Abel Cedeno Heads Off for a Fourteen-Year Stretch

Horrific injustice ruled in court today, as Bronx teen Abel Cedeno was sentenced to fourteen years in the slammer for killing one class mate with a switchblade, and injuring another.  This, even though Cedeno, who has since "come out" as "bi," claimed to have been forced to use his knife when assaulted by "slurs" and a barrage of deadly, airborne pen caps, pencils and paper balls.

Apparently, that wasn't enough for the court.  I guess a poor, homophobicly-bullied kid can't get a break, even at the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation.  WTF is the world coming to?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/bronx-teen-sentenced-to-14-years-for-killing-classmate/ar-AAH5Qrp#page=2

Battle of the Crop Tops: Ariana Grande v. Forever 21

Ariana Grande is suing Forever 21 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for using images of a lookalike model in a recent advertising campaign. Her suit against the teeny-bopper clothing chain includes, in part, a common law right of publicity misappropriation action. There are also claims that Forever 21 used Grande's social media posts in their advertising.

Very quick perusal of publicly available materials on California's common law right of publicity suggests that the key element in this case may well be "identity," that is, whether Forever 21's use of the lookalike model appropriates Grande's identity. Grande's "identity" could be evoked by more than just her name or likeness under California law. In fact, it seems possible that a commercial featuring a robot with a high pony-tail, long hair, lots of pink accessories, camo crop pants, and a penchant for licking donuts could fit the bill. See, e.g., White v. Samsung, 971 F.2d 1395 (9th Cir. 1992), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 2443 (1993).

Ariana Grande allegedly specializes in singing, but I am unfamiliar with her work.

Forever 21 specializes in cheap clothing options for young women that are almost cute, but add a twist of ugly that ruins the entire garment.

Should Forever 21 settle? Can they afford it given their rumored financial woes? Does anyone think the so-called lookalike model actually looks like Grande? (I myself don't see it.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/03/arts/music/ariana-grande-forever-21.html

Felony Charges Filed Against Suspected Cereal Killer

The theory advanced by the prosecutor in Genessee County, Michigan, is that when a hit man scheme failed, Jason T. Harris did the job himself by spiking his wife's cereal and milk with heroin.  If they can bring in the proof, Harris is looking at a possibility of three felony convictions, which could leave him in the pokey for life. (A fitting recompense if he indeed fed his spouse a snap, crackle, poppy bowl of delicious sugared smack).

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/us/michigan-heroin-cereal-death-trnd/index.html