August Salon.com

“Indescribably insane”: A public school system from hell. Pennsylvania's right-wing governor drains public schools of basic funds -- and the sickening details will shock you. Governor Corbett cut $1 billion in basic education aid first thing when he came into office in 2011. Since then the Philadelphia School District has had to jump from one band-aid fix to another. This year they barely have enough to even open the schools, but still the state turns its back. The pattern is clear: Defund the district, then use its fiscal crises to say it is failing and shouldn't get any more money. If the state can break the teachers union in the process, all the better. And if thousands of children are left uneducated, so be it.

August Lawyers.com

8/1: Man Refuses To Grant Ex-Wife Official Jewish Divorce

8/2: Lesbian Widow Can Recieve Survivor Benefits, Judge Rules

8/5: Mentally Ill May Own Assault Rifles in South Carolina

8/5: Michael Jackson Not an Addict, Bodyguard Testifies

8/7: Dating Service Pays Out $900,000 for Anti-Male Discrimination

8/7: Homeowners Try To Keep Snooki Away from Jersey Shore

8/7: Ex-Boy Scouts File Suit After Abuse by Prolific Molester

8/8: Consider Carefully Before Signing a Nursing Home Contract

8/9: Group Says Penn. Sunday Hunting Ban Violates Constitution

8/12: Jacko’s Family Was Concerned About Drug Use, Brother Says

8/12: Boston Gangster Whitey Bulger Found Guilty

8/14: Passengers Can Sue Cruise Lines for Crimes Aboard Ship

8/14: Demise of DOMA May Not Help Gay Couples Seeking Divorce

8/15: Marriage Equality Battle in Penn. Wages on Multiple Fronts

8/15: Beauty Queen Bomber Arrested in Utah

8/16: NBA Star Dwyane Wade Out $10 Million in Divorce Legal Bills

8/19: Topless ‘Activist’ Freed After Baring Breasts at Jersey Shore

8/19: Judge Says Baby Can’t Be Named Messiah Because He Isn’t Jesus

8/19: Michael Jackson May Have Been Drug-Seeker, Ex-Wife Testifies

8/21: Whistleblower Lawsuit Claims Medicare Fraud by Pharma Firm

8/21: New Jersey Bans Gay Conversion Therapy

8/22: Transit Authority Not Liable for Dead Man on Bus

8/22: Google Says Your Emails Aren’t Private

8/23: Oklahoma Lawsuit Could Derail Obamacare

8/23: Lawsuits Challenge NC Voter Suppression Laws

8/26: Penn State Settles First Sandusky Molestation Suits

8/26: Key Details on Doctor Emerge in Michael Jackson Trial

8/26: Appeals Court Tosses Montana’s Firearms Freedom Act

8/27: Justice Department Sues Texas for Voter Suppression

8/28: UPS Cites Obamacare in Ending Spouse Health Coverage

8/28: Judge Blocks Ariz. Attempt To Defund Planned Parenthood

8/29: NFL Agrees to Pay $765 Million for Player Concussions

8/30: New Plaintiff Joins Horrific Illinois School Hazing Suit

July Salon.com

Found guilty of the worst bowel movement ever.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals criminalizes pooping in your pants. This is not a joke. A poor man shit himself while walking into a federal courthouse in Maine and went to the bathroom to try to clean up. He did a terrible job, leaving 75 percent of the floor covered in feces and smearing it on the walls, toilet and towel dispenser. A judge threw him in jail for a week for his loose bowels. The opinion is hilariously graphic, with comparisons to chunky peanut butter and spaghetti with meat sauce.

July Lawyers.com

7/1: Suppression Laws Flourish After Death of Voting Rights Act

7/1: Michael Jackson’s Son Takes Stand in Trial’s 9th Week

7/2: Landlords from Hell Sentenced in San Fran Rent Crisis

7/2: Gun Makers Bail on Connecticut, Citing Harsh Firearm Laws

7/3: Snowden Twists in the Wind as Government Attacks Whistleblowers

7/3: New Gun Laws In Effect in Colorado, Other States

7/3: Obamacare Employer Coverage Requirements Delayed

7/8: Expert Says ‘Red Flags’ Raised on Michael Jackson’s Doctor

7/9: 1,110 Federal Benefits for Same-Sex Couples with DOMA Gone

7/10: Sidewalk Chalk Protesters Get Thrown in Slammer

7/10: Boston Marathon Bomber Pleads Not Guilty

7/11: Wikipedia Fertile Ground for Libel

7/12: New App Blocks Government Spying on Your Calls and Texts

7/12: Judge Blocks Mississippi Open Carry Law Indefinitely

7/15: Director Wanted To Stop Michael Jackson’s Tour Production

7/16: Private Militia Patrols Public Land in Wisc. Northwoods

7/17: Texas at Forefront of Email Privacy Laws

7/18: Anti-Abortion Laws Continue to Proliferate

7/22: Miss. ‘Gentlemen’s Club’ Settles Dancers’ Discrimination Suit

7/22: Michael Jackson’s Mother Testifies in Wrongful Death Trial

7/23: Developers Liable for Flooding of Florida Homes

7/24: Detroit Bankruptcy Likely To Rob Retirees of Pension Benefits

7/24: Task Force Examines Racial Bias in ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws

7/25: ‘Stand Your Ground’ Means More Homicides

7/25: Fugitive Busted After Posting Comments on His Own Wanted Notice

7/26: Target Facing Lawsuit for Racist Management Instructions

7/29: Michael Jackson Hid Drug Use, Promoters Allege

7/29: Man Faces Jail Time for Drinking $100,000 of Historic Hooch

7/30: Michael Jackson’s Doctor Given Get Out of Jail Free Card

7/31: Legal Online Poker Slowly Spreading State by State