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#law
Court: 'F— the Police'
In perhaps the greatest American legal decision since "A Book Named 'John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure' v. Attorney General of Massachusetts," a Pittsburgh court awarded a man $50,000 for flicking off a cop. More » -
#law
Nudity Legal Here in NYC!
In August, artistic nudie model Kathleen Neill was arrested for stripping nude in the Metropolitan Museum, posing for artistic nudie photog Zach Hyman. But now the DA's dropped the case against her—because, guess what, nudity's legal! Lalalalala! Everybody naked! More » -
#mediacrack
Computer Zombies Pity Television Zombies
In your typical Tuesday media column: Americans are zombie slaves to various screens, journalists will compromise for money like everyone else in the world, Indymedia tells the Justice Department to fuck off, and your comically mean reporter of the day. More » -
#papertrail
Nidal Malik Hasan's Application for a Concealed Weapons Permit
We mentioned last week that Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, received a concealed weapon permit in 1996 when he was living in Vinton, Va. Here are the highlights from his Roanoke County Circuit Court application. More » -
#victory
Glenn Beck Meets Internet, Loses
Maybe Glenn Beck raped and murdered a young girl in 1990, and maybe he didn't. Wherever the truth lies, it's clear that the World Intellectual Property Organization has decided that he can't stop the internet from asking the question.
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#smoking
Clove Makers All Like, 'What Cigarettes?'
The fiendish "government" is trying to ban clove cigarettes. So Big Clove has invented a novel way to fight back: Getting a court to declare that their clove cigarettes are not, in fact, cigarettes. Dude. Come on. Just declare it. More » -
#beverages
Drink Your Bong Water
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that bong water counts as a controlled substance, and you can be prosecuted for it. Who's that knocking on the door? Drink up, hippies. -
#justicedelayed
Roman Polanski Is One Step Closer to Justice
Nearly a month after Roman Polanski was jailed in Switzerland, the U.S. has filed a formal demand for extradition so he can face sentencing for charges of unlawful sex with a minor. Litigation over the request could take six months. -
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#race
Let's Skip the 'Blame Al Sharpton' Thing
In 2007, a "developmentally challenged" 20 year-old black woman said she'd been beaten and sexually abused in a racist attack in West Virginia. She's now recanting her story. This, of course, is all Al Sharpton's fault.
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#dude
L.A. Still Total Weed Spot, No Thanks to Lame-o District Attorney
Obama's willing to look the other way on the medical marijuana thing. You know who is not, though? Lawmen in L.A., which is now one big legal weed spot. They are such bitches. More » -
#scientology
The Scientologists Have Gotten to Scalia
The Supreme Court today declined to take the case of a Jewish man who wants to deduct the cost of his kids' Orthodox education as a religious expense, just like Scientologists get to deduct the cost of "auditing." More » -
#letterman
Letterman's Accused Extortionist Pleads Not Guilty
The CBS newsman accused of blackmailing Letterman has pleaded not guilty to attempted grand larceny by way of extortion. Here's the barebones indictment, which includes no new information. Bail has been set at $200,000. More » -
#theolds
One Thing We've Learned From the Letterman Mess: Robert Morgenthau Is Too Damned Old
There wasn't much news at the Manhattan District Attorney's press conference about the plot against David Letterman. But good god, 90-year-old DA Robert Morgenthau should have retired a decade ago, and we're lucky he's out the door next year. More » -
#thanksalot
Obama Really Testing Media's Blind Devotion
The Obama administration—of all administrations!—announces that it's mostly opposed to a federal shield law protecting reporters from being subpoenaed for their sources. After all the rhetorical cock-gobbling the media did for you, Obama. Quid Pro No? Shame. [NYT] -
#therealissues
We Will Not Stop Fighting For Kids' Right to Smoke Salvia and Record It
More news on the internet's greatest issue, saving salvia videos on Youtube! Annoying politicians and grown-ups are still trying to ban salvia but do they know what they would be missing out on? It's a good time to review. More » -
#smoking
Kids No Longer in Danger of Smoking Embarrassing Cigarettes
Suck down the last sickly sweet puffs of your precious Warm Winter Toffee Camels, kids, because as of today, flavored cigarettes are illegal in America. Time to move up to the real stuff! More » -
#yalemurder
Cops Say the Lab Technician Was the Killer
Raymond Clark III has gone from "Person of Interest" to accused perp. The Yale lab tech was arrested this morning and charged with killing Annie Le. At least all the scrutiny wasn't misdirected. The latest news makes him sound worse.
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#personofinterest
What We Know About Raymond J. Clark III
Yale lab technician Ray Clark, the only "person of interest" in the Annie Le murder so far, is free for the moment. In the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot about Ray Clark.
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#therealissues
America Breathes Sigh of Relief As FCC Re-Opens Janet Jackson Boob Investigation
A shaken nation will be holding its head just a bit higher tonight, knowing that the FCC has said it wants to "further investigate" the 2004 Janet Jackson Super Bowl boob-flash incident that still scars America to this day. More » -
#berniemadoff
'If I Get Any More Solicitations For Charity, I'm Going to Kill Myself.'
Bernie Madoff, who was able to evade the SEC while stealing billions of dollars for decades, did not have a high opinion of the SEC's investigative capabilities. For some reason! A 2005 phone transcript proves: Bernie was a comfortable crook.
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