THE SQUARE WHEEL OF JUSTICE In February, New York’s highest court finally said “enough” to the seemingly endless delays on a multimillion-dollar judgment for negligence that occurred 23 years ago. Linda Nash had sued, among others, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for injuries she suffered when trapped in an underground parking garage during the World Trade Center … [Read more...] about NOTW: Cinderella-obsessed people, nostalgia gone wrong and the square wheel of justice
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NOTW: Funny funerals, GPS horror and extreme body modifiers
ANNALS OF JUSTICE A 2015 decision of the Georgia Supreme Court has created a puzzle for drunk driver enforcement. In Georgia (and other states), blood alcohol tests are “voluntary” (to bypass the issue of whether drivers can be forced, or even pressured, to endure a test that ultimately helps to convict them), but the Georgia court has ruled, against custom, that a … [Read more...] about NOTW: Funny funerals, GPS horror and extreme body modifiers
NOTW: New WikiLeaks Merch, The Stupid Defense and Lobe Surgery
FUNDING THE REVOLUTION Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher of state secrets who remains holed up in the embassy of Ecuador in London, has signed on with an Icelandic licensing agent to sell Assange-branded high-end clothing, shoes and various household goods in India and much of Europe, and is negotiating to put his logo on apparel in Japan and the U.S. The agent told … [Read more...] about NOTW: New WikiLeaks Merch, The Stupid Defense and Lobe Surgery
NOTW: New WikiLeaks Merch, The Stupid Defense and Lobe Surgery
FUNDING THE REVOLUTION Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher of state secrets who remains holed up in the embassy of Ecuador in London, has signed on with an Icelandic licensing agent to sell Assange-branded high-end clothing, shoes and various household goods in India and much of Europe, and is negotiating to put his logo on apparel in Japan and the U.S. The agent told The … [Read more...] about NOTW: New WikiLeaks Merch, The Stupid Defense and Lobe Surgery