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Restaurant Owner Fined for Sarcastic 'No Dog Pee' Sign
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Duc Nguyen, owner of Duc's Place in New Haven, wanted to discourage dog walkers from letting their dogs pee on the pot outside of his storefront. He posted a...
Can You Smoke a Joint On YouTube?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Last week, Elon Musk famously, or perhaps infamously, smoked a joint on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Or should we call it a potcast? Perhaps a more...
Seagull Steals Man's Burger, Man Kicks Seagull, Feds Fine Man $124
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
"There is an atrocious story on social media that I intentionally hurt the seagull. It is illegal and immoral to injure a seagull. If I intentionally hurt the...
Did We Really Need a Law Against Eating Cats and Dogs?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
We all enjoy Republicans and Democrats reaching across the aisle for the common good. But for a law against eating cats and dogs? Is this all we have left to...
Restaurant Treats Lobsters to Marijuana Before Cooking: Health Code Violation?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Philosophically speaking, is it more humane to get a lobster stoned before you steam it to death? Or, similar to Gertrude Stein's famous quote, a death is a...
Slap Hippo in Zoo, Face Criminal Charges
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
In a video gone viral, an unnamed man at the Los Angeles Zoo stares at the camera of what must be a friend recording the incident. He hops over a protective...
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