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Fact or Fiction: Parents May Use Deceased Children’s Sperm or Eggs to Create Grandchildren
May 21, 2019
Fact! In several court cases Judges have allowed parents to harvest sperm or eggs from deceased adult children in order to attempt to create grandchildren with surrogates!
In 2007, a court in Iowa authorized recovery of a man’s sperm by his parents to donate to his fiance
Can Michael Jackson’s Estate Sue HBO for Defamation?
May 16, 2019
The answer is no! In the United States neither the deceased nor their estates can sue for defamation. The dead don’t have rights against defamation, even if they are world famous with billion dollar estates.
But Michael Jackson’s estate nevertheless sued HBO after it aired the Leaving Neverland documentary, featuring
Fact or Fiction: Intersex Track Athletes Now Required to Keep Their Testosterone Levels Down
May 13, 2019
Starting this May, athletes who want to compete in track events from 400m up to the mile, will be required to keep their testosterone levels below a prescribed amount for at least six months prior to competing. The rule was issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and
Fact or Fiction: Man Wins Traffic Ticket Trial by Claiming He Was Eating a Hash Brown
April 30, 2019
This is a fact!
A Connecticut motorist was ticketed for distracted driving last year, but has won his case after arguing that he was, in fact, eating a hash brown while driving.
Westport, Connecticut Police Cpl. Shawn Wong Won testified that he “clearly” saw Stiber speaking into
Should Offensive Words or Phrases Like “FUCT” Be Trademarked?
April 20, 2019
The owner of the “FUCT” clothing brand, Erik Brunetti, will soon appear before the Supreme Court to challenge a federal trademarking law that allows government officials to refuse trademarks that they deem “scandalous” or “immoral.”
Brunetti called the provision an unconstitutional restriction of speech that should be struck
Kim Kardashian, Attorney at Law?
April 11, 2019
Kim Kardishian announced in Vogue’s May issue that, after 12 years of starring on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its spinoffs she has a new ambition: to become a lawyer.
Kardashian says she was inspired after she successfully convinced Donald Trump to commute the prison sentence of Alice Marie Johnson,
Fact or Fiction: Labeling a Veggie Burger as “Meat” Is Illegal in Some States
April 6, 2019
This is a fact in several states!
In 2018 Missouri passed a law that prohibits many products — including plant-based and lab-grown “meat” — from being labeled and marketed as “meat.” Violating the law could lead to criminal penalties of up to one year in prison and
Is Kanye West Prohibited from Retiring?
March 28, 2019
Believe it or not, Kanye West has a provision in his music publishing contract with EMI Music that actually prohibits him from not working. The contract states:
“You (Mr. West) hereby represent and warrant that to [EMI] that You will, throughout the Term as extended by this Modification, remain
Why Doesn’t the Public Have a Right to the Special Counsel’s Report?
March 23, 2019
Two years after he was appointed, Special counsel Robert Mueller has submitted his final report to Attorney General Bill Barr in the Trump-Russia investigation.Barr then notified Congress that Mueller had concluded his investigation. According to a recent Washington Post/Schar School poll, 81 percent of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans,
In the College Bribery Scandal, Why Are Parents Being Charged with “Honest Services Fraud?”
March 16, 2019
50 people, including 33 wealthy parents, were charged last week in an alleged bribery scheme to gain admission into universities like Yale, the University of Texas at Austin and even the University of Southern California! The parents are accused of paying more than $25 million between 2011 and 2018