Humorous judicial opinions are curious legal creatures. Although they account for only a small percentage of all opinions, their existence is widely known in the legal community. From puns to poems, subtle wit to full-blown dementia, humorous opinions represent virtually every form and degree of comedic endeavor. Yet, it is easy to forget while reading a humorous opinion that real parties with genuine legal interests at stake were involved in the case. Despite the entertainment value of amusing opinions, one must question their propriety. This Note focuses on the controversial aspects of humorous judicial opinions, By examining a cross section of past and present judicial humor, the Note concludes that the number and audacity of humorous op...
ABSTRACT: The article was written with the purpose of shedding some legal light on the juridical imp...
Five years have passed since the New York Times covered Professor Jay Wexler’s study of laughter in ...
How can judges draw a line between innocent jokes and potentially harmful ones? Due to its inherent ...
Humorous judicial opinions are curious legal creatures. Although they account for only a small perce...
Laughter in Supreme Court oral arguments has been misunderstood, treated as either a lighthearted di...
Humor is a pervasive element of human communication and a fundamental ingredient of democratic life....
Humor is a pervasive element of human communication and a fundamental ingredient of democratic life....
Findings from the research clarify aspects of the form, nature and circumstances of appropriate judi...
How can judges draw a line between innocent jokes and potentially harmful ones? Due to its inherent ...
Satire is a form of the presentation of reality which relies on distortion and deformation. The medi...
In Part I, I expand on the distinction between the Horatian and the Menippean forms of satire and th...
Humor is used in our everyday lives and there is no exception in a work environment. Humor is often ...
The tendency in combinations of law and literature has been to reach for similarities and conflation...
The Supreme Court may have its own police force, its own museum curator, and even its own basketball...
The United States and Europe are often contrasted with each other regarding their approach to freedo...
ABSTRACT: The article was written with the purpose of shedding some legal light on the juridical imp...
Five years have passed since the New York Times covered Professor Jay Wexler’s study of laughter in ...
How can judges draw a line between innocent jokes and potentially harmful ones? Due to its inherent ...
Humorous judicial opinions are curious legal creatures. Although they account for only a small perce...
Laughter in Supreme Court oral arguments has been misunderstood, treated as either a lighthearted di...
Humor is a pervasive element of human communication and a fundamental ingredient of democratic life....
Humor is a pervasive element of human communication and a fundamental ingredient of democratic life....
Findings from the research clarify aspects of the form, nature and circumstances of appropriate judi...
How can judges draw a line between innocent jokes and potentially harmful ones? Due to its inherent ...
Satire is a form of the presentation of reality which relies on distortion and deformation. The medi...
In Part I, I expand on the distinction between the Horatian and the Menippean forms of satire and th...
Humor is used in our everyday lives and there is no exception in a work environment. Humor is often ...
The tendency in combinations of law and literature has been to reach for similarities and conflation...
The Supreme Court may have its own police force, its own museum curator, and even its own basketball...
The United States and Europe are often contrasted with each other regarding their approach to freedo...
ABSTRACT: The article was written with the purpose of shedding some legal light on the juridical imp...
Five years have passed since the New York Times covered Professor Jay Wexler’s study of laughter in ...
How can judges draw a line between innocent jokes and potentially harmful ones? Due to its inherent ...