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Clothed with authority

August 7, 2010

What will Justice Kagan wear? The famous David Lat points to a Slate article asking whether the newly-confirmed Justice Kagan will wear the frilly “jabot” neckpiece favored by other female justices O’Connor and Ginsburg, or if she’ll go the route Justice Sotomayor has taken and just pick discreet necklines under the robes. Did you know [...]

How you’re finding me

July 18, 2010

A tag cloud of search terms people used to find this site this week.

A List of Grieveances

July 4, 2010

That King George was a right bastard: The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to [...]

The Crosstown Expressway: pioneering new ways of taking your money

April 26, 2010

Want to use a toll road, but don’t have change or a pre-paid device like SunPass? Soon, all you’ll need is a license plate – and a high tolerance for being tracked wherever you go. The St. Pete Times reports that Tampa’s Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway will ditch all toll booths as soon as [...]

Want a new life? Birth certificates from Puerto Rico may be your answer.

April 22, 2010

Need a fresh start? Want to live like Jason Bourne? Or just need a backup plan in case everything goes all to hell? Apparently, one way to do that up until now has been to get a fake birth certificate from Puerto Rico, then leverage that into a United States passport. “There are so many [...]

Meet your cellmate: Uncle Sam

April 15, 2010

Last year, I promised: “Next year, I’m writing about prison rape.” Close your eyes and think of America It’s tax time, and as always, our thoughts here turn to the forcible penetration of our wallets and our privacy by a government in full tumescence, turgid and needy, far too large for its proper place in [...]

Foreclosure affidavits: why one judge thinks they’re garbage

April 13, 2010

Once in a very great while, a lawyer gets to be part of something amazing. Last week, I got my turn, when I saw a judge take a complete 180-degree reversal of himself and throw out his own order granting a foreclosure sale, and pronounce his deep-rooted concern that many of the foreclosures granted by [...]

Easter Bunny

April 3, 2010

Easter Bunny Originally uploaded by MikeWas Have a Happy Easter, everyone! (It’s worth clicking through to see the whole set)

Second place

March 20, 2010

Alex with his medal Originally uploaded by MikeWas Alex today entered his second-ever wrestling tournament. He’s just beginning, so the emphasis is on having fun – but who doesn’t think it’s more fun to win? He earned a second-place finish today when he won for the first time by pinning his opponent. He hit all [...]

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