Category Archives: Law, suits and order

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

I was once sued for defamation. It was funny but this one is funnier

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Naomi

Yeah, I was sued for writing something here on this blog about someone whom I identified with an amusing pseudonym. I called him a “liar, scofflaw and deadbeat.” As you know, calling a pseudonym nasty terms is OK, as long … Continue reading →

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Pump ‘n’ Dump ‘n’ Dumber

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Naomi

From Kevin Underhill’s Lowering the Bar: Australian sources report that four people have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in a so-called “pump and dump” scheme, which involves artificially inflating a stock’s value in order to sell it at … Continue reading →

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What is there to say? This

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Naomi

Today, the ultra-estimable Linda Greenhouse, once the Supreme Court reporter for the NYT, published a NYT opinion essay about a SCOTUS case concerning women’s emergency health needs and abortion in Idaho, a case which was surprisingly dismissed. No decision. Greenhouse … Continue reading →

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