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:

  1. Anonymous10:39 AM

    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.

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  2. Anonymous8:18 AM

    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

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  3. Anonymous10:25 AM

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

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  4. Anonymous2:18 PM

    A cat Haiku

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

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  5. Anonymous3:09 PM

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

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  6. Anonymous8:40 AM

    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

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  7. Anonymous4:03 PM

    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

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  8. Cat Q Cat4:06 PM

    meow?

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  9. Anonymous6:42 AM

    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.

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  10. Anonymous8:26 AM

    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.

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  11. An ode to a Cat8:29 AM

    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!

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  12. Anonymous8:34 AM

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

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  13. Anonymous8:35 AM

    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?

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  14. Anonymous9:03 AM

    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

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  15. Cat Man7:00 AM

    Finally, my art is recognized.
    wsq;,cvd48780hb

    damn cat ran across the keyboard.

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  16. The Cat strikes back10:37 AM

    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.

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  17. The Cat Strikes Back9:19 PM

    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.

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  18. Anonymous2:56 PM

    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

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  19. Anonymous6:11 AM

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

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  20. Anonymous7:58 AM

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

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  21. Anonymous8:03 AM

    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.

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

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  23. Anonymous7:11 AM

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

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  24. Anonymous3:19 PM

    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.

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  25. Anonymous9:21 AM

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

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