Particularly Debauched Night Leads To Office Drama
3 Toronto lawyers lost their jobs after an epic-sounding "night of debauchery." Now one's suing for wrongful…
Stieg Larsson's Girlfriend Seeks Credit, Revenge
Eva Gabrielsson and Stieg Larsson were partners for 32 years. Yet when he died suddenly and his Lisbeth Salander series…
How Coke Lied About Vitaminwater & Felt No Shame
When Coke was confronted for promoting sugary Vitaminwater as a health beverage, their reaction was basically, "What?…
Parents Sue School For Hair Policy
The parents of a 14-year-old kicked off his Junior High basketball team when he wouldn't cut his hair are planning to…
Nursing Student Expelled For Facebook Placenta Pic
The nursing student expelled by her college after she posted a picture of herself holding a placenta to Facebook is…
Furry Loses Permission To Be Legally Furry
A man described rather snidely as "a single, unemployed computer technician," was denied a legal name change. "Backing…
Naked Cowgirl: "I've Been Naked For Years"
Times Square's litigious "Naked Cowboy" - aka Robert Burck - has issued a cease-and-desist order to self-styled "Naked…
Attorneys Told What Not To Wear; To Avoid Tramp Stamps
We'll just let this sink in: "Last week the Chicago Bar Association held a What Not To Wear Fashion Show."
Sticks And Stones: French Law Would Make Insults A Crime
France, for years notoriously laissez-faire when it came to domestic abuse, is making up for lost time: with proposed…
French Women Don't Get Slacks.
The vast majority of Parisiennes are breaking the law. Because, legally, women aren't allowed to wear pants:
But...They Never Said You Couldn't Still Eat Chili Dogs!
Dannon has settled a suspicious-sounding false-advertising class-action lawsuit, reimbursing customers who, apparently,…
A War On Christian Homeschooling? (You Wish.)
The case of Amanda Kurowski, a New Hampshire 10-year-old whom the courts have ordered out of home-schooling and into…
Not Wanting A Cesarean Qualifies As Mental Illness?
A horrible case of accused neglect has taken a baby from her parents and raised questions about exactly why they were…
Creepy Straight Men Banned From Dubiously-Named Lesbian Party
An Australian party-planning company, Pinkalicious, specializing in dances "for lesbian and bisexual women" has won the…
Does This Make Jimmy Soul A Felon?
Calling one's wife ugly may soon become a criminal offense under Malaysia's Domestic Violence Act. Women's Development…
Runaway Grooms Leave Wives Stranded
Marhaba, a mother of four, has been abandoned by her husband in her Tajikistan village. The problem? The marriage,…
Better To Die Alone Than With A Non-Legal Partner, Right? Right!
When Janice Langbehn's partner of 18 years suffered an aneurysm, Langbehn and their children were not allowed to visit…
The Bride, Her Wife, Her Husband & Their Lover: "Triads" Want To Put A Ring On It
Polyamory advocates now want their marriages recognized. Good luck with that!
Medical Expert Says Refusing Preggo Women Alcohol Is "Sexist"
Whether or not pregnant women should be served alcohol when pregnant, and more to the point, whether they should drink…
Amateur Sleuth Solves Murder, Lives Murder, She Wrote Dream
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