Written by: Amy E. Seely
Researched by: Kirk Strohman and Dean Micknal
Edited by: Nick Caleb and Tracy Frazier
Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent
Each October in the United States, grocery stores beef up their candy displays, and thrill-seekers go searching for the scariest movie, creepiest haunted house, or spookiest ghost story. Indeed, horror movies about the Devil and [...]
Sarah Palin has always been an attractive person: at one time she was a beauty pageant contestant. Still, when Senator John McCain tapped the governor of Alaska to be his partner in a different kind of contest, the Republican National Committee (RNC) went shopping. And shopping. And shopping. Over the last two months, the RNC has dropped over $150,000 to spruce up the Palin family’s wardrobe and accessories.
This spending frenzy raises a number of disturbing questions: What were they thinking? Will Joe the Plumber like this? Do suits from Neiman Marcus fit in with the governor’s “hockey mom” image? And, most importantly from the tax attorney’s perspective, are the Palins required to treat the wardrobe enhancements as taxable income?
Written by: Edward S. Bushnell
Researched by: Daniel Kwak and John Deininger
Edited by: Casey E. Sanders
Managing Editor: Mary Anne Nash
There are some legal jobs where you just have to get your hands dirty. Criminal defense attorney Robert Simels may have such a job – he’s known for defending high-profile alleged criminals, [...]
Written by: Matthew A. Schroettnig
Researched by: Adam Gottlieb
Edited by: Eric Blaine and Tom Borton
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
Music is like, crazy, man.
It seems every time you check the news, the music industry is once again going broke as a result of some epic catastrophe. In the 1980s that catastrophe was the blank cassette tape; in [...]
Written by: Eric Wasik
Researched by: Edward S. Bushnell and Kirk Strohman
Edited by: Peter Fehrs and Casey King
Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent
Every four years an invisible, omnipresent visitor arrives. You cannot escape it. It interrupts your peace as you are watching television in your living room. When you drive to work, it follows you. It [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or makes your spellchecker freak out. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Tracy Frazier
Imagine, if you will, two dapper businessmen in their fine wool suits negotiating a contract as to who can grow his hair the longest without getting fired. [...]
Written by: Brady Iandiorio
Researched by: Tracy Frazier
Edited by: Jeff Hinman and Dean Micknal
Managing Editor: Mary Anne Nash
Apparently life in these United States has changed dramatically; orgies are more popular than apple pie. At least that’s what the defense attempted to show in a recent Florida trial. Using “Google Trends,” which shows the popularity of individual [...]
