Category Archives: Law & Parody

Squawk goes to Washington

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

We recently took a trip to our Nation’s capital, staying at a pleasant Quaker hostel (“Does thee have a reservation?”) a stone’s throw from the Supreme Court. The first thing we noticed on the D.C. Mall was the fleets of … Continue reading →

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Easter Bunny convicted of kidnapping, trafficking

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

Defendant E. Bunny appeals her conviction of kidnapping of minors, trafficking and disorderly conduct. For the reasons stated below, we affirm. Contrary to defendant’s laughable argument, her arrest was entirely lawful. Police Officer Cluck credibly testified that based on his … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Defense Appeals, Humor, Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons | 5 Comments

Is it legal to threaten to behead the Chief Clerk of the Court?

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

Have you ever had the Clerk of the Court reject a brief that you’ve labored over for months just because you signed in black ink instead of blue? Refuse to accept your brilliantly insightful case-of-first-impression masterpiece because you wrote “Printing … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal law, First Amendment, Law & Parody | 4 Comments

What is ineffective assistance of appellate counsel?

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. — Matthew 23: 24. In an unusual burst of candor, New York’s highest court recently confessed to what we’ve always suspected: if your appeal is a loser, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Defense Appeals, Law & Parody, Satire and parody | 5 Comments

Squawk is condemned

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

  A couple of years ago we published “Are you a cissy?” , a spoof of a compulsory training inflicted on us by the boss’s wife who announced a mandatory policy of quizzing our clients about gender issues. On first contact, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons | 12 Comments

Justice Thomas decries Court’s latest “defendant-always-wins” rule

Posted on March 2, 2019 by

 Our company boss-persons recently decreed that the office’s 50-year archive of vintage appellate briefs must go. We sadly watched as giant blue bins were loaded to the brim with typewritten pre-computer gems of scholarship and advocacy, condemned to be recycled … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Defense Appeals, Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Let’s make suppression hearings great again!

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

   . . . even if they never were. (This is a re-creation. Yesterday’s post disappeared under mysterious circumstances after being published). Ever since Justice Frankfurter’s outraged account of the Sacco and Vanzetti case (a marvelous model brief on how … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal procedure, Judges, Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons | 2 Comments