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15 of the Most Ridiculous Celebrity Lawsuits

Pop Crunch: “Whether they are the plaintiffs or defense, celebrities are consistently entertaining when they become involved in legal matters. Although basically any lawsuit involving a celebrity is guaranteed to be entertaining, not all cases are created equal. Here are 15 of the most ridiculous celebrity lawsuits of all time.” The cases summarized in the story are:

Courtney Love vs. American Express
Lindsay Lohan vs. E-Trade
Elvis Presley Enterprise vs. Some Psycho
Johnny Carson vs. Here’s Johnny Portable Toilets
Elizabeth Taylor vs. Her Gardener
Steven Seagal vs. Kayden Nguyen
Allen Heckard vs. Michael Jordan and Phil Knigh
Evelyn Lozada vs. Vanessa Davis
Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Richelle Olson
Anne Burrell vs. Her Former Employees
Miley Cyrus vs. Asian-Pacific Islanders
Carrie Prejean vs. The Miss USA Pageant
Men At Work vs. The Guy Who Wrote the “Kookaburra” Song
Neil Young vs. David Geffen
Ron Livingston vs. Some Nerd on Wikipedia

California Legislature Approves Paying Jaycee Lee Dugard $20 Million, but Why?

Sacramento Bee on California paying 20 year kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard $20 million: “Without question, what Jaycee Dugard endured is beyond comprehension, but it should be patently obvious that California taxpayers weren’t responsible for what happened to her. It’s not our fault she was kidnapped, brutalized, raped and enslaved. Yet we’re paying the fine.”

Litigating the Number of Men vs. Women in College Sports: The Ongoing Folly of Title IX

Minding the Campus: “Connecticut’s Quinnipiac College, best known for its political polling, is now at the center of the newest round in the controversy over Title IX and women’s sports. In a trial that opened last week, a federal judge must decide whether competitive cheerleading should count as a sport for gender equity purposes. The case illustrates the complexities — and some would say, the inanities — of the debate over gender and college athletics.”

Appeals Court Rules against Plano Principals in Candy Cane Case

Dallas News: “Two Plano school principals violated students’ constitutional rights if they confiscated Christian-themed materials, including candy cane pens, that students planned to hand out at school, an appeals court has said. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that the principals could be held liable for taking away the items.”

Too Scary to Fly, Not Scary Enough to Arrest

Wired: “Ten U.S citizens and residents, three of whom are veterans, are stuck abroad or cannot fly within or out of the United States because they are wrongly on a no-fly list, according to a federal lawsuit lodged Wednesday.”