“J’accuse, ass-hats!” (‘Puter, using his fancy-dancylawyering skills in a courtroom, of all places). You read the post’s title correctly. Lawyers caused the Navy Yard Massacre, and it’s about time a practicing lawyer stood up and said so.* Yes, the murderer** … Continue reading →
That’s not the diplomatic pouch to which ‘Puter referred, Operative ML. Now putit down! Actually, this mailbag’s about the Zimmerman verdict and self-defense law. ‘Puter just enjoys revving up the humorless shrew wing of the gay lobby by linking ‘Puter’s … Continue reading →
“When you call Jhoon Rhee self-defense,then you too can say … Nobody bothers me!NOBODY BOTHERS ME! Call USA-1000! Jhoon Rhee means might for right!”Our DC readers of a certain age will understand this reference. ‘Puter’s had about enough of liberal … Continue reading →
Could the Czar be any happier than to have not one but two highly respected epistolarians offer sweet prose on different topics, each of which deserves a response. First, in order of arrival, is Borepatch, who delights us with a … Continue reading →
GorT is miffed. Peeved. Ticked off. GorT and family live in a great community that is centered around our Catholic parish. Over 70% of the kids in our parochial school walk to school each day. Sure, there are the enabling … Continue reading →
A thousand monkeys labor at a thousandtypewriters in a dank, dimly lit basementat the Washington Post, churning out editorials,subsisting on a meager diet of E.J. Dionne’s cast off half-empty Courvoisier bottles andRichard Cohen’s beard trimmings. Today’s Washington Post editorial takes … Continue reading →
Okay, so Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress! Dude, you really screwed up. Bad.(REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque) So now what happens? Actually, a lot, and not a lot. The crazy irony is that when a person is found in contempt … Continue reading →
DT writes us: Hoopy Frood and Generally Towel-Bearing Fuzzy Czar, As you know, some of our “representatives” are passing around a bill that would do some pretty bad things to the Internet and freedom of expression as a whole. It’s … Continue reading →
As ‘Puter may have mentioned once or twice before, he’s an attorney working in house at a boutique financial company. Some have referred to ‘Puter’s company’s niche as a vulture fund, but that’s for another day. More to the point … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been up to his ears in work, which, in this economy, is a wonderful fix in which to find one’s self. Today, amidst the current office insanity, ‘Puter received from outside counsel a pro se defendant’s pleadings. Pro se … Continue reading →
So Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) must be doing something right. ‘Puter received the following missive from the New York State Bar Association president this afternoon. Please read it for yourself: Dear [‘Puter], Esq.: I am writing to urge that you … Continue reading →
January 1st is not only New Year’s Day but it is also “Public Domain Day” – the day on which works whose copyright has expired enter the public domain. However, the U.S. law has changed over the years to lengthen … Continue reading →
Half-read stories can save a lot of time. Many politicians are lawyers. Lawyers are often nick-named sharks. Seems sharks use specific hunting strategies similar to serial killers. Seems serial killers have brains wired very much like politicians. And know that … Continue reading →
This is a truly sad story, but not a good reason to create new, unnecessary law. The Logan family’s only child — an 18 year old daughter Jessica — sent a nude photo of herself to her boyfriend’s cell phone. … Continue reading →
Here’s another good example of why New York is so monstrously messed up. The Bar Association has a racial spoils system, dedicated to promoting diversity in the Bar’s governing House of Delegates. That’s right, no need to run for election … Continue reading →
Whatever did we do in the benighted days when we didn’t have lawyers to protect us from evil malefactors? Why, we usually worked the problem out ourselves, without violence, and without need for judicial intervention. But, to give our attorney … Continue reading →
