tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59201542011-08-24T19:44:07.245-04:00Digitus ImpudicusFlipping the bird at all things legalrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.comBlogger991100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1098741037079212542004-10-25T17:47:00.000-04:002004-10-26T15:54:50.120-04:00Rehnquist & the Big "C"
Dahlia ponders the implications of the Chief Justice's health problems here. I'm sure we all wish him a speedy recovery.
The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1098384396054053402004-10-21T15:00:00.000-04:002004-10-21T15:00:25.470-04:00Once again, rising from the ashes on the back of Dahlia
Here's a sample of her newest piece on Slate:
That's why Bush's answer to the Supreme Court appointments question in the second debate referenced the Dred Scott decision as emblematic of "activist" judging. (There Bush stood … casting about wildly for the most activist Supreme Court decision he could find, and then it came to him: Bush v. The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1082557687390599382004-04-21T10:28:00.000-04:002004-04-21T10:32:13.293-04:00Good thing "jackass" isn't on the list!
The bill that tells us the eight words and phrases (including all derivations thereof) we are not allowed to say within the earshot of any FCC regulators, prudes, and/or small children.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1081870151431360092004-04-13T11:29:00.000-04:002004-04-13T11:33:06.356-04:00I hear Massachussetts, Azerbaijan is hot this time of year.
Good to see that Trump isn't claiming that Miss USA is anything other than a beauty pageant. See Miss America. Some thoughts from the show (yes, I watched, dammit!):
Why make all the "delicates" (see below) say "USA" after informing the viewer of their state? As in, "Hi, I'm Missy McGuire, 21, Miss Massachussetts...USA." More panderingThe Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-107841333046901902004-03-04T10:15:00.000-05:002004-03-04T10:18:30.686-05:00Here she comes to save the day!
Let's get the blog rolling again with a little Dahlia from Slate. Here's a sample:
"The growing national attention to Hiibel's case mainly reveals what the backlash against the Patriot Act promised: that people on the right and the left can all get along when it comes to fear of the state, especially when it involves persecuted librarians or—even better—a The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1076453816630350822004-02-10T17:56:00.000-05:002004-02-10T17:59:25.060-05:00It was Bill, damn it!
The end of this on Bill O'Reilly's skeptism of the Bush Admin hints at what I think will be a running Republican theme for a long time to come. As in, 75 years from now the Republican's will still be striving to connect every ill in the known world to Bill Clinton. The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1076005828776930652004-02-05T13:30:00.000-05:002004-02-05T13:34:28.466-05:00Dahlia
On Scalia and ducks. With a smidgen of Cheney.
After reading her article, watch the video of the VP and the Justice huntin' duckies.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1075904918628276202004-02-04T09:28:00.000-05:002004-02-04T09:30:58.686-05:00The Patriot Act's Problem Parts
Informative infographic here. The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1075904157398388252004-02-04T09:15:00.000-05:002004-02-04T09:19:34.746-05:00A nugget of truth?
Within this "interview" from whitehouse.org, you'll find a very important aspect of the whole Scalia-Cheney mess that the regular news media seems to have overlooked.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1074893892966400322004-01-23T16:38:00.000-05:002004-01-23T16:40:16.826-05:00Do bedroom eyes = entrapment?
In Florida, they might.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1074696829132911842004-01-21T09:53:00.000-05:002004-01-21T09:55:49.623-05:00Fighting the good fight
We seemed to see our flag unfurled,
Our champion waiting in his place
For the last battle of the world,
The Armageddon of the race.
-John Greenleaf Whittier, RantoulThe Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1074622199125273832004-01-20T13:09:00.000-05:002004-01-20T13:11:59.060-05:00It's vivid, and it certainly sounds insulting enough. But what on Earth does it mean?
For a very funny, and much more detailed discussion of what exactly Paul O'Neill was trying to say, read Michael Kinsley's, "Blind, Deaf, and Lame" here.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1074279316926145762004-01-16T13:55:00.000-05:002004-01-16T13:57:37.483-05:00It brings new meaning to the phrase "it was a circus"
Regardless of guilt or non-guilt (I refuse to use "innocence" in this matter), I think Michael Jackson's behavior at his arraignment was appalling. He shows up late after telling the media how much he loved the crowds outside the court. His entourage passes out invitations to a party at his Neverland ranch, complete with driving directions The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1074182317477198042004-01-15T10:58:00.000-05:002004-01-15T11:00:29.780-05:00Yes, Republicans stand for limited government.
Which is why the current administration is launching the Healthy Marriage Initiative.
Now. Which one of the federal government's enumerated powers does providing counselling to promote marriage fall under? (And if you try to say the Commerce Clause, I counter with Morrison. If VAWA isn't Commerce Clause, this sure ain't.)rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1074181324022506872004-01-15T10:42:00.000-05:002004-01-15T10:46:10.843-05:00We should file an amicus digitus!
An American Airlines pilot was arrested in Sao Paolo after he made a certain obscene gesture in protest of Brazilian security measures while being photographed by immigration officers.
This story makes neither Brazilians nor Americans look all that good. The only winner, really, is the digitus impudicus.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1074016760528353922004-01-13T12:59:00.000-05:002004-01-13T13:01:10.200-05:00Happy Birthday/Hatchday to Cheeky Monkey!
Love, Law Monkey and GB
The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073678991670276172004-01-09T15:09:00.000-05:002004-01-09T15:10:12.026-05:00``A blind man in a roomful of deaf people.''
I'm not even sure what exactly that means, but even I understand that former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill isn't happy. And calling President Bush "disengaged" is just the beginning.
Lesley Stahl will reportedly have more zingers, on this week's 60 Minutes.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073670927578936262004-01-09T12:55:00.000-05:002004-01-09T12:55:47.300-05:00Do Not Feed the Bears
"We have prohibited feeding coyotes and fox in any area where shooting a gun is not allowed," said Mike King, regulations manager for the [Colorado] state Division of Wildlife.
The regulation was prompted by an incident two years ago when a woman was nipped by a coyote that had been regularly fed at a restaurant in Highlands Ranch.
There are many good reasons not to the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073670513222452172004-01-09T12:48:00.000-05:002004-01-09T12:48:53.210-05:00Suburban Sprawl for Rodents?
The city of Boulder, CO is running out of open-space for prairie dogs. The City's open-space board says it doesn't have any more room for the displaced "roly-poly rodents."
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073661416959114552004-01-09T10:16:00.000-05:002004-01-09T10:17:17.156-05:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LAW MONKEY!!!!
--Love, GB and CM. rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073579515803439382004-01-08T11:31:00.000-05:002004-01-08T11:32:15.550-05:00Dahlia, oh Dahlia
Thoughtful piece on problems with how society deals with pedophiles (the whole crime v. sickness thing). Includes a creepy photo of Michael Jackson!The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073578255189567842004-01-08T11:10:00.000-05:002004-01-08T11:11:15.220-05:00There is no betting in baseball!
Christian Science Monitor has an article, referring to the Pete Rose scandal, entitled "Why Americans are more forgiving of athletes than other figures". The subtitle is "While the public seems lenient toward Pete Rose's gambling, it is less accepting of lapses by elected officials and CEOs."
Um, the reason why Americans may be more lenient towards the ethical The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073428830336933042004-01-06T17:40:00.000-05:002004-01-06T17:43:49.523-05:00Speaking of sports: impeaching Hall of Famers
"It's hard to say which Landis harmed more -- America's National Pastime, or its Common Decency. He was ghoulish even to look at, 'a wasted man,' wrote John Reed, 'with untidy white hair and an emaciated face in which two burning eyes [were] set like jewels, [his] parchment skin split by a crack for a mouth -- the face of Andrew Jackson three years The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073333261048470412004-01-05T15:07:00.000-05:002004-01-06T15:17:28.683-05:00Hey batta-batta ... swing!
This is the result when legislators attempt to solve serious problems by reference to sports.
For Justice Rehnquist's view on discretion in sentencing, go here. And if you missed 60 Minutes last night, here is the recap of their story on the same topic.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073087313389722292004-01-02T18:48:00.000-05:002004-01-02T18:58:29.856-05:00Power dynamics, quid pro quo, and the freedom to hook up with my really really cute Professor
University of California moves to ban consensual relationships between students and professors: Is this feminism at its best, or the doctrine of unintended consequences?
Read this article for a take on Cal's paternalism and her suggestion: the power of information. Like workshops entitled: "10 Signsthe cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073086998394212452004-01-02T18:43:00.000-05:002004-01-02T18:43:36.416-05:00Insane competency laws
Dahlia. 'nuff said.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073086818208242592004-01-02T18:40:00.000-05:002004-01-02T18:41:08.590-05:00"Euphemisms that would have embarrassed George Orwell"
Betcha can't guess what Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has to say about Bush, the second and his environmental policy in Rolling Stone. Go see. You know you wanna.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073086612584373132004-01-02T18:36:00.000-05:002004-01-02T18:37:10.703-05:00"They're here illegally, so breaking the law is clearly not a concern to them."
Maryland is considering a law to make explicit what is already common practice -- aliens in the country illegally cannot obtain Maryland driver's licenses.
The concern? Terrorists could open checking accounts, rent cars, drive cars, and board airplanes with these licenses that have become de facto "national the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1073085619504661442004-01-02T18:20:00.000-05:002004-01-02T18:26:10.540-05:00No school district left unpunished
Some states are beginning to chafe under the No Child Left Behind, Full Employment for Standardized Testing Companies Education Act touted by the Bush administration and passed in early 2002.
I will leave it to my co-bloggers to discuss the Morrison and Lopez implications here.
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1072880964029448672003-12-31T09:29:00.000-05:002003-12-31T09:29:41.630-05:00And if they're carrying a Bluebook, run like hell
Your federal goverment is asking that all good citizens be on the lookout for dastardly scoundrels carrying almanacs. "Especially if annotated in suspicious ways." In other words, if you see a dastardly scoundrel with an almanac, go up to them and immediately demand to see the book. Check for Post-It notes.
Personally, if terrorists are The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1072820566094030792003-12-30T16:42:00.000-05:002003-12-30T16:43:03.340-05:00Absurdly attractive assistant district attorneys
While inspiring youngsters far and wide to become lawyers (or to play them on TV), is the Law & Order franchise becoming a leading economic indicator? You decide.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1072109432032366872003-12-22T11:10:00.000-05:002003-12-22T11:10:47.570-05:00The Procreation Clause
Don't get me wrong, I question the constitutionality of a judicial ban on fathering more children. Penumbras, privacy, marital relations, Griswold, Roe, and all that. I just don't like it when lawyers (especially those who, in their day jobs, are law professors) start jibber-jabbering on about constitutional rights that, well, may not really, um, exist all that much.
"In The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1071588567338402162003-12-16T10:29:00.000-05:002003-12-16T10:29:41.016-05:00"How inept can propaganda get?"
Slate asks this question in a short side note on the Saddam Hussein capture.
Side note of my own: Isn't Red Dawn the movie where they pee in the gas tank because of the lack of fuel?The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1071503895434455232003-12-15T10:58:00.000-05:002003-12-15T10:58:29.273-05:00Like Passing the Bar
Lawyers and performance anxiety, here.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1071009320814031342003-12-09T17:35:00.000-05:002003-12-09T17:35:32.806-05:00A New Era in Labor Relations
An excellent entry from The Onion. Here's a sample:
"The sexual-services agreement, however, marks the Reinhardts' first use of highly skilled foreign manpower."
The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1070990678705816342003-12-09T12:24:00.000-05:002003-12-09T12:24:50.733-05:00Not going to be Da Probenator
Not-my-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has changed his mind about holding an investigation into the allegations that he sexually harassed/assaulted numerous women during his days as an "actor."
Surprise, surprise.
"The governor 'remains sincerely sorry to anyone he may have offended, but there comes a time to move on and focus on the critical issues facing the The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1070899351981579452003-12-08T11:02:00.000-05:002003-12-08T11:03:09.933-05:00Take that, Congress!
"'They can have their blacklist," said Chief Judge Michael B. Mukasey of United States District Court in Manhattan. "But we have life tenure.'"
It appears that some members of the federal judiciary are miffed with Congress over more than the budget.
"'At some point you have to take a stand," he [federal judge Sterling Johnson Jr.] said. "If Congress wants to make a deck the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1070898458940401622003-12-08T10:47:00.000-05:002003-12-08T10:48:29.053-05:00A cost of homeland security
Layoffs at the federal courts. Read the story here.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1070641757214885712003-12-05T11:29:00.000-05:002003-12-05T11:29:28.170-05:00Contraceptive Equity
The issue isn't really new. But the facts are stark:
"Within seven weeks of [Viagra's] approval by the FDA, more than 90 percent of insurance plans covered it. The birth- control pill, in comparison, had been around for more than 40 years - but was not included in most American insurance plans."
Read the rest of the story here.
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1070640582422195932003-12-05T11:09:00.000-05:002003-12-05T11:11:24.493-05:00
Rum and Monkey has hours and hours of fun and games. The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1070573305395602182003-12-04T16:28:00.000-05:002003-12-04T16:28:36.046-05:00"Then it's the crackpot's turn."
Oh, Dahila has outdone herself in The Wing Nut's Revenge. Really, something that Howard Bashman referred to as "a scream" is a must-read. Here's another quote:
"He in fact filled up at least 20 of those pages with demented conspiracy theory crap, but, OK. It's his brief."
The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1070378894888633832003-12-02T10:28:00.000-05:002003-12-02T10:28:24.956-05:00Maybe next time, the kid should say "jackass"
A 7-year old is disciplined in Louisiana for talking about his gay mom because "gay" is a bad word. Read the full article here. I hope this is a case of a teacher overhearing something (a kid referring to something being "gay") and overreacting by assuming the child was using the word in a derogatory form. If not, then this is just another example ofThe Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069881192416921042003-11-26T16:13:00.000-05:002003-11-26T16:13:21.186-05:00"If I can't lock him up, I'll embarrass him"
If only all judges had this attitude..... If only all alleged criminals would agree not to do anything stupid....The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069789243358883602003-11-25T14:40:00.000-05:002003-11-25T14:45:52.530-05:00Persuasion
AP is reporting that Nigerian President Obasanjo is willing to turn ousted dictator Charles Taylor over to face war crimes charges.
"Asked what he would do if Taylor resisted, Obasanjo responded, ``I would persuade him.''"
Though some in Nigeria fear that a trial will harm reconciliation efforts, the U.S. supports a U.N. prosecution of Taylor. Apparently some U.S. lawmakers also the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069704624778123312003-11-24T15:10:00.000-05:002003-11-24T15:10:50.976-05:00Try not to laugh
Do we really want to discourage this kind of behavior? I am torn.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069691676072563562003-11-24T11:34:00.000-05:002003-11-24T11:36:11.186-05:00Just when you thought we were making progress
"[Judge] Cohoe said the protection order ruined Muhammad's law enforcement career and limited his future earnings, so he was entitled to keep his entire pension."
Funny, I thought it was his getting drunk and using his gun to intimidate his wife during an argument that ruined his law enforcement career and limited his future earnings. But now I knowThe Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069441917770577332003-11-21T14:11:00.000-05:002003-11-21T14:12:05.166-05:00And just when I'm trying to go to bed...Matins
"They're so annoying, he says, that the church should stop the chiming during funeral services. Sunday morning clanging should be scaled back, too, Coe said, because the racket is ruining his girlfriend's slumber on the rare day she can sleep in."
Methinks this eggshell plaintiff should remove himself to a more rural area.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069439295837470032003-11-21T13:28:00.000-05:002003-11-21T13:28:23.013-05:00Dahlia, oh Dahlia
The bloggers at Digitus Impudicus love Dahlia. We are not the only ones. Read this to see why.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069371417759455052003-11-20T18:36:00.000-05:002003-11-20T18:37:39.960-05:00Poisoned eye candy
"Flatulence and scatology have their place in the comic repertory, as, I suppose, do jokes about hairballs and castration. Any sort of joke can be justified, provided it's funny ... "
Find the rest of this review of The Cat in the Hat here.
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069359189873112992003-11-20T15:13:00.000-05:002003-11-20T15:13:17.006-05:00Not sure I really needed a study to tell me this
But, I do appreciate the effort. I'd appreciate it more if something were actually done to eliminate the pay gap between men and women, but at least this is a start.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069269044577916822003-11-19T14:10:00.000-05:002003-11-19T14:10:51.503-05:00Do you know where the candidates stand on the important issues?
If not, you can find out here. After researching the issues close to your heart, be sure to click on "critical trends" at the bottom.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069265792633507462003-11-19T13:16:00.001-05:002003-11-19T13:16:39.453-05:00There is just no pleasing some people
A good example of why I think federal judges should be paid more is found here.
Thanks to How Appealing for the link.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069265762945024002003-11-19T13:16:00.000-05:002003-11-19T13:16:09.766-05:00Memogate
A blast from the past, no?the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069265083179214412003-11-19T13:04:00.000-05:002003-11-19T13:04:50.166-05:00Are you a male? Female? Are you sure?
I love things like this. The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069171302100300142003-11-18T11:01:00.000-05:002003-11-18T11:01:48.850-05:00Weekly link to Her Royal Dahlianess
More serious than usual, and not about the Supremes, but she raises a very morally (if not legally) difficult issue here.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069171133251532952003-11-18T10:58:00.000-05:002003-11-18T14:09:09.800-05:00I love John Stewart
Last night on the Daily Show, he had the bestest joke ever. He was talking about the whole Roy Moore formally known as Judge, Ten Commandments thing down in Alabammy. He said that (and I'm paraphrasing here) "Moore still has to decide whether to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but that will involve a conference call between several important people. Moore (picture of Moore The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1069096983882728882003-11-17T14:23:00.000-05:002003-11-17T14:23:10.113-05:00Federalism
at work.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1068740632624553652003-11-13T11:23:00.000-05:002003-11-13T11:23:57.830-05:00 Dahlia begins . . .
"When I was 3, my brother fed me a rather large quantity of Windex. Being a bonehead, I lapped it up. Later, as I was having my stomach pumped, he got off without punishment, cleverly claiming it was "an accident." The Supreme Court hears argument today on whether it might have actually been smarter for him to have announced he did it on purpose."
I so love this woman!
rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1068658964025144402003-11-12T12:42:00.000-05:002003-11-12T12:42:48.703-05:00Ha ha ha.... That's a good one, Mr. President!
This AP article notes that Senator Kerry's campaign appearance on Leno included mostly political discussion and "generat[ed] few laughs." That's a shame. Kerry doesn't stand a chance in the states that have replaced punch ballots with laugh-o-meters.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1068492509364453082003-11-10T14:28:00.000-05:002003-11-10T14:28:33.896-05:00Meet Mr. Candidate?
After reading this article, I'm thinking this is a hit new tv reality series just waiting to happen.
The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1068483555279672722003-11-10T11:59:00.000-05:002003-11-10T11:59:19.230-05:00Budget deficits = "An appreciation for good public policy"
Budget crisis after budget crisis is causing states to rethink the "tough on crime" agenda in favor of "smart on crime" policies ...
I don't even know what to say ...
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1068079173986493812003-11-05T19:39:00.000-05:002003-11-05T19:39:37.080-05:00Party like a lawyer
Nice article here about a couple of lawyers in Wisconsin. If every firm had partners like this, the world would be a much better place, no? The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1068072321866484592003-11-05T17:45:00.000-05:002003-11-06T12:25:29.900-05:00L&E to the rescue
If you ask me, there is a decent collective action problem argument to be made here.
rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1068046840368547402003-11-05T10:40:00.000-05:002003-11-05T10:46:44.083-05:00The public's sensitive nerve
Call me a cynic, but when the news media tells me something has "struck a nerve" with the public, I generally think -- you mean, the media, or the pundits, or the powers that be, think this is important and believe that middle america will agree - with some persuasion
So, when I hear that the RNC is rattling its sabre over the Regan bio-pic, and that CBS buckled the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067993776022848872003-11-04T19:56:00.000-05:002003-11-04T19:56:18.610-05:00Free spending = brainpower
Finally, a worthwhile study
"Educated people in their twenties and thirties not only have the brainpower to fill high-skilled jobs, they also make good money that they spend freely while not costing much in government services. Many are willing to move to risky neighborhoods for an affordable taste of city life. "
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067985994948288362003-11-04T17:46:00.000-05:002003-11-04T17:46:51.020-05:00Insolent condom pusher
No wonder she got suspendedthe cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067962339261088622003-11-04T11:12:00.000-05:002003-11-04T11:12:22.403-05:00Our noble profession.
Today's Times reports that Lawyers' Ads Seeking Clients in Ferry Crash.
Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067962018462928692003-11-04T11:06:00.000-05:002003-11-04T11:07:56.470-05:00Dahlia, oh Dahlia.
She is truly the queen of reporting on the Supremes.
In this week's column on oral arguments in Maryland v. Pringle, she cautions us:
"Don't carpool to work with crack dealers, not even the kind with elderly mothers and preschoolers in the back seat."
Read the rest of the column here.
rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067639110307287452003-10-31T17:25:00.000-05:002003-10-31T17:26:42.523-05:00Uh...
A Krispy Kreme spokeswoman had the gall to tell the Times (here) that "Doughnuts 'are a normal part of a healthy, balanced diet.'"
And 25 year olds deserve $145,000 a year at NYC law firms.
This must be part of their litigating strategy for the class action lawsuits trundling their way.
The human power to rationalize is astounding.
rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067630055068750192003-10-31T14:54:00.000-05:002003-10-31T14:54:16.580-05:00Information archaelogist
The wave of the future for investigative journalism? Censors beware.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067626357345156492003-10-31T13:52:00.000-05:002003-10-31T13:52:38.843-05:00Its about time.
Martha Stewart was a scapegoat. Now they're onto something.rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067619990890910202003-10-31T12:06:00.000-05:002003-10-31T13:00:19.993-05:00"Dreadful noises issue from every bush."
"For conservationists, it's clear that Americans are being handed
a giant bag of tricks when it comes to environmental laws and
protections of our public lands."
A Halloween appeal from The Wilderness Society. Clever. the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067619052936034082003-10-31T11:50:00.000-05:002003-10-31T11:51:56.826-05:00Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse?
My take? Its not so much the nakedness that is the problem ... its the karoke.
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067617158681171592003-10-31T11:19:00.000-05:002003-10-31T11:23:34.676-05:00The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067616034772593232003-10-31T11:00:00.000-05:002003-10-31T11:00:36.976-05:00So cynical, so soon?
Jeremy blogs a tune on a life spent working at a law firm in between 2L callbacks.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067615036728326802003-10-31T10:43:00.000-05:002003-10-31T10:43:58.300-05:00Street Justice, Catholic Schoolgirl Style
This story highlights one of the downsides of being a Catholic schoolgirl - having to deal with all the frickin' perverts!The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067555269499173192003-10-30T18:07:00.000-05:002003-10-30T18:08:16.253-05:00Put down that penicillan--we've got a lawsuit to file!
Generally, when "faulty diagnostic machine" and "sexually transmitted diseases" appear together in the same article, it is never a good thing.The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067554198641332552003-10-30T17:49:00.000-05:002003-10-30T17:54:21.343-05:00Supremely mocking; AKA, crypt-keeper and judge
"But circumspection is not a word in the otherwise limitless Scalia vocabulary."
Please join me in admiring the always witty Dahlia Lithwick.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067536611670591262003-10-30T12:56:00.000-05:002003-10-30T12:56:41.603-05:00It's the case that doesn't exist.
Yet, the Supreme Court might hear the phantom case.
Is this like the Twilight Zone's version of the paperless office? A case without public records, documents, lawyers pontificating on Fox News? Wait -- aren't forests everywhere heaving huge sighs of relief?
Welcome to Ashcroft's America -- we save trees (and throw legal pundits out of work) by conducting the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067527958428470242003-10-30T10:32:00.000-05:002003-10-30T10:32:29.836-05:00Rupert Murdoch gets his undies in a bunch. Again.
So this is what Fox News Channel's legal "experts" do all day. The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067472112442229482003-10-29T19:01:00.000-05:002003-10-29T19:07:52.283-05:00It looks un-American. It really does.
What we really need is congressional intervention to fix the college football bowl selection system. Perhaps this is a test run before fixing social security?
And we all know now that inefficiency is what killed the golden goose. Really.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067471788735202352003-10-29T18:56:00.000-05:002003-10-29T19:08:03.596-05:00Documenting the obvious, part II
Teens still love music - expertsthe cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067470275800678242003-10-29T18:31:00.000-05:002003-10-29T19:08:15.813-05:00Hogwarts headaches
Proof there is a downside to everything
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067466393871994432003-10-29T17:26:00.000-05:002003-10-29T19:08:36.563-05:00All proud and bustin'
There is an endless (though seemingly tired) debate in criminal justice: retribution or rehabilitation? Do we want to punish or do we want to redeem? (Leaving aside for a moment the more complex questions regarding whether or not a criminal deserves punishment and is punishment required in order to be redeemed.)
How's this for rehabilitation?
Quote from Interweave the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067465308618444672003-10-29T17:08:00.000-05:002003-10-29T18:20:37.256-05:00Oh grow up, grown ups.
The New York Times ponders whether 20-something workers are "ambitious and eager to learn" on the one hand, or "self-absorbed and presumptuous" on the other. The Washington Post ponders whether 20-something voters, which it describes as "the disaffected young citizens of America," "will set aside their sense of abandonment and apathy and [I kid you not] flash-mob the pollsrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067450136154653622003-10-29T12:55:00.000-05:002003-10-29T18:21:13.410-05:00What we will be debating at happy hour tonight.
Oh, if The Onion only knew how accurate this is....The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067447820461094272003-10-29T12:17:00.000-05:002003-10-29T18:21:59.646-05:00And no, its not caused by trees.
According to this NY Times piece, the most effective fighting against global warming is occurring at the state level.
Most interesting is that the state bills have been passed with bipartisan support, and not just in the "green" states. The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067444335131266942003-10-29T11:18:00.000-05:002003-10-29T19:08:58.250-05:00Tilting or tipping?
Interesting article here documenting the Supreme Court's reticence in granting stays of execution.
Would a vociferous dissenting justice make a difference? Scalia seems to think so in other areas of the court's jurisprudence; perhaps Justices Stevens and Ginsburg should take note.the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067379050695313162003-10-28T17:10:00.000-05:002003-10-29T19:09:29.780-05:00He's clear as a mountain stream, but ...
"Lawyers have a lot of junk in their heads," Bush likes to say.
Where do they put it when they leave the courtroom?"
For one interesting and highly readable answer to that question, go here.
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1067378350989924082003-10-28T16:59:00.000-05:002003-10-29T18:26:20.160-05:00The mommy he made me do it defense.
"The court rejected claims by Banovic's defense lawyer that a weak intellect, low rank in the police force, and inability to withstand wartime propaganda against Muslims should reduce his sentence."
read the article here.
Inability to withstand propaganda - doesn't that sound an awful lot like claims that overweight Americans can't withstand fast food the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1066949949688931062003-10-23T18:59:00.000-04:002003-10-29T18:27:08.470-05:00Clerking.
Is it a word or a phrase? I don't rightly know. But it describes my year:
In nubibus -
In the clouds;
in abeyance;
in custody of law
the cheeky monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039642767539059794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1066923714634334862003-10-23T11:41:00.000-04:002003-10-29T18:28:05.440-05:00Documenting the obvious.
As one of my "co-bloggers" pointed out, did we really need a study to tells us that the first sentence of this article is correct? The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1066838842491691462003-10-22T12:07:00.000-04:002003-10-29T18:28:58.376-05:00Hello? Like, has anyone heard of Lopez and Morisson?
Um, did anyone else notice that Congress is basing its authority for the partial birth abortion act on the Commerce Clause?
`(a) Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, orThe Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1066833270427833412003-10-22T10:34:00.000-04:002003-10-29T18:29:44.203-05:00Zeitgeist, 2003
Which is more important, the sushi memo or the Rumsfeld memo?The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1066657942147990892003-10-20T09:52:00.000-04:002003-10-29T18:32:18.090-05:00It ain't easy, beign the son of a dictator.
Somehow, receiving an e-mail from the (supposed) son of a corrupt former dictator does not seem to portend a "good day." Here's the e-mail I received this morning:
>From Joseph Mobutu
You may be suprise to receive this email since you do not know me.
I am the son of the late president of Democratic Republic Of
Zaire,President Mobutu Sese Seko, ( The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1066411687674465922003-10-17T13:28:00.000-04:002003-10-29T18:32:51.090-05:00Res ipsa loquitor.
This, from Judge John R. Brown of the 5th Circuit, has got to be one of the greatest sentences ever written in a judicial opinion:
We can imagine no reason why, with ordinary care, human toes could not be left out of chewing tobacco, and if toes are found in chewing tobacco, it seems to us that someone has been very careless." Pillars v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 78 So. 365The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1066403952787624692003-10-17T11:19:00.000-04:002003-10-29T18:33:36.793-05:00Chinese whispers
Eugene Volokh notes on his blog that the NY Times erred today in this editorial. The erroneous claim is that:
The justifications offered by the administration are equally unpersuasive. The argument that the detainees are not prisoners of war because they are not uniformed members of a regular armed force has no foundation in the Geneva Conventions. (end quote)
Volokh points The Law Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260919848342240464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1065800601465652662003-10-10T11:43:00.000-04:002003-10-29T18:34:44.496-05:00Up yours, evil empire!
When the Yankees go up against the Sox, even the toddlers get impudent.
Unfortunately, the ubiquitously emailed picture of the day has no net location. rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920154.post-1065728363082755712003-10-09T15:39:00.000-04:002003-10-29T18:35:02.493-05:00Our reason for being.
"The 'bird' is 'an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down.' Merriam-Webster OnLine, at http://www.m-w.com. This gesture is of ancient origin:
"[T]he middle-finger jerk was so popular among the Romans that they even gave a special name to the middle digit, calling it the impudent finger: digitus impudicus. rchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406753710706979240noreply@blogger.com0