‘Twinkies Made Me Do It’
Can a man consume so much junk food that he is driven to commit murder? Can he be held responsible for the crimes he committed while under the influence … of sugar? These may sound like ridiculous...
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Meet Several Women of Color Who Led the Way to MN Voting Rights
August 26, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the official adoption of the 19th Amendment – “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or...
View ArticleThere are Some Strange Laws … in Utah
Utahans eat twice as much lime green Jell-O as the rest of the population of the United States. While that isn’t illegal—and perhaps it should be—there are some very strange laws on the books in the...
View ArticleThere are Some Strange Laws … in Nevada
I lived in Las Vegas (okay, Henderson right next door) for a few years when I worked at Lionel Sawyer, a big law firm. I did a lot of legal research at the firm, but not once did any of these strange...
View ArticleIn Defense of Times New Roman
As a lawyer, change is absolutely terrifying and completely unnecessary. New law? New procedure? New headache. Don’t even get me started when a judge rotates out. We had such a rapport. Now it’s gone...
View ArticleFryed: The Untaught History Behind the Infamous Test
In the summer of 1921, an African American man by the name of James Alphonso Frye was arrested for murder and robbery. During police interrogation, Frye confessed to the crimes and the case seemed like...
View ArticleA Contract with a Kidnapper
Imagine being a hostage in your own home. You’re scared and your mind is racing. A few hours pass and the time has come to make your escape. You flee, track down police, and your kidnapper is taken...
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Judge Dietz’s Animation Domination
The pandemic has spawned many innovations for the court system, but perhaps none as clever as a cartoon series created by NC Court of Appeals Judge Richard Dietz titled “Judge Dietz’s Animated...
View ArticleBehind the Legal 8-Ball
The following letter was recently sent to the Chief Legal Counsel of Mattel, Inc. Dear Sir/Madam; I am a New York based attorney with over 30 years of experience in corporate liability. Recently, for...
View ArticleDesperately Needed Monopoly Cards
The popular board game Monopoly can be traced back to 1903. Over the years, the game has been revamped many times including design changes, the addition of new player tokens, foreign editions and...
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