Category Archives: Law, suits and order

Other people’s legal problems, aside from my own.

“…unpleasant and not very attractive…” Oh, really?

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people,” said the president of Bard College, defending his attempts to raise funds from Jeffrey Epstein. A good assessment, Leon Botstein, aforementioned … Continue reading →

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The wholesome character of the Tennessee GOP legislature

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Naomi

You think you’re tired of hearing about the Tennessee Legislature? You’re not. Read the last sentence in this, from Harper’s Weekly Review: In Tennessee, two black Democratic legislators who had led peaceful gun control protesters in chants from the statehouse … Continue reading →

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Outtakes and Vagabonds: I was once on a jury for a case that settled

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Naomi

I, too, was disappointed in Dominion’s settlement with Fox, most likely because I had wild expectations that it’d mean the End of Fox. Eventually. But pretty quickly I exited the realm of alternative reality and understood the settlement meant the … Continue reading →

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