legal humor

When the Supreme Court "Rock" Bashes into the Stephen Colbert "Hard Place," Brace Yourself, Bridget

February 07, 2012 22:22

Law in the News alerts us (on 2/3/12) to this provocative article: Colbert v. the Court: Why, in the battle over Citizens United, the Supreme Court never had a chance," Dahlia Lithwick, Slate dot com, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 Excerpt: ".... When a 91-year-old former justice is patiently explaining...

Justice Bedsworth, Homeland Security, and the Peter Principle Collapse in a Heap of Ice Chips

February 01, 2012 22:17

If U.S. Supreme Court Justices can rise above their Green Bag bobblehead replicas, and state court judges survive becoming piñatas, then surely the Department of Homeland Security can survive Justice Bedsworth’s forked tongue (and the Peter Principle)? "Weaponized Snow Cones," by Justice William...

"Do you have any questions for us?"

Brian R. Leiter
October 11, 2011 16:11

A funny list of the questions not to ask. This one should be added to the list!

Ian Ayres Might Pay You to Listen to His Songs

Brian R. Leiter
October 08, 2011 15:12

Ian Ayres (former executive editor of The Hilltop and current Yale law prof) and his daughter Anna, spent lots of time writing songs this summer....

Ethical Lapses in Motions for Rehearing

D. Todd Smith
September 18, 2011 13:55

Here is the second video from the "ethics intervention" presentation at the Advanced Appellate Seminar recently put on by the State Bar Appellate Section and TexasBarCLE,  Houston appellate lawyer David Holman once again demonstrates some things counsel should not do, this time in...