A suspect being interrogated tells the cops, “I want to see a lawyer, dog” – and the court rules that wasn’t a clear request for an attorney. A college advertises to fill a faculty position, saying only women and transgender folks need apply. And, Joe Biden wants to ban menthol cigarettes.

Celebrities are clashing in court – the undercard is Blac Chyna versus Rob Kardashian, and the main event: Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard. Plus, basketball legend Jerry West is hopping mad about “Winning Time” – the series about Magic Johnson and the Lakers. 

California Democrats are busy pushing a couple of reforms: Let’s make it mandatory to vote! And, let’s cap the work week at 32 hours – if you work more than that, you get time-and-a-half overtime pay!

The NYPD used to employ robot dogs to defuse bombs. No more – the city fathers put them down, worrying they’d be too aggressive when dealing with low-income areas. And, a juror is excused from a trial, because she needs to pay a daily visit to her sugar daddy. 

A federal judge doesn’t mince words, he says Trump’s order to Pence was a “coup in search of a theory.” Will a Washington, DC grand jury indict the former president? And, California mulls over slavery reparation payments – should they go only to descendants of slaves, or all black citizens? 

Well Hollywood sure figured out a way to turbocharge interest in the Oscars telecast! Will criminal battery charges be filed against Will Smith? Is toxic masculinity to blame for him storming the stage? Would he have done the same thing if the guy telling the joke was, I don’t know, THE ROCK? 

Senate Republicans plan to challenge Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination based on her tenure as a public defender. Will they look like carping racists, or will she look like we’re in for decades of soft-on-crime rulings? 

The judge in the Jussie Smollett false police report case threw the book at the actor, declaring him a perjurer – even though Jussie hasn’t been charged with perjury. And, the University of Alabama prohibits the pushing of elevator buttons using certain body parts. 

Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction is in jeopardy because jurors may have fudged about their personal histories. And, we launch a new feature: "Stories I'd Tell My Friends If I Had Any. To Clarify, I Have Several Stories.

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