Comments on: January 18 roundup

By: Fla. lawyer: I’ve got every right to call judge an “evil, unfair witch”

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:41:50 +0000

[…] Comments About Judge Are Protected Speech”, Daily Business Review, Jul. 16; earlier). To me, this seems rather to miss the point: sure, almost everyone but a member of the local bar […]

By: Bumper

Bumper — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:53:07 +0000

Buried in all the comments following the WSJ Law Blog article about the wicked witch of Florida are several by none other than that OL favorite Jack Thompson. Three guesses (first two don’t count) which side Mr. Never-met-a-video-game-I-liked came down on.

By: xrey

xrey — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:21:40 +0000

Re: Garrison Keillor:

The addition would nearly double the home’s square footage and, according to court papers, would “obstruct the access to light and air” that Mr. Keillor’s home enjoys and “impair or destroy protected historical resources.”

Most Minnesotans would agree that Garrison is himself a historical resource which needs protection. But not from the neighbor's garage. Uff da.

By: federalist

federalist — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:00:09 +0000

Why does there need to be “good judgment” in criticizing a judge? Judges are government officials, and can, and should, be criticized harshly. They are paid to get it right. When they don’t it is not unfair to point that out.

There is a First Amendment in this country. You get to criticize government officials. And you get to do so in harsh terms.