December 13, 2023

Why is Michael Cohen's lawyer in trouble?

 The cases he cited in support of the termination of his client's supervised release don't exist.

Another AI victim?

“As far as the Court can tell, none of these cases exist,” U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman wrote in a Tuesday order, which asks Schwartz to provide evidence the cases exist by next Tuesday or face sanctions.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/12/michael-cohen-court-cases-00131435


UPDATE: https://jonathanturley.org/2023/12/30/ai-did-it-disbarred-michael-cohen-admits-to-filing-fake-case-citations-to-get-early-release-from-supervision/

December 11, 2023

Happy Pink Floyd Day!

 Hey everyone.  I guess this Fall was "my turn in the barrel" as I've had to defend 13 depositions (and counting).  I'm currently in a hotel in New England trying to prepare my last two witnesses not to lose our case.

Lifting my spirits is the fact that Pink Floyd dropped 18 live albums today.  Or at least I think it was today.  For the last 3 years Pink Floyd has dropped a large number of live albums in December.  In 2021 it was performances from 1971.  In 2022 it was 1972 and this year it's 1973.  I'm sure you're seeing a pattern here.

Interestingly, this is related to European copyright law.  The EU has a "use it or lose it" provision that provides that if an artist doesn't publish a copyrighted work within 50 years of its creation, the artist loses the copyright.  Thus, Pink Floyd has been dropping live albums every December without any fanfare and removing them from streaming services by February.  

These albums are from the Dark Side of the Moon era and also contain music from Obscured by Clouds (a very underrated album in my opinion).  They also played Echoes at these shows.  I'm totally looking forward to listening to 18 different versions of Echoes over the holidays.  If you're a fan of Pink Floyd, be sure to check out these albums on your favorite streaming service.  At the end of the year I'll have a poll for best performance of Careful with that Axe Eugene.

I was asked if I was available to defend a deposition next week and I told the lawyer that I'm working with that he could go fuck himself if he wanted me to spend another week on the road.  We're scheduling the deposition for January.

December 9, 2023

Which Law Firm Prepared Both Penn and Harvard for the disasterous Hearing on Antisemitism

 Wilmer Hale.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/business/dealbook/wilmerhale-penn-harvard-mit-antisemitism-hearing.html


Steven Davidoff Solomon, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, said that the college presidents appeared to be “prepared to give answers in the court — and not a public forum.”

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The responses immediately set off a flurry of criticism. A House committee opened an investigation into the three institutions, and a donor clawed back a large donation to Penn. A day after Wharton’s board of advisers called for Ms. Magill’s resignation, Wharton’s undergraduate executive board issued a statement on Friday in support of the change in leadership.


Update: #BREAKINGNEWS HARVARD PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY RESIGNS, SHORTEST TENURE IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY

December 8, 2023

Hunter Biden indicted for spending $1.4M on sex, drugs and rock n roll -- instead of his taxes

 From the indictment:

Mr. Biden “engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019,” Mr. Weiss wrote.

“Between 2016 and Oct. 15, 2020, the defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes,” he added.

If convicted, he could face a maximum of 17 years in prison, Justice Department officials said.


Source: NYTimes


Read the indictment: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/07/us/hunter-biden-tax-charges.html