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The list of people who don’t like The Oatmeal, a wildly popular webcomic, is fairly small but it definitely includes Charles Carreon who has slapped a lawsuit on the site’s creator, Matthew Inman. Not only is Carreon, the attorney for FunnyJunk.com, suing Inman, he also included the National Wildlife Federation, American Cancer Society, and unnamed Does in his suit. This move is just the latest in the sometimes hilarious battle between the two parties....

Studying for the bar brings out the worst in most of us and that’s part of what makes the bar exam such a strange place to be. Following the July bar this year, the ABA Journal asked participants about the strangest thing they’ve seen at the bar exam. The results are as varied as they are wacky. There are many but we’ve rounded up the top 10 wild and crazy stories....

The Ninth Circuit heard arguments yesterday over whether to stay the nationwide injunction against President Trump’s recent immigration ban. Well, the Ninth Circuit and well over 137,000 others, who tuned in to listen to the oral arguments on CNN and the court’s YouTube page. When it comes to appellate advocacy, that’s Super Bowl-level viewership. Those arguments were complex and impassioned, with a few occasional stumbles. Alright, some major stumbles. Of course, we’re not one to throw stones....

In a law school orientation class, the administrator warned that half of the student marriages would not survive law school. One student told his wife about it later, saying the law would take time away from family then and in the future. Law is a jealous mistress, he explained. “Good, you can handle your own divorce!” she exclaimed. It’s only funny because it’s true. Everybody knows that work-life balance is a tightrope act in the law....

On the eve of the Daytona 500, a horrific multicar NASCAR crash at the Daytona International Speedway injured 28 fans. The accident occurred on the final lap of a Nationwide Series race when Kyle Larson’s car flew into the frontstretch catch fencing on the turn, reports ESPN. The front end of Larson’s car was cut in half and pieces of the vehicle flew into the stands injuring fans. Fourteen of the injured spectators were treated on site for relatively minor injuries....

A New Jersey woman is suing the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission after being denied an “8THEIST” license plate. Shannon Morgan filed suit against the Commission in federal court Thursday, claiming that the denial of her application for a license plate reading “8THEIST” is a violation of her First Amendment rights. Does Morgan have a right to be “8THEIST” on the road? Morgan’s beef with the Garden State is that she wants to express her atheist identity – or “8THEIST” – as much as anyone else expresses their deeply held beliefs....

Last April, Brandon Alfred Calantoc donned a wig, navy blue scrubs, glasses, a purse, and a locket necklace and knocked over a U.S. Bank in Santa Cruz, California. Dubbed the “Mrs. Doubtfire Bank Robber” by Santa Cruz Police, Calantoc was arrested a couple weeks later. After slipping away from law enforcement last month, Calantoc is back in custody, with a few added charges on his resume. Reasonable Doubtfire Calantoc allegedly wore the disguise into nearby Rabobank in nearby Capitola on the same day as the robbery, but was believed to have been just casing the other bank....

We can probably all agree that Flint, Michigan has had a rough few years. And when your water is contaminated, the last thing you need is a bunch of people pretending to be cops. But finally, after years of eluding authorities, three impersonators have been charged and five others may be brought in soon as well. Pretending to Be First Responders An investigation began after authorities received a complaint about rude Genesee County park rangers....

The latest Apple-Samsung decision came out of a district court in California, but it only seemed fair that we bring you the news on it since we’ve been covering the Apple-Samsung lawsuit in the Federal Circuit. It also looks like the case will be heading back to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals; Samsung has already filed a notice of intent to appeal. This decision is just the latest chapter in the ongoing dispute over the iPad (Apple) and the Galaxy Tab 10....

Two East Bay residents are in jail following a daring dairy heist (unless it’s soy) in Pleasanton, Calif. Demarko Luke and Dejan Martin, were arrested on suspicion of multiple felonies after leading police on an early morning freeway chase. Officers happened to be in a Safeway parking lot when they spotted Luke sprinting from the store, swinging two shopping baskets loaded with Enfamil baby formula. Formula-laden Flight from Justice According to officers, Luke jumped into a car with Martin at the wheel and the two sped off onto Interstate 680....

When it comes to wedding engagements, it’s not uncommon for big law lawyers to go, well, big. And that’s just what one big law associate in D.C. did. Though sadly, things didn’t quite work out like he expected. Acquiescing to his soon to be fiancé’s demands for a high quality 3.5 to 5 carat diamond ring, the attorney spent nearly $60K more than his original $40K budget. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) for the pair, the engagement didn’t last....

As the second state in the nation to criminalize the activity, California has taken a strong stand against revenge porn. This week, California went a step further and charged Kevin Christopher Bollaert with 31 counts related to his ownership and operation of a revenge porn website, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The Present Case Kevin Christopher Bollaert owned and operated a website called UGotPosted.com, that allowed anonymous users to post sexually explicit and nude photos of their ex-lovers, mostly women, along with personal info including the women’s name, age, location and Facebook profile page, reports the Los Angeles Times....

Sure, you’ll have to die to take advantage of AB139, but it might be worth it. The new law, which goes into effect January 1st, lets Californians transfer real property to their heirs without going through probate. California’s new revocable transfer on death deed is an exciting new weapon in your estate planning arsenal. Here’s why. Probate is a pain. (Though fees for probate can be quite substantial.) Luckily, good estate planning can your help clients avoid probate altogether, which is exactly what estate planning lawyers have been doing for years....

There must be something about that giant mouse mascot that just brings it out of folks. Because after a string of similar fights it was an all-out brawl in a Miami Chuck E. Cheese on Saturday, with parents pulling hair and throwing haymakers right in the middle of all those toddlers, arcade games, and greasy pizza. Lucky for us, it was all caught on camera. Chuck Decorum out the Window Sixteen-year-old Krystal Jimenez’s video of the melee has everything: incoherent screaming, flailing parents, wild punches, pulled hair, kids ducking for cover, and the requisite running-in-to-punch-someone-before-running-away guy:...

When the cops are in the car behind you, a little paranoia is a good thing. You slow down, make sure you signal when changing lanes, think about where you put your registration. It’s all good. But if you think the police are coming to kill you, that’s another thing. City Attorney Grant Alley believes he has that problem. Assassination Plot According to reports, the Fort Myers city attorney told investigators he feared city police would kill him for exposing corruption in the department....

People v. Stanley, C063661, concerned a challenge to the trial court’s order of restitution in the amount of $2,812.94 for repairs to a truck, in a prosecution of defendant for felony vandalism of the truck. In affriming, the court disagreed with People v. Yanez (1995) 38 Cal.App.4th 1622, to the extent that Yanez sets out a rigid rule that a trial court could never award more than a vehicle’s market value....

Summer reading, especially for law students, should be about summer vacation. It’s not the time to be cramming for tests. There will be plenty of opportunities for that in law school. Rather, it’s a time to relax with a good book, drift off into another world, and forget about the … OMG! Law school is about to start! Chillax With the Classics Slow down, rookie. Do yourself – and everyone else around you – a favor and take a chill pill....

Alex Finnegan is currently learning why it’s not a good idea to jokingly make threats. After being denied multiple song requests by Bridgewater State University’s campus radio station (WBIM), he allegedly threatened to “bring a gun and shoot up the station.” Campus police traced cell phone records, and now he’s been charged with making a threat resulting in public alarm and making a murder threat. He says it was all a joke....

… and in the courtroom if you’re Anthony McCord, a Brooklyn pimp seeking expert status. A pimp since 2000, McCord requested that a judge qualify him as an expert witness in pimping. He would like to explain the lifestyle and the pimp-prostitute relationship to a jury. What jury, you ask? That would be the jury tasked with deciding his guilt. McCord is currently under prosecution for the rape and robbery of a prostitute....

Mitt Romney has something that neither of the two most recent presidents can lay claim to. It’s not the thick hair or the smiling family; it’s the pedigree. Mitt Romney is one of the small group of individuals that hold a JD/MBA from Harvard University. But the real question here becomes: Is anyone jealous? Harvard’s JD/MBA program does have an impressive list of graduates and only about a dozen people complete the program every year according to The New York Times....