20 is technically an adult, but it’s still an age where you do dumb shit (particularly us men). I never dressed up as Nazi or wore blackface for a costume, but it’s something I could easily see some of my college buddies doing, not from a place of hate but mere ignorance.

He apparently was known to use a racist slur (not the N-word) when talking about black players, which seems to be more a result of place and time (1950s - 1960s Kentucky) then actual animosity towards black players. Rupp was probably race-neutral, in that he wanted to recruit black players before he was allowed to…

The law firms (Moskowitz and Boies Schiller) representing the plaintiffs are very high-profile firms, and also have reputations for trying to generate a lot of publicity for their cases. So I suspect they know the claims against the paid endorsers are likely to go nowhere but just wanted to make sure the filings…

I think during the trial they showed that McDonald’s coffee cups were half as thick as what most other fast food food companies used. The amount of penny-pinching by the world’s most successful fast food franchise was simply staggering, but all the general public remembers is “lady wins millions for spilling coffee on…

That’s the thing, Dave Chappelle was never actually cancelled. Something like 90% of people don’t think he’s transphobic, including a lot of democrats and POC, so it really doesn’t matter how much the super-woke 10% want to yell and scream about it.

I’m pretty sure NBC knows what Chappelle has been up to, they just don’t care that a small-but-overly-vocal minority of people think he’s transphobic.

Turns out the other spectators, including black players from BYU’s basketball team, didn’t do anything because it didn’t actually happen.

Not an IP lawyer, but I took IP courses in law school. Copyrights exist regardless of filing, but you get additional protections if you do file. Trademarks are more like patents, in that you need a legal determination in order for one to exist, and all others can really do is challenge the basis on which the trademark…

“Now, they look even more awful than they already did.”

Once he’s washed up and no other NFL team will take a chance on him he gets to wear the star. 

For anyone who needs a refresher on this incident, the teen bystander got pepper sprayed and beaten for daring to look the officer in the eyes after getting pushed by said officer:

The “whipping” claims have been thoroughly debunked and it’s irresponsible to repeat them. This is a case of conviction before judgment, so they had to find something to punish them for. But the real problem is our immigration policy and enforcement, not these four CBP officers, and focusing on them is distracting…

I think letting companies ask about race probably does more good than harm. It allows companies that discriminate in hiring to do so earlier, but not allowing it probably means POC applicants get more interviews without a proportional increase in actual hires (though there is a difference in ignoring a name on a piece…

Hey guys, lawyer here checking in to note that the sky is not falling, as overturning Roe/banning abortion was a originalist/conservative wet dream, and five justices just couldn’t help themselves from becoming heroes in this particular circle (while basically ruining their legacies as Supreme Court justices). There…

Can I ask why you think Depp won’t see any of the award?

Ironic you would label Depp as the “grossest” POS around considering what Heard did in his bed...

You missed the point. She admitted to lying on the stand, but the SOL for perjury expired long ago. So you would have to prove she lied to her husband and that contributed to his death, which is probably impossible.

Ballard made a poor wardrobe choice while volunteering at an event to benefit black and Latino youth (in the posted picture, he’s is arm-in-arm with a black volunteer at the event), and apologized quickly once his error was pointed out. Bruce Wilson, who was arrested for beating his wife five years ago, is seeking to…

Kudos for reporting on this story, which the mainstream press seems to be ignoring. This is the ugly underside of more attention to racial issues in the US, which is a net positive but does have some unfortunate repercussions.

You really, really, REALLY do not understand how the law works.