Frank Zotter Jr.

In 1980, a case came before the distinguished Robert Gardner, presiding judge of the California Court of Appeal in San Bernardino.

There are lawsuits that arrive at the courthouse wearing a necktie, carrying a briefcase, and asking politely for justice.

Some presidents build libraries. Some build monuments. Donald Trump, never one for modest architecture, apparently decided to build a grievance dispensary.

Every so often a lawsuit marches into court wearing a false mustache, carrying forged papers, and insisting it has never met the word “infringement.” Such

The law, we are told, is a solemn profession. This is why lawyers wear dark suits, judges wear robes, and appellate opinions are written in a language designed to discourage spontaneous joy. Yet every so often the courthouse doors swing open and in marches not a plaintiff named Smith or a defendant named Jones, but One Fossilized Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skull

Every so often, in an online ad or, especially, on YouTube, there will a link proclaiming that it's about a “banned” movie or television episode.

Every so often, it's time to delve into the smaller legal stories that aren't really long enough to justify a deeper dive (i.e., their own column). And

Last week the Supreme Court ended its 2025-26 term with Trump v. Barbara, a decisive rebuke to President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship

Epimenides the Cretan would be lost to history today except for one remarkable statement he made more than two thousand years ago: “All Cretans are liars.”

If you spend any time on YouTube (and I spend far too much), you'll probably stumble upon various YouTube channels profiling what are commonly