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Not Really Kafka, just Kafka-esque
May 13th, 2012 | 
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- Exhibit #1: Crime Scene at Old MacDonald’s Farm
Flies in the buttermilk
Shoo fly shoo!
Flies in the buttermilk
Shoo fly shoo!
Flies in the buttermilk
Shoo fly shoo!
Skip to my Lou my darling
This traditional children’s nursery rhyme seemed innocent enough until the flies made a federal case out of it. Few realized then that Flies v. Old MacDonald would become a rigorous litmus test for future Supreme Court nominees. Offshore Law Review Quarterly has published a summary of the case, and, with their implied verbal permission, I’ve reprinted it below. Read the rest of this entry »
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