Allen Heckard has been mistaken for Michael Jordan “nearly every day” for the past 15 years, and he’s not taking it anymore. Heckard has filed suit against Jordan and Nike found Phil Knight for $832 million claiming that the mistaken identity makes it “very uncomfortable” for him.
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Joshua Kelly and Llara Brook were arrested last weekend by Baltimore police for asking for directions. Well, they were arrested for trespassing (on a public street) while asking for directions.
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This has got to be the best legal defense line ever!
Joseph Scordato was arrested last week in New Jersey for public lewdness after a haridresser claims she saw him masturbating in public. He was sitting in his car allegedly with his pants down when she walked by.
The 81-year-old Scordato defended himself by saying, “That’s [...]
Ron White (’they call me tater salad‘) did a joke about this. He was arrested outside of a bar for being drunk in public after being thrown out of the bar. His argument was that he was drunk in private and thrown in public.
Now, San Antonio police are going a step [...]
Police in Austin, Texas, will be pulling over drivers who are driving safely as part of a baseball ticket giveaway. The local minor league team, the Round Rock Express, donated tickets to the cause.
Not that I wouldn’t appreciate the free tickets, but I don’t see pulling somebody over as a good way to give [...]
Shannon Peterson is being sued by her upstairs neighbors. Seems Ms. Peterson, a special education teacher, is in the habit of bathing before she goes to work. The elderly neighbors, the Smiths, have complained that Peterson running the water causes the pipes to be noisy, disturbing their sleep.
Normally this would just be a [...]
An Italian judge has ordered Father Enrico Righi to appear in court later this month to prove that Jesus Christ existed.
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Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has a suggestion for curbing the graffiti in his city - cut off the thumbs of those found guilty on television.
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Michelle M Murray was sentenced after pleading guilty to abandoning domestic animals, which can carry up to a 90 day sentence and a $750 fine. But her judge decided to go for something more fitting the crime.
Sharon Cline is on a mission to stamp out an obscure Georgia law that allowed her 13-year-old niece to marry a 14-year-old boy last year. The law allows children of any age to marry without parental consent - as long as the bride-to-be is pregnant.
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