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You Have The Right to Remain… Sugary Walter White knows his stuff. The Florida police, not so much. We all have our vices, and some carry a higher price tag than others.

#Daniel Rushing #Krispie Kreme #methamphetamine #ProPublica #Safariland Group #Shelby Riggs-Hopkins #William Ruffier

You Don’t Owwwwwwn Me! Selfies. Everywhere. They're your friends' updates; proof of travels and adventures; they even come on sticks. For one photographer, selfies also imply a giant mess of legal battles.

#Copyright Act 17 U.S.C. 101 #David Slater #Macaque #Naruto #PETA

Tiger’s Still Not Out of the Woods Unless you've been living in a sandpit, by now you've heard the news - Tiger Woods is again making…

#.000 Breathylyzer #Driving Under the Influence #Drunk Driving #DUI #Tiger Woods

Comma, comma, and comma!

Did you eat eggs, toast, and milk this morning? What about eggs, toast and milk? Don’t see the difference? Well, unless you enjoy soggy bread, you might want to give that some further thought.

The Oxford Comma – also known as the Harvard or serial comma, this “optional” form of punctuation has become a popular subject for grammatical discourse. But aside from confused breakfasts, what’s the big…

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#26 M.R.S.A. § 664(3)#Dairy Farmers of America #Judge Barron #KEVIN O&039;CONNOR; CHRISTOPHER O&039;CONNOR; JAMES ADAM COX; MICHAEL FRASER; ROBERT MCNALLY #Maine Labor Law #No. 16-1901 #Oakhurst Dairy #Oxford Comma

Car Idling is No Idle Threat

It’s winter. It’s cold; the mornings even more so. The wind chills your bones as you trudge out to the car. Your breath smokes inside the cabin. The ignition starts up; you hit the defrost. But, why sit in the frigid car when your home is nice and toasty? So, you leave the car idling to warm up while you wait comfortably inside.

WRONG! A lesson learned by one Michigan man this month– idling your…

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#car idling #James Berlin #leaving a vehicle running unattended #Michigan #Nick Taylor #public safety #Roseville #unattended idling

Mimosas Find Their Bottom in TX Brunch - it's a serious subject. From loaded omelettes to stacked sandwiches, and even breakfast nachos, there's something for every foodie.

#Alcohol Laws #Bottomless Mimosas #Brunch Laws #lcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration #San Antonio Current #Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission #unlimited drinks

Bitcoins are NOT money? Unless you've been living under a rock the last few years (or maybe a 'bricked' phone, as it were), you've surely heard of Bitcoin by now - the digital currency...

#Bitcoin #BTC-E #Judge Teresa Mary Pooler #Miami Beach Police #Miami Electronic Crimes Task Force #Michell Espinoza #Michellhack #Money Laundering #Money Transmitter #Silk Road

Finding Location… Giving Location Think your cell phone location is private? Think again... Privacy advocates took a major blow this week with a 4th Circuit Court of Appeals 12-3 ruling on cell phone location data.

The Not-Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Omniscient, omnipresent, and… al dente ?

From Constitutional interpretation, to workplace accommodation, the courts have been cautious when determining one’s religious rights under the law. Apparently, however, they are far less cautious when it comes to the “Church” of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) – also known as Pastafarianism.

The issue just boiled over when a Nebraska State…

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#Flying Spaghetti Monster #FSM #John Gerrard #Nebraska State Penitentiary #Pastafarianism #Religious Accommodation #Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 #RLUIPA #Steven Cavanaugh

Distracted Walking Pays Out Big ... Or, do, get injured, and sue for outrageous damages. Sounds silly, right? Well, for a Georgia jury, that scenario just landed a $161,000 pay day.

#DeKalb County #DeToya Moody #Hagen Rosskopf & Earle #Joseph Wilson #Mozley #Finlayson & Loggins #Negligence #Robert Finlayson II #Texting While Walking

Tax Fraud 101: Don't Advertise It

Tax Fraud 101: Don’t Advertise It

In a story that should begin with “A Florida Man”, we instead find ourselves with Raheem L. McClain of Ozark, Missouri – who has just been arrested for soliciting tax fraud.

Just how far would you go for a tax deduction?

In an interesting twist on the theme, the story here begins with McClain’s alleged solicitation for purchasing childrens’ identification to claim as dependents on his tax return.

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#Dependent Exemption #Ozark #Raheem McClain #Tax Fraud

Stairway to Plagiarism

One of the most angelic songs of the Classic Rock era, “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, is currently under fire for alleged copyright infringement (or, ‘stealing their tunes, dude’ depending which generation you belong to).

The claim has been brought by the heirs of Randy Craig Wolfe (aka “Randy California”) from the 60’s band, “Spirit”. Never heard of them? Well, perhaps their counter-song…

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#Copyright #Infringement #Led Zeppelin #Petrella v. MGM #Psychedelic Rock #Randy California #Randy Craig Wolfe #Separate Accrual Theory #Spirit #Taurus

There's Always Room for J-A-I-L

There’s Always Room for J-A-I-L

Big news this week, as I’m sure you’ve already heard – charges were officially filed against Bill Cosby for “aggravated indecent assault“. But what you may not have heard, and is pretty remarkable for the circumstances of this case, is the deadline prosecutors had for doing so.

Here is the timeline:

2004: Now 12 years ago, Andrea Constand originally claimed Cosby had raped her. At the time,…

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#Aggravated Sexual Assault #Andrea Constand #Bill Cosby #Cosby Deposition #Huxtable #PA Statute of Limitations

Contact Sports: Criminal Assault?

From Gladiators of the Pantheon, to “The Gladiators,” a Cleveland Arena Football team, people have always gawked and cheered at the brutal carnage of contact sports. It’s no surprise that rules have been toned down over the years, as civilization moved beyond the aqueducts and chariots of the olde world, but there has inevitably remained a level of physicality.

But where is that line between…

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#Bellarmine #CA Penal Code 242 #Contact Sport Reckless Injury #Contra Costa County prosecutor #Felony Assault and Battery #Lafayette #Water Polo

Nativity of the Living Dead

He Died For Your Sins (and Came Back For Your Brains)

December is upon us. And for a vast majority, that means one thing: Christmas. The advertisements are airing; the sales are in full swing; and decorations start to light up the evenings. But for Sycamore Township, Ohio, this year the decorum once again has ‘brought back‘ a new kind of ‘life‘ to the community.

In 2014, Jasen Dixon decided to…

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#Accessory Structure #Building Permit #Jasen Dixon #Sycamore Township #Zombie Jesus #Zombie Nativity #Zoning Ordinance

Google: Get Out of the Left Lane!

The left lane is for passing traffic! Oh, wait, there’s nobody driving this car… ?

As you may or may not know, Google has been experimenting with self-driving cars on the California roadways. What you probably, definitely, don’t know is that this past week a Mountain View Police officer pulled over one of these auto-automatons – for driving too slow.

If you’re wondering, yes, it is legal for…

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#Associated Press #California Vehicle Code #Google #Moral Vehicles #Mountain View Police #Self-Driving Cars #Slow Driving

Pastafar-ID: MA Awards Pastafarian Driver's License?

Pastafar-ID: MA Awards Pastafarian Driver’s License?

“Pastafarianism”, or the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Yes, it’s real. At least, in the sense that it’s a real thing… But now, thanks to Ms. Lindsay Miller of Massachusetts and her Flying Spaghetti Driver’s License, this “religious movement” just gained a noodle more traction with religious accommodation.

It began in 2005 when the Kansas State Board of Education was arguing to promote…

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