Just call it “Phelps Point”

Maybe it’s becoming chic to move to Baltimore. This spring, Charm City welcomed the newlyweds Jenna Bush and Henry Hager to a $440,000 rowhome in Federal Hill. But the presidential offspring’s move-in is officially old news now that Michael Phelps has bought a waterfront condo for a $1.69M in Fells Point. The pad reportedly boasts a pool (not Olympic-sized, unfortunately),... More

Obscenity or therapy? You be the judge

In Pennsylvania, a woman has pleaded guilty to violating federal obscenity laws for posting stories on her Web site involving the rape, torture and murder of children. More  Read More →

Get the goods on your coworkers’ criminal pasts

I am a hardened criminal. A danger to society. At least, I am according to criminalsearches.com, a new site that promises free, detailed criminal history reports. And I’m assuming the “hardened” part, as apparently my offense was more vicious than those of murderers and rapists. Believe me – I searched for a ton of names.... More

Angelos employees backing Biden

USA Today has a story about Joe Biden’s ties to lawyers who specialize in asbestos litigation and his votes on measures that would affect this area of the law. More  Read More →

Blogger arrested for leaking songs

“Welcome to the courtroom, we set bail set at 10K,” probably was not a variation on “Welcome to the Jungle” Kevin Cogill had ever considered. More  Read More →

The bureaucrat, the bribes and the leaky toilet

I read a lot about China earlier this month in the buildup to the Olympics (quick aside: U-S-A! U-S-A!) but did not see the story about the bureaucrat, the bribes and the leaky toilet until Thursday. It seems a former transportation official was sentenced to death for accepting $3.2 million from builders in exchange for construction contracts. The bribes were uncovered after an apartment resident called police about water leaking from an abandoned unit above, owned by the bureaucrat. Maintenance... More

The FCC’s $550,000 malfunction

I could go a lot of ways with news that a federal appeals court has thrown out the $550,000 fine leveled by the Federal Communications Commission against CBS for Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” during the Super Bowl halftime show four years ago. More  Read More →

Harnessing Stooge-law power

My family had a poodle named Curly when I was younger. While her fur did curl a bit, my dad actually named her after Curly Howard from The Three Stooges. More  Read More →

At a loss for words?

I never played Scrabulous, the Scrabble imitator W4I1L1D2L1Y4 popular on Facebook. Personally, I don’t like playing regular Scrabble because I view it as a no-win situation as someone who makes a living with words: if I lose, I’m a dope; if I win, I’m supposed to. Still, I read with interest the decision by the Scrabulous... More

“Do you have any Grey Poupon?”

If you are in Salt Lake City, you might want to think twice before asking your fellow driver a favor. According to this article in the Salt Lake City Tribune, a motorist was unhappy with another driver’s request. Apparently, the conversation went as follows: Driver 1: (rolling down his window) “Excuse me, sir, do you have any Grey Poupon?” Driver 2: (pulling out his black handgun... More

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