Feld vs. PETA Motion to Compel
Publishing single court documents is easy: just incorporate a link into a post. However, I wanted a better approach for those cases where I had several court documents. I decided to take a copy of the...
View ArticleBad Dentists and Open Libraries
The newest addition to the document collection is an opinion by Judge Paul Crotty related to the case Robert Allen Lee vs. Stacey Makhnevich et al. The case is a class action lawsuit against a dentist...
View ArticleOpen Law Journals
I discovered another very open law journal, the Georgetown Law Journal. I found it when following a link from the New York Time's Mark Bittman to Combating Obesity with a Right to Nutrition, which I...
View ArticleASPCA et al vs. Feld Entertainment Inc
I finally managed to get all of the ASPCA et al vs. Feld Entertainment court documents I have downloaded, linked into copies of the court dockets for your viewing pleasure. Over 600 separate filings,...
View ArticleDry Wit among the Legalese
I have mentioned, at least once or twice, that legal documents aren't as dry and obtuse as many people think they are. Indeed, some court decisions display a dry wit that can put any nonfiction best...
View ArticleEmergency Motion to Stop Horse Slaughter in Missouri
We have confirmation that Rains Natural Meats was attempting to start up horse slaughter operations on Monday. Bruce Wagman just filed an emergency motion to ensure that Rains Natural Meats is included...
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Judge Agrees to TRO for Rains in Confusing Order
Good news, and confusing news. Judge Armijo enjoined the USDA from providing inspectors for horse meat processing to Rains Natural Meats, which is good news. However, she did so in a rather baffling...
View ArticleLavabit Court Documents
The company Lavabit shut down rather than give the government encryption keys that would expose all private communication related to its email server. This is the same server used by Edward Snowden....
View Article"Bitch"
The intent was to finish my book on the Ringling Brothers animal welfare court cases by year end. After all, the cases have settled down into an analysis of legal fees, and long, silent periods...
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Ringling Brothers parent company going after advocacy group donor lists
Feld Entertainment, Inc (FEI), owner of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus, is attempting to coerce confidential donor lists from the animal welfare groups it has battled with for 13+...
View ArticleDon't Mess with one of the E-Discovery Triumvirate
I dabble more than a little in the legal world, but that's OK, because the legal world dabbles quite heavily in the world of technology. Nowadays, metadata is the smoking gun in court, and e-discovery...
View ArticleJudge Strikes Blow Against Groups
Think back on the last donation you made for a cause. Perhaps it was to the Natural Resource Defense Council to aid them in their court battle to protect the Palisades Interstate Park. Maybe it was to...
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Responding to Charity Navigator's DA on the Humane Society of the United States
Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.I was sent a link to a story and asked if it was true. The story noted that Charity Navigator, the charity watch dog group, had attached a...
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Who Keeps E-Mails?
If you're following the BPI vs. ABC "pinkslime" lawsuit, than you might be aware that the company is attempting to subpoena emails from several journalists and food safety experts.The subpoenas to...
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Judge tosses suit leaving Koster with egg over face
Photo courtesy dfinnecy licensed cc by sa 2.0Judge Kimberly J. Mueller tossed the multi-state lawsuit instigated by Missouri's own AG, Chris Koster, against California's new egg laws. As the decision...
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