April2016

Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — It’s never a good idea to piss off a judge. They usually have the ability to do nasty things to people who annoy them, like take away your life, liberty,...

Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, here’s your IP news update for the week: Getty Images has filed a complaint with the European Commission claiming that Google Images encourages widespread piracy of images. Representative...

Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — It’s Friday, so that means it’s time for the Fault Lines Friday Fail. We’ve done all the work this week, and now you get to have your say. The Friday...

Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The New York Times reports that Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has been sentenced: Dennis Hastert, once among this nation’s most powerful politicians, was sentenced to 15 months...

Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) —It is not true that drug dogs are as accurate as coin flips. Only a very skillful person can determine a coin flip’s result ahead of time. But any competent officer...

Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The LAPD, together with campus police, is investigating an employee of a private Catholic university for committing a “hate crime” by telling three gay activist students that the Catholic Church...

Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Recently, Orlando Police Chief John Mina ordered his officers to use “only the minimal amount of force necessary.” He also told officers who saw other officers using excessive force to...

Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The myth of General Cincinnatus remains a powerful one. There is something appealingly romantic about a farmer leaving his plow and leading an army to victory. Moreover, Cincinnatus was named...

Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The Fourth Amendment is dying a death by a thousand cuts. It’s a simple constitutional amendment. It prohibits warrantless searches and seizures, which are presumed unconstitutional. But American courts have...

Apr. 28, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — It seemed like Cleveland officials had achieved peak callousness when the city recently billed the estate of Tamir Rice $500 for his “last dying expense”- the cost of the dying...