Legal Affairs

We enjoy a complex love-hate relationship with the law: While we expect it to protect our interests, we don’t want to see ourselves held accountable to it. We therefore cheer the wrongdoers who put one over on the legal system, while lamenting the real crooks who slip away.

Is ‘Chicama’ the World’s Only Legally Protected Wave? A genuine photo? The longest wave series in the world? We had questions.

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No, the Fairfax County Court Stenographer Wasn’t ‘Partying’ With Depp During His Trial A privately-employed court stenographer became a target online in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial.

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Did ‘The View’ Settle with Rittenhouse for $22 Million? Kyle Rittenhouse has threatened lawsuits against the news media, but there was no pending case...

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Did Amber Heard Pull Pills from Behind Her Ear and Eat Them? Another rumor makes the rounds amid the Depp v. Heard trial.

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Was the Snapchat Crying Filter Inspired by Amber Heard? Another rumor about the Depp v. Heard case makes the rounds.

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Was George Soros’ Son ‘Behind’ SCOTUS Leak? The logic presented on a junk news website leaves much to be desired.

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Does Video Show Amber Heard Sniffing Cocaine at Depp v. Heard Trial? A video purports to show the actor's sneaking a bump mere feet away from the...

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Did Conservative Justices Lie About Roe v. Wade? Left-wing critics caused "#LyingGOP" to trend on social media in May 2022. But did they...

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Were Barricades Erected Outside Supreme Court in Response to ‘Roe v. Wade’ Leak? The leaking of a draft majority opinion on the night of May 2, 2022, produced...

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Has a US Supreme Court Opinion Never Been Leaked in Advance Before? The highest court in the U.S. is more secretive than other institutions.

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Was Johnny Depp’s Doorman Driving and Vaping While Giving Testimony in Trial? Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were caught up in a very public defamation trial...

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Did a Kentucky Man Sue His Employer for Throwing Him a Birthday Party? An unusual employment law case from Kenton County, Kentucky, attracted headlines around the world in...

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