Blogger Successfully Quashes Subpoena 172
Ares writes "In a follow-up to Blogger Subpoenaed for Criticizing Trial Lawyers, Katherine Seidel's blog indicates that not only has she successfully quashed her subpoena, but the lawyer issuing said subpoena is now under orders to appear and explain why the courts shouldn't sanction him for it. This should be interesting, because in addition to Ms. Seidel's subpoena in New Hampshire, the lawyer issued a similar subpoena to a doctor and a Harvard professor under similar circumstances."
s/Katherine/Kathleen/ (Score:5, Informative)
Re:More important things (Score:5, Informative)
pro bono? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Justice sure feels good (Score:3, Informative)
But pygmy chimps (also known as bonobos) are very, very different animals behaviorally. Researchers speculate that the abundance of resources in the South American habitat of the bonobos, as compared to the African chimps, leads to more cooperative behavior. Bonobos are highly cooperative and non-heirarchal. Pygmy chimps are also the sluts of the animal world, and use sex to diffuse any societal tension. Which leads me to hypothesize (especially to any available females) that more sex would lead to a more peaceful, cooperative world.
Re:What I want to know... (Score:3, Informative)
Bravo (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Bravo (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Justice sure feels good (Score:3, Informative)
Those seriously wondering about this topic should read The Selfish Gene [amazon.com] (Richard Dawkins's first book, wherein he coined the term "meme"). Then follow that up with Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals [amazon.com]. They're two very readable books by two real scientists, and they have rocked the worlds of everybody I have lent them to.
Re:Sweet justice (Score:5, Informative)
Paraphrased from Kathy's extremely... "in-depth" blog http://www.neurodiversity.com/weblog/article/149 [neurodiversity.com]:
Since June of 2006, Mr. Shoemaker (scumbag) has been paid fees in 22 VICP cases, 15 of which were dismissed.
Total fees paid to this DB for the DISMISSED CASES are up to $254,291.25.
Total fees paid for cases which resulted in awards were $330.158.04.
Oh, and it was 4 hours after this info was published on Kathy's Blog that she was served with the Subpoena.
In part (Score:3, Informative)
Re:What I want to know... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:pro bono? (Score:2, Informative)