The resume that sent a man back to prison; an ostrich causes reversible error; and a “patently offensive” license plate.
Resume: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D05-21/C:14-1204:J:Ripple:aut:T:fnOp:N:1556299:S:0
Ostrich: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D05-26/C:13-2166:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1557799:S:0
License plate: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/d6be891c-6438-4ad9-8708-4478ee85b421/3/doc/11-5199_opn%20w-dissen.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/d6be891c-6438-4ad9-8708-4478ee85b421/3/hilite/
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