I could probably feel a little better about this whole thing if the initial sentence wasn’t ridiculously lenient. It feels like we’re approaching this particular case in reverse. If “hey, he served his sentence” is supposed to mean anything, (especially to the victim’s remotest idea of some semblance of justice)…

Yesterday I was listening to a story on the radio about a Title IX case from a high school in GA. Investigators asked the victim all the the greatest hits of the “Did you make a scene” about your sexual assault, including (What were you wearing?) and she got asked “Did you scream?” I don’t know what was said on the…

I don’t know, but I swear to you I just watched a Rachel Maddow clip on MSNBC and Manafort had one on. It really looks like something Sebastian Gorka would have, but I don’t actually know what it’s for— could be totally benign. But it is sort of “Legion of the Flaming Dorito”-looking.

When it’s sort of flipped, he looks like a screaming guy with a giant hairy tongue. But lemme know what you find on google images.

It appears that Taylor Swift is only seeking $1 in compensatory damages, but her mom could still be testifying as to damages (emotional distress, etc.) Family members do that all the time in civil cases. I’m not sure how relevant the mom’s reaction (understandable as hell though it is) is relevant to Taylor Swift’s…

Please tell me they’re not related to the “Swift” people who foisted this monstrosity upon an unsuspecting public.

Let ‘er rip.

Jeb! about now.

Wait, Trump is gonna use “Fire” and “Fury?” I hope DC Comics sues the shit out of him. I also hope he tries to touch one of these superheroes with his teensy hands. *PUMMEL*

Exactly; motor carriers long ago figured out that it is cheaper to pay the insurance premiums for liability insurance than enforce the regulations that are for the safety of their drivers and everyone else on the road.

Excellent point. The DOT reg that has me worried is the shutting down of the recommendation for stronger railroad tank car regs for tank cars transport the more volatile oil from places like S. Dakota for refining, all over the USA. The cars they’re allowed to haul it in now are basically aluminum cans that were…

I have no idea what this raid has turned up or may turn up; BUT:

This needs stars.

Apologies to Cake; but I have sung these alternative lyrics to my daughters for years now.

First: thanks, but being an attorney on these cases is no different than getting the same feeling you had as a mock trial juror. All attorneys, judges, jurors, witnesses— everyone is on cleanup duty. The disaster— whatever it may be— has already happened. All litigation is reactive instead of pro-active, and that…

We don’t need to get Bill Cosby into this situation . . . yet.

“isn’t helpful” — I can’t remember where “isn’t helpful” is on the GOP scale of responding to Trump’s idiotic moments. Is it above or below “disappointed?” I always thought disappointed was their red line. Can someone PLEASE put out a helpful graph that translates spineless GOP “concern” to regular English? …

Agree. Truck drivers are regulated pretty heavily, but I think of that as one occupation that actually needs it. And no, it’s not the regulations that keep them from making a decent wage, it’s the shitty pennies per mile the carriers pay. So, who goes to the really shitty motor carriers who pay the least? Newbies. …

Same. It’s like finding out at least half of everything you learned in school or at home is just ALL WRONG. You actually give a shit and that’s not “lowest bar ever,” that’s (in my opinion) at least half the battle. When the local factory never re-opens, and the jobs don’t ever come back, even Trump’s base will be…

I turn the sound waaaay down and put on captions. Otherwise I find myself behaving like the reckless Wii-remote avatar, just swinging shit around and breaking stuff.