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5-Year-Old Witness Sketches Suspect for Police (and It's Adorable)
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
A 5-year-old girl's police sketch may not depict a criminal precisely, but it certainly shows a promising career as a police sketch artist. Angelina Rector...
Yes Deer: Couple Can Keep Lilly the Doe as Pet
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
Lilly the Deer gets her happy ending, after all. We previously discussed the legal uncertainty of Lilly's future with her human family -- technically, the...
'Shiftless' Fla. Carjacker Fails at Driving Stick
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
A Florida carjacker didn't get far with his getaway vehicle after realizing that the car was manual transmission. Antoren "Chief Keef" Bell, 19, of Pensacola,...
Puppy Pincher Hides Purloined Pups in Pants
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
Move over Cruella de Vil, there's a new puppy thief in town, and he likes to stealthily move those dogs by smuggling them out in his pants. A security camera...
Law Is Magic: Contracts and 'The Little Mermaid'
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
Fairy tales and legal briefs don't often share the same bookshelf, yet law and magic share many of the same guiding principles. As Emily Crow Barker put it in...
'Vodka Samm' Touts 'Epic' 0.341 Percent Breathalyzer Result
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
The Internet got a load of a University of Iowa student's vodka-fueled antics after she tweeted her "epic" blood alcohol level with the hashtag "#YOLO." (For...