They’re invoking laws against wiretapping, which you might naively think were passed to protect the people from the authorities, not vice versa, [Boston Globe/Daniel Rowinski, New England Center for Investigative Reporting; Radley Balko, Reason “Hit and Run”] Now lawyer Simon Glik, who was arrested for recording an arrest, is suing three cops and the city [NLJ]
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“Man sued over photos of public art on Seattle streets”
Mike Hipple took photos of Dance Steps on Broadway, a public art installation on sidewalks in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The photos earned him $60 and now a lawsuit from sculptor Jack Mackie. [KOMO]
Headline of the day
From western Michigan: “Saugatuck Township asks voters to approve new tax to fight lawsuits seeking lower property taxes” [Grand Rapids Press]
Kookaburra sits on his royal-tee
An Australian judge has ruled that a flute riff in Men at Work’s “Down Under” wrongfully used the most famous nursery tune associated with Australia, “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree,” which turns out to be a composition from 1932 still under copyright. [Carton/Legal Blog Watch, Fountain]
Illinois high court again nullifies med-mal reform
I’ve got a few things to say about this lawless development at Point of Law.
“Top Six Super Bowl-Related Lawsuits”
Loss-of-a-chance doctrine?
As part of a class action settlement agreeing to offer more same-sex date matching, eHarmony has allotted $500,000 to persons who can show they were harmed by its failure to offer it before. [San Francisco Chronicle, earlier]
Trademark case drags on after nearly 25 years
TTABlog reports on the oldest pending case before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Update: Sacramento’s Squeeze Inn
These are the last few days to visit the oddball eating establishment before it moves to more conventional and less cramped quarters precipitated by an ADA lawsuit [Sacramento Bee]
KALW and free lawyers in deportation cases
I give an interview to KALW on the question, a question I’ve written about at length.