011 11:10 AM
- By Max Kennerly
Add some apple polishing to the $300,000.
- November 21, 2011 2:10 PM
- By antiredistributionist