Ludicrous Laws and Mindless MisdemeanorsDid you know that . . . In Maine it is illegal to catch a lobster with your bare hands? A Kentucky law specifies that you must remove your hat if you come face-to-face with a cow on the road? Arizona has enacted a "veggie hate crimes act" that makes disparaging its produce a crime? Who says the law must always make sense? This delightful new book proves beyond a reasonable doubt just how absurd our laws can be. Ludicrous Laws and Mindless Misdemeanors takes a hilariously irreverent look at our legal system, featuring downright logic-defying decisions, preposterous defenses, and scores of silly statutes that pepper our nation's law books. Here's the whole truth and nothing but on laughable lawsuits, judicial jokesters, and classic courtroom capers. |
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... judge of the high court , perhaps as an intentional slight , bent down conspicuously and began to pet his dog , which he ... Chief Justice Edward Law Ellenborough . " As far as you have proceeded hitherto , the court is entirely with you ...
... judge of the high court , perhaps as an intentional slight , bent down conspicuously and began to pet his dog , which he ... Chief Justice Edward Law Ellenborough . " As far as you have proceeded hitherto , the court is entirely with you ...
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Lance Davidson. Douglas responded , " I'll listen and see how the Chief [ Justice ] votes and vote the other way ... Supreme Court justices have been known - rarely - to admit an error . Justice Felix Frankfurter observed that " wisdom ...
Lance Davidson. Douglas responded , " I'll listen and see how the Chief [ Justice ] votes and vote the other way ... Supreme Court justices have been known - rarely - to admit an error . Justice Felix Frankfurter observed that " wisdom ...
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... Supreme Court Justice Harold H. Burton , at the time a judge . A defendant , convicted of murder , returned to court for sentencing . Then Justice Burton , as is customary , asked the defendant if he had anything to say before the ...
... Supreme Court Justice Harold H. Burton , at the time a judge . A defendant , convicted of murder , returned to court for sentencing . Then Justice Burton , as is customary , asked the defendant if he had anything to say before the ...
Contents
Pets and Animals | 11 |
Politics Patriotism and Religion | 23 |
Sports and Games | 35 |
Copyright | |
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