Acid Pop Podcast

Ridiculous Lawsuits


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This week we discuss what other people feel their morals are worth. We'll talk about what may be the world's most expensive pair of pants, how not to wash a hot air balloon, and why you really can't blame your shoes should you decide to stomp someone's face in.
Sources:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ridiculus#Latin
https://www.etymonline.com/word/law
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suit
https://blogs.findlaw.com/greedy_associates/2013/07/5-funny-terms-only-federal-judges-use.html
http://www.shakelaw.com/blog/five-ridiculous-words-on-lawyers-use-and-need-to-stop-using/
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
http://homepages.rpi.edu/~verwyc/Chap4law.htm
http://ogdenpage.com/frivolous_lawsuits.htm
https://connorreporting.com/5-expensive-court-cases-us-history/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/convict-pimp-100-million-suit-nike-dangerous-shoes-tossed-article-1.1960944
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/goes-around-litigates-around/
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/most-ridiculous-lawsuits-of-all-time-4110919
http://www.cracked.com/article_20477_5-famous-frivolous-lawsuits-that-didnt-actually-happen.html
https://newrepublic.com/article/113739/jonathan-lee-riches-jailhouse-lawyer-turned-internet-celebrity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_Trial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-evolution_legislation
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