Vol. 56 No. 1
Trial Magazine
Hearsay
The lighter side of the law
January 2020“The nine-year old and counsel wish to continue to stay up late watching baseball and to attend tomorrow’s game, if it is necessary.”
Alexandria, Va., attorney and Washington Nationals’ fan Jay Friedman in a motion to change a deadline so he could watch the National League Championship Series with his son. The judge granted the unopposed motion.
“[It] is a ‘widely used message’ . . . to express enthusiasm for tacos by promoting and celebrating them on a dedicated weekday.”
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in a letter denying NBA basketball star LeBron James’s application to trademark the term “Taco Tuesday.”
“The guys basically had the choice of going through the seal or getting arrested.”
Western Australia police commissioner Chris Dawson on how an attempt to smuggle AUS$1 billion worth of illegal drugs was thwarted after the smugglers’ boat ran aground, disturbing the sleeping animal.
