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05/28/2020

Why does Chewbacca live on Endor?! IT. DOES. NOT. MAKE. SENSE.
Wikipedia sums up the Chewbacca defense perfectly:

“In a jury trial, a Chewbacca defense is a legal strategy in which a criminal defense lawyer tries to confuse the jury rather than refute the case of the prosecutor. It is an intentional distraction or obfuscation.

Because a Chewbacca defense distracts and misleads, it is an example of a red herring. It is also an example of an irrelevant conclusion, a type of informal fallacy in which one making an argument fails to address the issue in question."

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03/23/2020

"A California law and a federal rule are threatening to shut down commercial swordfishing altogether."

Sacramento, California; March 9, 2020: A group of California fishermen has filed two lawsuits challenging recently imposed rules that could take away their livelihoods. Chris Williams has fished the waters off the California coast for years, selling his catch at his family's market in Ventura. He lo...

03/20/2020

“There’s this endemic problem of these bait apps.”

The class action complaint seeks to hold Sony accountable for “bait games” that target children accountable for enhanced protections against kids making in-game purchases without parental consent.

03/18/2020

"The California State Bar on Thursday opted to push off deciding on forming a group to study the possibility of launching a so-called experimental 'sandbox'".
https://www.law360.com/california/articles/1252965/calif-bar-pushes-back-decision-on-regulatory-sandbox

03/17/2020

"The prosecutor wrote that the Hunters were virtually penniless and used the campaign funds to furnish a lavish lifestyle.

Former Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in prison and three years of parole for corruption charges stemming from his misuse of more than $200,000 in campaign funds for a slew of personal expenses.

03/16/2020

What is the Tw***ie defense? Answer here:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/twinkie_defense

03/13/2020

..."A cadre of attorneys and legal scholars has given the issue a creative facelift that may change the legal landscape—and, they say, could determine the fate of humanity."

The issue of climate change, which has been slowly winding its way through the legal system for the past two decades, recently took a high-profile detour. Traditionally relegated to the statutory realm of environmental and administrative law, a cadre of attorneys and legal scholars has given the iss...

03/12/2020

Some information about how courts are dealing with the epidemic

In New York, a state court civil trial was postponed the day it was to begin after counsel in the case revealed that a fellow lawyer in Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Manhattan office had tested positive for the coronavirus.

03/11/2020

"The New York State Republican Party is filing a complaint against US Sen. Chuck Schumer for making 'unprecedented threats' against two Supreme Court justices."

The New York State Republican Party is filing a complaint against US Sen. Chuck Schumer for making “unprecedented threats” against two Supreme Court justices, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. GOP …

03/09/2020

A federal prosecutor in Sacramento shot and killed his wife and then himself in their Granite Bay home on Sunday.

A federal prosecutor in California fatally shot his wife before turning the gun on himself in a suspected murder-suicide, authorities said. Assistant US Attorney Timothy Delgado, 43, gunned down hi…

03/06/2020

This law school student is a boxing champ and a single mother. She's using her talents to help other moms.

student Dara Shen is helping other busy like herself find their “tribe” - through . Read more in Washington Parent Magazine. https://www-new.washingtonparent.com/articles/2002/2002-boxing-for-moms-is-a-total-knockout.php

03/04/2020

Big corporations like Roundup don't approve of the expert testimony used by plaintiffs in lawsuits.

Fifty top legal officers of U.S. corporations sent a letter Monday urging the federal courts system to clarify a rule that sets standards for the use of expert testimony. The in-house counsel say courts too often are allowing juries to hear expert opinions. not based on scientific evidence.