Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Appellate action

1.  The Supreme Court denied cert in the Hustler pictures case involving nude photos of Nancy Toffoloni Benoit, who was killed (as was her son) by her husband Chris Benoit.  This was the case where the jury awarded $20 million to the family against Hustler, but the judge reduced it to $250,000.  Then the 11th Circuit threw out the award altogether.  The Supremes denied cert. 

2.  The 11th was also busy deciding the case of the 6-toed Hemingway cats, 907 Whitehead Street, Inc. v. Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, Case No. 11-14217 (decided December 7, 2012).


The 11th held that the Department of Agriculture can regulate the Hemingway House because people come to see the cats walking around the grounds.  I wonder how the conservatives feel about the most conservative court in the country finding that more regulation was warranted here. 

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have a polydactyl cat. He constantly bothers me. I wish they would legislate them out of existence. He's an annoying fluff ball of bothers.

Anonymous said...

Pudgy cat
all round and fluffy
long of tail
and face that's stuffy
whiskered feline
who eats so much
and makes my pillow his own hutch
oh cat so fat
so distemperate pet
I often rue
the day we met

Anonymous said...

Cats are nimble and light on their toes
my respect for cats continually grows

Anonymous said...

A cat Haiku

You never feed me.
Perhaps I'll sleep on your face.
That will show you.

Anonymous said...

Oh large round cat
oh so fat
a belly full of jelly
I dislike you
you unpleasant cat
scat scat scat scat scat.

Anonymous said...

Fatso face I hate my cat.
Brings in fleas
Can't catch a rat.
Worthless bag of furry bones
lazy lump of worthless space
Peed in my best briefcase
Useless cat
Failed companion
Shockingly fat

Anonymous said...

Cats are grouchy and stuffy and stinky
my dislike for cats extends to my pinky
They eat and sleep and use their litter box
my cat is a smelly lazy lummox.
I dislike my cat more than I can say
I only hope to get rid of him someday

Cat Q Cat said...

meow?

Anonymous said...

Of pointed ears
and longish tail
at 2 am you wake me up with out fail
of fishy face
and sharpened claw
you ruin my couch
with your paw
out damned cat
out you go!
don't look at me as you amble slow
you bring me angst everyday
to be rid of you
is what I pray.

Anonymous said...

I once had a pet which was a cat
it ate a lot and was fat
He was a grumbly grouch
who slept on the couch
so I decided to poke him with my bat.

An ode to a Cat said...

Cats are mean
Cats are fierce
Cats have teeth
And claws that pierce.

Cats are great
They can’t be beat
If I was a Cat
That would be neat!

Anonymous said...

Cats are perfect
The E-pit-o-me
Of good looks and grace
And quiet dignity!

Anonymous said...

Still and quiet feline form,
In the sun, asleep and warm.
His tail is limp, his whiskers drooped. Man, what could make this cat so pooped?

Anonymous said...

I remember the day my cat darkened my door
he casually walked in and peed on the floor
he demanded to eat
and once he was fed
he confidently strolled to check out my bed
and now he spends his days of grace
mewing at night and patrolling the place
a lazier cat I never knew
I only hope his remaining days are few

Cat Man said...

Finally, my art is recognized.
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damn cat ran across the keyboard.

The Cat strikes back said...

I meow by day and purr by night
when I jump on the bed I cause you a great frught
It's true I enjoy a nice meal by the telly
but have you taken a moment to look at your belly?
You snore and belch and scratch in all the wrong places
and have you seen yourself in the bathroom making faces?
All of this is a way of saying
I am your cat so get over your braying.

The Cat Strikes Back said...

I meow by day and purr by night
when I jump on the bed I cause you a great fright
It's true I enjoy a nice meal by the telly
but have you taken a moment to look at your belly?
You snore and belch and scratch in all the wrong places
and have you seen yourself in the bathroom making faces?
All of this is a way of saying
I am your cat so get over your braying.

Anonymous said...

Yes I'm a cat
and it's true I am fat
but I challenge the belief I am stinky
I wash every day
and I wish to say
as A Cat I am not rinky dinky

Anonymous said...

Cats are passé
car are a bore
soon enough I will show my cat the door.

Anonymous said...

Cats are mean
Cats are bad
I have a cat
It makes me sad.

Anonymous said...

Cats are great
Cats are cool
My cat lies in the Sun by the pool.

Cats are fun
Cats are neat
At night my cat purrs by my feet.

Cats are cool
Cats are sleek
All the mean comments are really weak.

tough cat said...

Check out "How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you."

Anonymous said...

Chat Marchant. In any language a bad cat is a bad cat.

Anonymous said...

Twas the night before christmas and all through the house not a creature was stiring.....
Except that smelly lunk head flea bitten lump of Fat fur called a Cat.

Anonymous said...

Cats! Can't live with em, can't stuff em down the garbage disposal- mostly because they're too fat.