Fighting back — with force
September 15, 2009
Baltimore police officers investigate at the house where a college junior killed an intruder. [AP Photo/The Baltimore Sun, Lloyd Fox] Because of TV series like The... More
Baltimore police video surveillance expands
July 1, 2009
Mayor Sheila Dixon, left, and City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. [Photo: www.SheilaDixon.com]Mayor Sheila Dixon and City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake have strongly supported the Baltimore Police Department’s... More
In Pursuit of the Trivial
July 30, 2008
No diplomatic immunity for wife of ‘ambassador of soul’ The “Extra-Terrestrial Exposure Law” has nothing to do with pervs from outer space. Rather, it authorizes a quarantine for astronauts who come within the “atmospheric envelope of any other celestial body.” One of the wives of legendary R&B artist James Brown once tried to beat traffic charges by claiming she was entitled to diplomatic immunity on the basis of her marriage to the “ambassador of soul.” In Baltimore, it’s... More
Buzzed beekeeper prevails in bear of a case
June 30, 2008
A bear was recently convicted of theft and criminal damage. The charges were brought by an exasperated beekeeper in Macedonia who tried everything — even blasting “Serbian turbo-folk” music — to keep the honey-hungry animal from raiding his hives. More Read More →
Have electrical problems? Steer clear of ‘Mike the Electrician’
May 28, 2008
A recent Mafia indictment in Brooklyn, N.Y., featured some colorful nicknames, including “The Greaseball,” “Bobby the Jew” and the ever-fearsome “Mike the Electrician.” Green cards (also known as United States Permanent Resident Cards) aren’t actually green. They’re yellowish-white. Don’t want a lawyer as your tenant? No problem. The Fair Housing Act does not prohibit discrimination against lawyers when renting out premises. Italy’s highest court has ruled that it is a criminal... More
In pursuit of the trivial
April 29, 2008
“A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a ‘brief.’” So said legendary author Franz Kafka, who happened to be an attorney himself. More Read More →

