The airline’s legal department is almost certainly insisting on a sober demeanor, and as a result JetBlue has to stay on the sidelines as the Steven Slater episode becomes the internet story of the week. [Parekh/Bush, AdAge via Balasubramani]
Posts Tagged ‘humor’
“So Sue Me” license plate
Hikaru Katayamma snapped a pic.
“12 Most Bizarre Comedian Lawsuits”
Comedy.com rounds some up.
Lawyers in Greece go on strike
Draft a slip-fall complaint in 9 easy steps
More fun from The Namby Pamby (language). More: Legal Blog Watch (“slip and fall complaint Mad Libs”).
“A year of Lowering the Bar”
Kevin Underhill, whose Lowering the Bar is a perennial on our blogroll, has published an annual tidbits roundup (PDF) in the yearly almanac of The Green Bag, itself a publication that should be checked out by anyone interested in humor and skillful writing about law and the legal profession.
April 2 roundup
- What? You mean it wasn’t real?
- Nothing special at Lowering the Bar for April Fool’s Day since the site’s regular fare was unbelievable enough;
- “Steve Cohen’s Wife Was So Excited To Sue Him, She ‘Could Hardly Contain Herself'” [Business Insider]
- John Stossel, quoting Cato’s Jerry Taylor, on energy independence and wishful science;
- Senior Church of England bishop warns of “victim culture” and “blame society” [Telegraph via Alkon]
- Landlord didn’t care for tenant’s display: “Peeps Eviction Trial Postponed” [Lowering the Bar, Legal Blog Watch]
- Great mileage, clean reputation, too bad the EPA’s holding up their importation [Coyote]
- YouTube, copyright infringement, and the Viacom lawsuit [Manjoo, Slate]
March 31 roundup
- Funniest string cite ever? Judge Alex Kozinski has a field day [Lowering the Bar]
- Lawyer: panic attack explains why I settled my bias complaint for a mere $350K [ABA Journal]
- Curious EU heritage sign: “plants, wild animals and leprechauns (little people) are protected in this area” [SkyNews]
- “She asked me if she should go back to earning $25,000.” Caught in the poverty trap [Megan Cottrell, Urbanophile]
- Jury rejects claim that formaldehyde emissions from FEMA Katrina trailer caused man’s throat tumor [Courthouse News]
- Update: McDonald’s settles nude-photos-left-on-cellphone case [OnPoint News, earlier]
- Canadian psychiatrist accused of human rights violations in South Africa suppressed public discussion of his past for years by threatening to sue news organizations [Guardian]
- Judge throws out Texas law limiting quick solicitation of accident victims [Houston Chronicle]
Scotus140: Supreme Court Twitter competition
As part of a charity effort for the Connecticut bar foundation, Daniel Schwartz has invited Twitter users to summarize a single Supreme Court case of their choice in a single Tweet, that is, in 140 characters or less. Some of the more amusing results:
@gideonstrumpet Gideon v. Wainwright: helping poor people get convicted WITH the assistance of counsel since 1963.
@GoldnI Brown v. Board of Ed: “Hey Eisenhower, just kidding about the conservative thing. Love, Earl Warren.”
@conlawgeek Gonzales v. Raich: “Dude, but I have a valid prescription for… uh… medical… uh… what were we talking about?”
@Popehat Lawrence v. Texas: “….not that there’s anything wrong with that.”
@ThirdTierAmie Buck v. Bell: You’re dumb, your mama’s dumb, even your mama’s mama is dumb! Three generations of imbeciles are enough!
@AdamBonin Pleasant Grove City v Summum: Put up your wacky religious monument in your own damn park, freaks.
@david_m_wagner Wickard v. Filburn: Wheat. Wheat. The Constitution’s dead, they’re talkin’ about wheat.
@coolasmcqueen U.S. v. Nixon: We have the privilege of informing you that you ARE a crook
My own contribution:
@walterolson Bates v. State Bar of Ariz.: OK guys, go ahead and advertise for clients. Might boost our traffic down the road.
[cross-posted from Point of Law]
“Single Payer Legal”
A parody, right? Must be a parody. (& welcome Legal Blog Watch readers).