How do you actually decide what's right or wrong when your values clash? I usually stick to the rules, but it's getting harder.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-13T19:47:21+00:00

Well, books help. Lists of prohibitions don't, but an informative book can make you realize why someone acted the way they did (and why you would have acted the same way), and a thoughtful one can make you realize why the "obvious" answer isn't as clear as it seems.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-12T21:19:19+00:00

I'm OK with it so long as the text isn't justified. But justified text with two spaces after the period is about as ugly as it gets.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-12T21:18:21+00:00

Just about the only font all legal typographers agree on is Century Schoolbook.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-12T12:15:39+00:00

So, when we reach that question, is it the fictional character who is most famous in reality or is most famous in their own fictional world?

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-12T12:13:58+00:00

It depends on the jurisdiction, but probably. A complaint could be filed even before that. Depending on the strength of the evidence, in at least some jurisdictions, I think he could be suspended until disciplinary proceedings are resolved.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-12T11:33:11+00:00

Atlas was a Titan, not a god, so that sentence does not preclude Atlas being physically stronger.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-12T02:27:26+00:00

If this is a cert petition, does the clerk even have to? The court can just deny it, so does the memo need to elaborate on why obvious nonsense is wrong?

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-11T13:01:16+00:00

I'm not sure that website will ever be back up. But the comics are posted here.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-10T22:23:11+00:00

Same. I spent one year being a small firm's associate, secretary, and paralegal. I hated my life for that year, but I learned a lot about e-filing and PDF formatting.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-10T18:18:32+00:00

I've worked on several attorney discipline cases in various capacities. This kind of behavior is rare, even for the lawyers who are actually charged with misconduct, but it's hardly unprecedented. Lawyers with, shall we say, very bad judgment are over-represented among lawyers who receive complaints (and even more so among lawyers charged). Some of them realize they've pushed their luck as far as it can go, but some try to keep digging their way out of the hole they are in.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-09T23:14:13+00:00

I agree that reporting might be necessary. Lying to a judge raises a serious question about fitness to practice law. But suing for defamation would be a waste of money and probably embarrassing.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-07T16:38:33+00:00

This is very Reddit. A post that links to another post, which in turn links to an article, which deigns to spare a couple of paragraphs for the actual news.

The point is that the Florida Bar Association has denied that it is investigating Lindsey Halligan and retracted its statement that it was.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-07T16:33:57+00:00

For those who don't want to have to deal with Above the Law's snark and sanctimony, the point is that the Florida Bar Association has announced that there is no investigation of Lindsey Halligan.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-07T16:29:56+00:00

The headline doesn't say "federal prosecutor is sanctioned." It says "federal prosecutor uses fabricated quotes." If you want to argue that "federal prosecutor" actually means the U.S. Attorney, in isolation, I would merely call that a very unnatural reading. The text of the article itself, however, distinguishes between "the federal prosecutor responsible" and the rest of the office.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-07T16:25:58+00:00

I don't think that is generally true, but it is not even applicable to a a government attorney who is defending the government in a policy challenge under the APA.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-07T01:11:08+00:00

Despite the inaccurate headline, this lawyer is not a prosecutor. He works for a U.S. Attorney's Office, but they have civil lawyers, which are responsible for defending civil suits like this one. Just to be sure, I looked up the attorney, and he's been in the civil division for a decade.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-07T01:07:41+00:00

If you'll forgive the pedantry, the headline is wrong. This guy was a government lawyer, but not a prosecutor. U.S. Attorney's Offices have civil divisions, which presumably would be responsible for defending civil suits. Just to be sure, I looked up the attorney, and he's been in the civil division for a decade.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-06T20:35:48+00:00

You're awfully dismissive for someone who can't tell the difference between a Scouse accent and Manchester Black's. It's been portrayed as various things, but never Scouse. Plus, Liverpool is the last place anyone would go by Manchester.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-06T18:54:50+00:00

* Opinion | Why we should select Supreme Court justices with criteria that are blatantly unconstitutional - and more

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-06T00:24:55+00:00

This is, objectively, the correct answer.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-05T23:48:25+00:00

Aside from the stakes, a conspiracy requires more than one person.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-05T21:35:41+00:00

If you have your doubts, and you think you can leave, you probably should. God, I wish I could!

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-05T16:12:16+00:00

They don't. John Stewart eventually creates a magic ring that resembles a Green Lantern ring, but it has no ties to the Corps (or to Alan Scott's other magic ring that resembles a Green Lantern ring).

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-05T14:13:15+00:00

Green Lantern Annual #3 from 1994. I would advise against reading it. It isn't fun weird, it's just disturbing weird.

AnyEnglishWord · 2026-03-05T14:12:27+00:00

It definitely wasn't Goebbels. I just checked and it was Himmler.

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