COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Feds Tax Reality Show Winnings but Otherwise Do Not Regulate Survivor and Other Competitive Shows In the nearly eight years since Richard Hatch became the first winner of Survivor, he has done a variety of things. ... [Read more...]
Feds Tax Reality Show Winnings but Otherwise Do Not Regulate Survivor and Other Competitive Shows
Lea en español In the nearly eight years since Richard Hatch became the first winner of Survivor, he has done a variety of things. He appeared on Late Night with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show; he was on Hollywood Squares and ... [Read more...]
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life: Drafting Mistake in Marijuana Law Creates Problems for Georgia Court
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Drafting Mistake in Marijuana Law Creates Problems for Georgia Court Judges don't get up in the morning to fix legislative mistakes. They'll take their best shot at what the word "reasonable" means in a particular ... [Read more...]
Drafting Mistake in Marijuana Law Creates Problems for Georgia Court
Judges don’t get up in the morning to fix legislative mistakes. They’ll take their best shot at what the word “reasonable” means in a particular context, but for the most part, you can’t ask them to pretend, for example, that the word “more” is the ... [Read more...]
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life: Appeals Court Runs Out of Patience for One Man’s Free Litigation
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Appeals Court Runs Out of Patience for One Man's Free Litigation Once again, Tyrone Hurt has been rebuffed. Hurt, who seems to file lawsuits as either a hobby or a compulsion, has appealed lower-court dismissals of ... [Read more...]
Appeals Court Runs Out of Patience for One Man’s Free Litigation
Once again, Tyrone Hurt has been rebuffed. Hurt, who seems to file lawsuits as either a hobby or a compulsion, has appealed lower-court dismissals of more than 70 cases in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals since 2006. He sues ... [Read more...]
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life: Florida Ruling Indicates Bans on Gay Adoption Lack Logic and Relevance
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Florida Ruling Indicates Bans on Gay Adoption Lack Logic and Relevance There comes a moment when the view of an unpopular law crosses the line to embarrassing; when the thinking behind it has been so thoroughly ... [Read more...]
Florida Ruling Indicates Bans on Gay Adoption Lack Logic and Relevance
There comes a moment when the view of an unpopular law crosses the line to embarrassing; when the thinking behind it has been so thoroughly repudiated that its defense becomes awkward. In a world where so many children are being raised by so many gay ... [Read more...]
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life: Court Upholds Condo Board’s Removal of Mezuzah Despite Discriminatory Effect on Jewish Residents
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Court Upholds Condo Board's Removal of Mezuzah Despite Discriminatory Effect on Jewish Residents Lynne Bloch has lived in her Chicago condo with members of her family for more than 30 years. In fact, she's on the ... [Read more...]
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life: Court Decision on Taser Use Raises Questions About Excessive Force
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Court Decision on Taser Use Raises Questions About Excessive Force Late one night in March 2004, Jonathan Rackard, a Washington County, Fla., deputy sheriff, stopped Jesse Buckley for speeding. Buckley began sobbing ... [Read more...]