(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) BREAKING: If you arrest AND charge a man over a few (really funny) jokes, The Onion will probably file a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to let you know how stupid you are.
And yes, they'll call the Justices "total Latin dorks" on Page 4.
This is Anthony Novak v. City of Parma, Ohio (2022).
>>LINK TO THE ONION'S BRIEF
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0:00 - Intro
1:14 - Amicus curiae = "Friend of the court"
5:16 - CASE BEGINS
6:29 - The 6th Circuit is wrong<3
10:25 - QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS INSANE
13:14 - These cases will enrage you
20:23 - ANTHONY NOVAK SUES
21:42 - This is funnier on YouTube
22:36 - THE ONION CLOCKS IN!!!!!!
50:13 - CASE RESULT + REB'S REBUTTAL
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49: Egos That Kill–Hell on the Set of "Twilight Zone: The Movie"
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) **LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED, GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF TRAUMATIC DEATH INVOLVING CHILDREN** Shortly after 2:00 A.M. on July 23, 1982, actor Vic Morrow paced nervously in front of a mock Vietnamese village at the Indian Dunes park just north of Los Angeles. Morrow could not help but feel uneasy as he watched the Huey helicopter approach the village for a final rehearsal. Years earlier, Morrow had had a premonition that he was going to die in a helicopter crash. . . .
This is the story of ego, arrogance, a manslaughter trial, and the conduct of Director John Landis and his production team that resulted in the deaths of My-ca Dinh Le (7) , Renee Shin-Li Chen (6), and Vic Morrow (53).
***The YouTube video for this episode includes actual footage of a helicopter crash resulting in death. Viewer discretion advised.***
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0:00 - CONTENT WARNING
0:11 - The Night Of
6:56 - The Case
7:59 - The Director
12:01 - The "Animal House" Era
15:47 - The "Blues Brothers" Era & The Ballooning Ego of John Landis
23:06 - Landis's Script For "Twilight Zone: The Movie"....Uh....
27:46 - Landis Hates Child Labor Laws :(
34:59 - The Production Team Hates Laws and/or Their Job
45:26 - The Days Prior & The Night Of (WTF....)
57:49 - John Landis & Co. Is The Worst (Still)
1:00:43 - The Manslaughter Trial
1:27:29 - The Verdict
1:32:55 - Reb's Rebuttal
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48: The $54 Million Pants
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) How far would you go for your wardrobe? 16 years of litigation, perhaps?
Witness the unraveling of Judge Roy Pearson in Pearson v. Chung (2007).
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0:00 - Intro
00:17 - Case begins
2:31 - The Infamous Pants
5:18 - Roy demands...a lot
7:49 - *PRETENDS TO BE SHOCKED*
9:26 - Motions and appeals and...you might be fired?
10:40 - You are broke
12:26 - Sue the city? Sure
13:09 - One Cook, Losing Kitchen
16:19 - Pearson gets disciplined
21:14 - Where are they now?
22:58 - Reb's Rebuttal
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47: The Bigfoot Cases
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) “His statement was that [the other man] had summoned ‘Bigfoot’ to come and kill him. That’s why he had to kill [him first]. . . "
Sasquatch is (somehow) always in court. Let's go hunting. These are the Bigfoot cases.
*Reb's reference to an incomplete (but larger) list of Bigfoot case law: Click here
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0:00 - Intro
4:39 - CASE #1 (Broke and Afraid)
13:22 - CASE #2 (Sasquatch Hitman)
21:58 - CASE #3 (California, Recognize Our 'Feet)
30:05 - CASE #4 (Canada, You Too)
32:30 - CASE #5 ("PLEASE kill him here" -Texas, for some reason)
34:05 - CASE #6 (Sasquatch Protection Ordinances)
39:18 - CASE #7 (Shots Fired)
39:40 - CASE #8 (THE GOAT MAN....?!?!?!?!)
49:34 - Reb's Rebuttal
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46: A Raccoon Is A Deadly Weapon
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Do all 50 States (and their courts) agree on what IS and IS NOT a deadly weapon? Of course not. Ask the raccoons, honeybees, alligators, plastic chairs, ladles, shoes, bare hands, dogs, toy guns, teeth, and .....eggs.
Reb tells you why the difference between simple assault and felony assault with a deadly weapon as a matter of law can get.....very confusing.
LINK TO FULL COURT OPINION FROM BARE HANDS SECTION - U.S. v. Rocha, 598 F.3d 1144 (9th Cir. 2010) (14 pages to explain why attacking someone with your bare hands is not assault with a deadly weapon)
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0:00 - Intro
3:10 - Cowboy Cody, a mule, and a raccoon (KY 2025)
20:30 - Honeybee warfare (MA 2022)
24:51 - A 75-year-old wife throws a chair and a ladle (MA 2022)
28:40 - WHAT IS A "DEADLY WEAPON" THEN...?
34:30 - A Wendy's Frosty and a Florida gator (FL 2016)
39:53 - Don't make me use my...bare hands? (CA 2010)
43:15 - MMA FIGHTERS AND MARTIAL ARTISTS (TX 2013)
46:17 - Biting with HIV/AIDS (NY 1999)
48:16 - DOGS AS DEADLY WEAPONS
50:06 - What if the gun is a toy? (CA 1987)
51:38 - Tasers and pepper spray are deadly weapons??!?!?!
58:18 - Eggs can be bullets, too
59:50 - LIST OF THINGS MOST COMMONLY CONSIDERED "DEADLY WEAPONS"
1:01:42 - Reb's Rebuttal
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Comedy, case law, chaos. Practicing attorney and TikTok gal @rebmasel breaks down bizarre, chaotic, and intriguing cases and anecdotes from the legal field you've (probably) never heard of. Listen to Reb's hilarious and informative takes on the weird, the awesome, the horrifying, the inspiring, and the everything-in-between happening inside and outside the courtroom.
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