Australian High Court Judge Justice Kirby says computer code is more potent than the law--and that legislators are powerless to do anything about it. Technology has outpaced the legal system's ability to regulate its use in matters of privacy and fair use rights, said Kirby. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Remember this guy? Yeah, he's still getting PWNED left and right. picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

"The auction was for photos only." Photos of cellphones that she put up for $200-250 a piece. Judge Judy is not amused. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

When a beer thief wrote “Like the Beetles say, Let It Be” in his appeal, the unimpressed district court judge corrected his spelling and gave the defendant a smackdown lesson in the discography of "the greatest band in rock history". picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Judge Judy splits like there's a warrant out for her arrest...the closeup of the duder's expression is priceless... picked by ybcool 1 year ago

By the middle of next week, Roy Pearson, the D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaners for $54 million and lost, will receive a letter that starts the process that could put him out of a job. Previous story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Italian husband and wife wanted to name their child 'Friday'. Not only did a judge forbid them from doing so, but ordered that the child would be named Gregory, after St Gregory (whose day the baby was born on). picked by hypersapien 2 years ago

Remember the judge who wanted $65 million for a lost pair of pants?

Well, he can sue over his lost job now. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Pregnant Mother Shot Herself in the Stomach, Killing Her Child, Va. Judge Rules Causing Your Own Abortion Is Not a Crime picked by Hoosker 3 years ago

Justice is done. Judge decides cleaners didn't break the law. picked by larknet 2 years ago

An Idaho judge who lost patience with the disruptive behavior of a defendant ordered court officials to tape the man's mouth shut with duct tape during a court hearing. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Between his jokes about poisoning Nancy Pelosi and his accusations of President Obama being a racist, Glenn Beck has been serving up the crazy—more than usual—lately. Judge not, Glenn, lest we be judged by Judge Judy picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Judge Michael Cicconetti sentenced three men convicted of soliciting prostitutes to one hour in a chicken suit not far from where they were arrested. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Does this sound like an impartial judge to you? picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

A federal judge says the University of California can deny course credit to applicants from Christian high schools whose textbooks declare the Bible infallible and reject evolution. picked by gratheo 1 year ago

A circuit judge created a firestorm at the courthouse when he let go his longtime assistant battling cancer just days before Christmas. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen.Her former bailiff, for example, says Halverson made him feel like a "houseboy."

She allegedly had her husband sworn in so that she could ask him under oath if he had completed chores at home. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A customer who sued a dry cleaner for $54 million over a missing pair of pants has asked the judge who threw out the widely mocked case to reconsider, saying she committed a "fundamental legal error."

Follow up on this and this. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Very interesting story about Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin S. Arrington, who cleared his courtroom of white people so he could have a "fireside chat" with the black defendants assembled before him. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Andrew Vactor was facing a $150 fine for playing rap music too loudly on his car stereo in July. But a judge offered to reduce that to $35 if Vactor spent 20 hours listening to classical music by the likes of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago