Category Archives: Media

Book Review – Without Honour: The True Story of the Shafia Family and the Kingston Canal Murders by Rob Tripp

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

[Originally posted at Canadian Lawyer] “My children did a lot of cruelty toward me.” – Mohammad Shafia, testifying at his trial for murdering his first wife and three daughters His daughters’ “cruelty” manifested itself in several ways: wearing revealing and immodest … Continue reading →

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Slandering the dead

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

It is understandable that friends and family members would instinctively rush to the defense of loved ones accused of a terrible crime.  And, of course, they’re innocent until proven guilty, and there may be details about the Rehtaeh Parsons case … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Law, Media | 2 Comments

Whoever wins, we lose

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

The good news is, Donald Trump or Bill Maher will lose this case. The bad news is, Donald Trump or Bill Maher will win this case: Donald Trump is filing a lawsuit against Bill Maher for failing to live up to an “unconditional … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Litigation, Defamation, Entertainment Law, Media, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

The kids are alright

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Not all child stars end up like Lindsay Lohan.  Business Insider lists six who went on to become successful lawyers, like Charlie Korsmo from Dick Tracy and Hook: Law School: Yale Undergraduate: MIT — Physics Current job: Law professor at Case Western Reserve University School … Continue reading →

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What happened to everyone from the OJ trial?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

Bitter Lawyer follows up.  Marcia Clark is now a “special correspondent” for Entertainment Tonight, which is just seems too perfect.

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A Separation

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

[This review originally appeared at CanadianLawyerMag.com.] I went into the Iranian film A Separation expecting a film about, well, a separation. And on its surface, the movie is about the breakdown of a marriage between two upper-middle-class professionals in Tehran, and the … Continue reading →

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When Scientologists divorce

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

ABC News looks at…wait a minute…Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting divorced?  Why isn’t this getting more media attention?!?  The divorce of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, both bold-faced names and members of the Church of Scientology, shines a light on … Continue reading →

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DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Update: it wasn’t just CNN.  Looks like people at many media outlets, in their rush to break the news first, read up to page 2 of the written decision and jumped to conclusions.

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So much for that narrative

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Bloggers sometimes refer to a “48-hour rule,” which states that people should hold off making sweeping judgments about a news story until sufficient time has passed for all the facts to be known.  The face-eater case from Florida, supposedly a … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Law, Drugs, Media | 1 Comment

This is either the best argument against electing judges, or the best argument for electing judges

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Awesome: Via Warming Glow.

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