Muse Law Library Blog at Richmond School of Law
Ermahgerd! Time for a memeified Facepalm to make even Grumpy Cat smile – that is, if Grumpy Cat wasn’t dead for the last 4 years. (Too soon?). Let’s talk about the surprising amount of litigation surrounding internet memes, litigation that
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Today we’ll learn that sometimes even injustice can be sweet in this candy-coated Facepalm. We’re shining the spotlight on Willy Wonka’s dark secret (and it has nothing to do with his treatment of Ooompa Loompas)—all that candy you’ve been inhaling
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“Tick-tock on the clock, but the party don’t stop,” to quote the Bard (and by “Bard,” I, of course, mean Ke$ha).¹ It’s time for another Facepalm! How about we start with the greatest bender had at someone else’s expense since
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Alright, ChatGPT, write me a Facepalm! Maybe you’ve heard about the AI text generator ChatGPT. Proponents are calling it the greatest technological leap since the Tamagotchi, while AI naysayers are, well, saying nay. Beyond the generalized anxiety surrounding artificial intelligence
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…Ready for it? It’s another Facepalm, Taylor Swift edition! The genre-spanning, bajillion-album-selling pop star has been racking up w’s lately. With her latest album, Midnights, Swift broke 185 million Spotify streams in one day (a record) and has become the
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Be afraid. Be very afraid. Another Facepalm is here! It’s Halloween, and during the month of October I gorge myself on horror movies like a school kid eats mini Snickers. But there’s nothing Fun Sized about some recent litigation surrounding
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Hide your children! Another Facepalm is here! Ever worry that your kids are being exposed to too much sex, violence, and obscenity in the media they consume? Ever worry that reading Harry Potter will turn your child into a wizard?
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And now a Facepalm all the way from my hometown. Growing up in Las Vegas, you learn quickly that trashiness flows as freely as yard-long margaritas, and Parke Injury Law Firm’s billboard is no exception. “Injured while searching for dead
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Recently, a crypto startup calling itself Spice DAO proved it’s worth the money to hire a lawyer. Spice DAO purchased a rare copy of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi epic Dune at auction for a staggering €2.66 million ($3.04 million) — 100 times its auction estimate
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Welcome to the brave new world of the Zoom Courtroom! Sure, the pandemic has been staggeringly stressful, but it has provided more than a few chuckles as we wrestle with our new work-from-home tech. Here are just a few examples
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